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Ivorian refugees find novel ways to survive and thrive in Liberia
18 Aug 2005 Almost three years after fighting started in Côte d'Ivoire, thousands of Ivorian refugees who fled to eastern Liberia have either integrated locally or are finding novel ways to survive in the camps, while helping each other and keeping their morale high. -
When going home is not an option: local integration in Guinea
20 Jul 2005 More than 97,000 Sierra Leonean refugees have gone home from Guinea with UNHCR assistance in the last few years, but 2,111 have decided to stay in their host country. UNHCR is working with the Guinean government to help them integrate into local society. -
More Liberians returning from western Côte d'Ivoire, reports UNHCR
19 Jul 2005 The pace of returns from Côte d'Ivoire to Liberia has risen sharply, with 5,100 returnees in the last four weeks compared to just 700 in the first five months of the year. Factors boosting repatriation include improved security and reception conditions in Liberia. -
Helping refugees flourish in Guinea
24 May 2005 Ivorian refugee Sory Cissé rose to the occasion when UNHCR and its partners gave him two sacks of flour to start a baking business at Nonah transit centre. He built his own oven and is now known as the camp baker. His is a success story UNHCR hopes to replicate among other refugees in Guinea. -
Ivorian peace could pave way home for 15,000 refugees
7 Apr 2005 The UN refugee agency has welcomed the decision by Ivorian parties to end the war in Côte d'Ivoire, a move that could help stabilise the region and pave the way home for some 15,000 Ivorian refugees. -
Empowering Ivorian refugees for eventual return
24 Mar 2005 Life is not easy for thousands of Ivorian refugees in war-torn Harper in Liberia. Infrastructure has been destroyed, and schools and health facilities are in short supply. UNHCR and its partners are helping them and their local hosts become more self-reliant through community empowerment projects. -
Ferry tale comes true for Liberians returning to Maryland county
10 Mar 2005 Two years after it was damaged in the Ivorian conflict, a ferry linking southern Côte d'Ivoire and south-eastern Liberia has been repaired and successfully tested as Liberian refugees gear up to repatriate to Maryland county in April. -
International Women's Day: 'Sweeping' changes in Côte d'Ivoire
8 Mar 2005 Celebrations in the refugee-hosting area of Guiglo in western Côte d'Ivoire saw men trading traditional roles with women. The men - refugees, local authorities and UNHCR staff - swept the city and held a cooking contest while the women played handball. -
Tensions in Côte d'Ivoire affect UNHCR refugee registration
3 Mar 2005 Refugees are expressing security fears and the U.N. refugee agency is temporarily limiting staff movements in western and northern Côte d'Ivoire following clashes earlier this week between pro-government militias and rebels near the western town of Man.