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UNHCR uses food to boost class attendance in camps for Angolans
19 Nov 2009 UNHCR embarks on a school feeding programme to increase class attendance and reduce malnutrition at two settlements for Angolan refugees in Zambia. -
Dramatic rise in numbers of Congolese returning home from Zambia
5 Nov 2009 The number of Congolese refugees repatriated from Zambia this year has passed the 15,000 mark, a dramatic increase on figures for 2007 and 2008. -
A lifetime of uncertainty: decades in Zambia but still refugees
15 Jul 2009 UNHCR in Zambia is pursuing a twin-track approach, helping refugees wanting to return to Angola, but also seeking a solution for the substantial numbers who remain. -
Secondary school support gives former refugees a chance in Burundi
31 Mar 2009 A UNHCR partner, the Refugee Education Trust, is trying to ensure that young Burundian refugees keep studying once they return back home. -
Cartier charity gives UNHCR grant for education and sport in Zambia
30 Mar 2009 Her Royal Highness Princess Haya picks UNHCR to receive US$176,000 grant for sport and education programmes in Zambia under Cartier Charity Love campaign. -
Survey shows few Angolan refugees wish to repatriate to Angola
25 Mar 2009 A survey by UNHCR and the Zambian government finds only 251 out of some 10,000 Angolan refugees in Mayukwayukwa Refugee Settlement were interested in repatriating this year despite an information campaign. -
Most Congolese refugees in Zambia tell UNHCR they want to go home
11 Feb 2009 A UNHCR exercise finds some 90 percent of Congolese refugees in two camps in northern Zambia are willing to return home. -
Tension mounts in two Congolese camps after woman shot dead
21 Nov 2008 Fears mount for displaced civilians at two camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after a young woman is shot dead. -
Congolese refugees in Zambia keen to hear about conditions back home
15 Oct 2008 Six Congolese were mobbed by curious fellow refugees when they returned to camps in northern Zambia after paying a "go-and-see" visit to their home areas.