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Guinea moves Liberia's new refugees into camps further inland
7 Aug 2002 More than 1,000 Liberian refugees have been moved into existing camps in Guinea after spending weeks in a transit centre close to the unsafe border with Liberia. -
New influx of Liberian refugees into Guinea; UNHCR warns of looming crisis near border
14 Jun 2002 More than 6,500 Liberians have arrived in Guinea since June 5, exacerbating the shortage of funds, health care, food and shelter. -
Guatemalan refugees express love for their new land
5 Jun 2002 Former Guatemalan refugees receive from Mexico's President property deeds on the land they have been working on for years. -
UNHCR to set up new camp after Liberian influx into Guinea
15 May 2002 New site in Nzérékoré area to cope with up to 3,500 Liberian refugees who arrived Monday after fleeing renewed fighting in central Liberia. 10,000 more expected to follow. -
First overland refugee repatriation from Guinea to Sierra Leone underway
22 Mar 2002 The first overland refugee repatriation from Guinea to Sierra Leone gets underway with the refugee agency planning twice-weekly convoys to meet the growing demand. -
More than 5,000 Sierra Leone refugees return home since start of month
21 Dec 2001 More than 5,000 Sierra Leonean refugees who had been waiting in Freetown for security conditions to improve have returned to their homes since the start of the month. They are part of a group of 16,000 people who returned to their country from Guinea over the past year. -
UNHCR to double number of Sierra Leone refugees returning home
11 Dec 2001 The number of Sierra Leone refugees in Guinea UNHCR is helping to return home will double to 500 persons a week following appeals from the refugees themselves that the repatriation process be speeded up. -
From refugee to citizen: a Guatemalan in Mexico
29 Nov 2001 A Central American success story. -
Sierra Leone refugees return to their homes
27 Nov 2001 Thousands of refugees from Guinea will return to their original homes in Sierra Leone starting in December.