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Convoy transports more than 220 Chadian refugees from border areas in West Darfur to UNHCR-run camp
19 Mar 2007 Some 550 Chadian refugees have asked to be moved away from border areas in Sudan's West Darfur area because of security concerns, and a first group of more than 220 were moved at the weekend to the Um Shalaya refugee camp. -
New repatriation corridors open from Ethiopia to southern Sudan
12 Mar 2007 Two new repatriation corridors from western Ethiopia to south Sudan opened at the weekend, paving the way for the return home of thousands of refugees. The first two convoys, carrying more than 800 Sudanese refugees, set off from camps in western Ethiopia. -
UNHCR seeks US$56.1 million for repatriation of southern Sudanese
6 Mar 2007 The UN refugee agency on Tuesday launched a US$56.1 million appeal for its operations this year to help tens of thousands of southern Sudanese refugees and internally displaced people return home and reintegrate in their communities. -
UNHCR seeks US$6.2 million to help internally displaced in east Chad
27 Feb 2007 The UN refugee agency on Tuesday issued a US$6.2 million supplementary appeal to fund protection and assistance programmes for tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad. -
Angelina Jolie visits camp in Chad to assess situation for Darfur refugees
27 Feb 2007 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday completed a two-day mission to a refugee camp in eastern Chad which enabled her to assess how the security situation has deteriorated for Sudanese refugees since her last visit in 2004. -
'The Kite Runner' author, Khaled Hosseini, experiences Chad's insecurity
13 Feb 2007 Khaled Hosseini, author of the best-selling novel, The Kite Runner, got a first-hand glimpse of the insecurity plaguing eastern Chad during a recent tour of UNHCR operations in the region. -
Top UNHCR official reviews operations in Darfur; concerned about security
9 Feb 2007 The UN refugee agency's Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Judy Cheng-Hopkins has expressed concern about security for hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) and the humanitarian workers trying to help them in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. -
UNHCR announces launch of US$19.7 million appeal for Darfur operations
30 Jan 2007 The UN refugee agency on Tuesday launched an appeal for US$19.7 million to protect and assist tens of thousands of uprooted people in West Darfur, including displaced Sudanese and refugees from Chad. -
New refugee teachers one of the keys to development in southern Sudan
29 Jan 2007 Grace Anyieth has wanted to be a teacher since she was a child, but she now sees it as more than just a vocation after years of exile from her troubled homeland. After graduating from a teacher training course in a Kenyan refugee camp, she hopes to contribute to the development of her native Sudan.