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UNHCR prepares transition ahead while camps are closing
17 Jun 2008 UNHCR takes steps to ensure continuing support and development for host communities in north-west Tanzania as remaining refugees return home. -
Determination and hard work help 1972 Burundian returnees
3 Jun 2008 In Burundi, former refugees who return after 36 years of exile face many challenges as they try to rebuild their lives. -
Corporate gift highlights sanitation problems faced by female refugees
28 Apr 2008 A gift of 3 million sanitary pads will help UNHCR meet its protection mandate towards tens of thousands of female refugees in Rwanda and the Middle East. -
Milestones reached in UNHCR's operations for Burundian refugees
1 Apr 2008 UNHCR passes two major milestones in its bid to find durable solutions for Burundian refugees in Tanzania: assisted repatriation figures topped 300,000, while the number of refugees in camps fell below 200,000. -
Swedish teens help educate and empower female refugees in Rwanda
26 Mar 2008 Some US$900,000 raised by Swedish teenagers is giving female refugees in Rwanda the chance to become more independent. -
Cash grants help Burundian returnees rebuild their lives
13 Mar 2008 UNHCR's introduction of cash grants for Burundian returnees appears to have both encouraged more people to go back home and eased their reintegration. -
UNHCR begins programme to resolve situation of 1972 Burundian refugees
11 Mar 2008 UNHCR launches a two-year programme to end one of the world's most protracted refugee situations - the 36-year exile of some 218,000 Burundians. -
UNHCR seeks US$34 million for Burundians in Tanzanian settlements
21 Feb 2008 UNHCR is seeking US$34 million to realize comprehensive solutions for some 218,000 Burundian refugees who fled to Tanzania in 1972. -
UNHCR operations chief upbeat about Burundian refugees
5 Feb 2008 UNHCR's operations chief sees an end in sight to the problem of Burundian refugees in Tanzania.