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Pavarotti ferry extends lifeline to Angolan refugees and Zambian hosts
17 Aug 2005 The ferry funded by the "Pavarotti and Friends" charity concert has not only assured Angolan refugees in Zambia's Nangweshi camp of regular assistance, but also facilitated their return to Angola and stimulated regional trade. -
Visiting students get into refugees' good books in Zambia
8 Aug 2005 A group of American undergraduates has started a 25,000-book library and Internet café in Zambia's Meheba refugee settlement as part of an initiative known as FORGE, or Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment. -
Zambia Initiative spreads to North-Western province
26 Jul 2005 The Zambian government and UNHCR are expanding a rural development programme that has boosted crop production and improved health and education facilities for tens of thousands of people in Zambia's refugee-hosting areas. -
Zambia starts last year of repatriation to Angola
11 May 2005 A first convoy of 75 Angolan refugees has returned home to Cazombo from Zambia's Meheba refugee settlement as the UN refugee agency starts its third and last season of repatriation to Angola. -
UNHCR hands over school to Zambian government
27 Apr 2005 The UN refugee agency this week handed over a secondary school to the Zambian government, a move that will improve education prospects for both local and refugee youths in northern Zambia. -
World's oldest refugee goes home to Angola
8 Feb 2005 At 107, Angolan refugee Silva Kawanda is living proof that you're never too old to go home and start a new life. -
UNHCR, WFP concerned about food cuts in Zambia
10 Dec 2004 Refugees in Zambia have seen their food rations halved in the last two months, said the UN refugee agency, warning that the deteriorating situation was not only detrimental to the health of the refugees, but could also compromise the return operation to Angola. -
UNHCR intensifies voluntary return operation to Angola ahead of rains
7 Oct 2004 The refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration have increased the number of flights from Zambia to Angola six-fold. Together with land convoys, these return movements have helped some 16,000 Angolan refugees home - half the total target this year. -
Pace of Angolan returns from Zambia slower than expected, says UNHCR
17 Sep 2004 Only one-fifth of this year's expected number has returned to Angola so far due to logistical problems like poor road conditions, broken bridges and the presence of landmines. But increased airlift capacity could bring numbers up.