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First group of refugees sails home from Ghana to Liberia
16 Dec 2004 A group of 385 Liberian refugees has left Ghana in the first sea movement of the Liberian return operation. Meanwhile, UNHCR and the UN Development Programme have signed an agreement to collaborate on self-sufficiency projects in areas of return. -
Birth registration no small affair for refugee children in Ghana
8 Dec 2004 The UN refugee agency and the Ghanaian Registrar of Births and Deaths are registering children in Buduburam refugee settlement in order to provide them with birth certificates. This will fulfil their birthright to an identity and facilitate repatriation should their parents choose to return to Liberia. -
Feature: Refugees rally together at Ghana camp
13 Mar 2003 Buduburam camp boasts a thriving community of self-reliant refugees. Its Neighbourhood Watch team has improved security, its Liberian Welfare Council works closely with the government, while the Liberian Women's Organisation strives to improve life for refugee women and children. -
UNHCR earmarks Houphouët-Boigny award funds to educate 50 Liberian refugees
29 Nov 1996 -
$9.1 million UNHCR appeal for Togolese repatriation
26 Apr 1996