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More than 200 Liberians return home by ship as UNHCR resumes sea-borne repatriation
30 Mar 2007 More than 200 Liberian refugees returned home on a Panamanian-registered vessel this week, marking the resumption of voluntary repatriation by sea from nearby countries. -
Japan gives UNHCR US$2.5 million for repatriation and reintegration of Liberian refugees
20 Mar 2007 The government of Japan has donated US$2.5 million dollars to UNHCR for the agency's programmes aimed at the sustainable return of Liberian refugees from neighbouring Guinea. -
Dalaras ends West Africa trip with pledge to highlight refugees' cause
20 Feb 2007 Greek musician and singer George Dalaras wrapped up his first overseas visit as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador at the weekend with a pledge to raise awareness about the work of the refugee agency and the people it helps in Sierra Leone and Liberia. -
Dalaras gets in tune with Liberian refugees on first field visit
16 Feb 2007 On his first field trip since becoming UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador last October, Greek singer George Dalaras visited Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone before sharing the experience of a lifetime - escorting them on the road home. -
Literacy programme opens up new opportunities for women in Liberia
11 Jan 2007 The Suakoko Women's Centre in Liberia's Bong County is playing an important role in the reintegration and empowerment of women. It runs several vocational courses, but demand is greatest for its adult literacy programme. -
Liberian spontaneous returnees take advantage of de-registration incentives
5 Jan 2007 Hundreds of former Liberian refugees who have returned spontaneously to their homeland since 2003 are taking advantage of a de-registration programme in which they turn in their refugee documentation in exchange for an assistance package. -
Urban returnees seek jobs in Liberia after passing computer course
17 Nov 2006 Liberia's recovery from years of civil war took another small step forward earlier this month when 69 former refugees proudly accepted certificates after completing a UNHCR-funded computer course in the capital Monrovia. -
Afghan students mark 15th year of German scholarship
18 Sep 2006 The Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI) in Pakistan is one of the longest-running such scholarships in the world. More than 900 Afghans have received tertiary education thanks to this programme, but much more needs to be done to bridge the funding gap for younger students. -
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.