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Better security needed for Congolese returns, says senior UNHCR official
20 Apr 2004 On her first field trip with UNHCR, Deputy High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin is reviewing the agency's operations in the field and the prospects for repatriation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. -
New agreement paves way for Angolans to return from South Africa
15 Dec 2003 The governments of South Africa, Angola and UNHCR have signed a tripartite agreement to help some 13,000 Angolans return home from South Africa. As one of the best-educated refugee groups in South Africa, the Angolans are expected to contribute to their country's rehabilitation. -
Pavarotti ferry helps refugees in Zambia stay afloat
12 Nov 2003 The UN refugee agency has handed over a ferry donated by Maestro Luciano Pavarotti to the Zambian government to carry supplies to thousands of Angolan refugees in Nangweshi camp and to their host community. -
UNHCR to suspend repatriation from Zambia to Angola amid rains
4 Nov 2003 The last return convoy of Angolan refugees in Zambia will take place next week before roads become completely impassable in the rainy season. However, organised returns from Namibia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo will continue to parts of Angola that are still accessible. -
New funds bring UNHCR closer to this year's Angola budget
31 Oct 2003 Japan has contributed an additional $1.8 million towards the UN refugee agency's 2003 budget for Angola, leaving a shortfall of more than $3 million in efforts to help Angolan refugees return and reintegrate at home. -
Angolan returns cross 40,000 mark despite obstacles and rains
28 Oct 2003 More than 40,000 Angolan refugees have gone home with UNHCR assistance since the start of organised repatriation in June. However, the onset of the rainy season in some parts of Angola, among other obstacles, has already caused the pace of returns to slow down. -
UNHCR concerned about harassment at Congolese camp in Angola
10 Oct 2003 Following a recent spate of harassment in a camp north of Luanda, the UN refugee agency has appealed to Angolan authorities to guarantee the safety of refugees and aid workers at this and other refugee sites around the country. -
Organised returns to Angola reach 35,000, UNHCR ups pace before rains
9 Oct 2003 The UN refugee agency is expanding its voluntary repatriation programme for Angolan refugees before the onset of the rainy season when roads become impassable in one of the world's most heavily-mined regions. So far, 35,000 Angolan refugees have gone home with UNHCR from three neighbouring countries -
Lubbers hails returns to Angola; urges more reconstruction
25 Aug 2003 UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers has ended his Africa mission after witnessing the excitement of repatriation to Angola. He cautioned that the country's interior is in dire need of rehabilitation, adding that positive results would bring more funding for reintegration.