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Harmony centre leads 16 Days of Activism campaign in Ghana camp
7 Dec 2006 The Harmony Community Centre in Ghana's sprawling Buduburam refugee settlement is a haven for people with special needs. It has been supporting an annual international campaign opposing violence against women. -
First repatriation of Liberians from opposition-held northern Côte d'Ivoire
15 Sep 2006 The UNHCR this week began for the first time repatriating Liberian refugees from areas of Côte d'Ivoire under the control of opposition forces. The first group of 198 refugees left from the town of Danané in western Côte d'Ivoire and later crossed the Nihon River, which separates the two countries. -
Benin closes Come camp for Togolese refugees
18 Aug 2006 Benin has closed a camp set up last year to shelter refugees from post-electoral violence in neighbouring Togo. Convoys last week moved the last 493 refugees from Come Camp to the settlement of Agame, close to the border with Togo. -
Almost 300 Liberian refugees arrive home on chartered vessel
31 Jul 2006 A group of 298 Liberian refugees have arrived home from Ghana aboard the Gambia-registered Brenda Corlett. It was the first UNHCR-assisted return by sea this year, but others are expected soon. -
UNHCR repatriates 298 Liberian refugees by sea from Ghana
28 Jul 2006 A group of 298 Liberian refugees have set sail for home from Ghana aboard a chartered passenger vessel. The Gambia-registered Brenda Corlett set sail from the port of Tema on Thursday night and was expected to take four days to reach the Liberian capital, Monrovia. -
A tale of two camps: bustling Buduburam and quiet Krisan
26 Jul 2006 The Buduburam and Krisan refugee settlements are both in Ghana and have both welcomed large numbers of uprooted civilians over the years. But while Buduburam bustles with activity, the smaller Krisan is bucolic and lacks vitality. -
High-ranking Liberian delegation impressed by skills of refugees in Ghana
18 Jul 2006 A Liberian government delegation, led by Internal Affairs Minister Ambulai Johnson, has come away from a visit to Ghana impressed by the level and variety of skills shown by Liberian refugees and hopes this expertise can be used to help rebuild the West African nation. -
UNHCR closes a transit centre for Liberian refugees in Côte d'Ivoire
7 Jul 2006 The closure of the UNHCR transit centre at Tabou in south-west Côte d'Ivoire ends another chapter in the challenging search for solutions for tens of thousands of Liberian refugees. -
Rwandan refugee's soap opera promoting tolerance wins film festival award
10 May 2006 A UNHCR-produced soap opera promoting tolerance and directed by a Rwandan refugee living in Côte d'Ivoire has won the Audience Award at a film festival in the capital, Abidjan.