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New agreement helps Rwandan refugees in Uganda to go home
25 Jul 2003 Some 25,000 Rwandan refugees in Uganda now have the option of repatriation, thanks to a new agreement on voluntary returns signed between the UN refugee agency and the governments of Rwanda and Uganda. -
First Rwandan refugees fly home from Zambia
1 May 2003 After nearly a decade in exile, Rwandans who fled their country in the wake of the 1994 genocide and the subsequent civil war have now started to fly home from Zambia, under an agreement between the two African countries and UNHCR. -
Rwandan refugees fear forced returns from Tanzania
10 Mar 2003 More than 23,000 Rwandans left Tanzania under a voluntary return programme late last year. Some 2,600 are left - afraid to go home because of their ethnic or political background, yet under pressure to leave their country of asylum. -
UNHCR helps Rwandans in Zambia make informed decisions on return
21 Jan 2003 Months before the scheduled voluntary repatriation of Rwandan refugees in Zambia, the UN refugee agency is launching an information campaign to tell the refugees about their return packages, reintegration assistance and the overall situation at home. -
Thousands of Rwandan refugees in Zambia set to fly home under new repatriation agreement
17 Jan 2003 The UN refugee agency has signed an agreement with the governments of Rwanda and Zambia to promote the voluntary return of more than 5,000 Rwandan refugees in Zambia. Returns could start as soon as April, and serve as a blueprint for similar arrangements in the region. -
Eight-year Rwandan refugee saga in Tanzania comes to an end
3 Jan 2003 The last of the more than half a million Rwandans who fled their country in the wake of the 1994 genocide have now returned home from Tanzania. -
UNHCR steps up efforts to help Rwandans go home from Tanzania
26 Nov 2002 As Rwandan refugees express growing confidence in their homeland, the UN refugee agency has kicked off a "repatriation week" during which Rwandans in western Tanzania's camps can go home on daily convoys with UNHCR assistance. -
UNHCR promotes return of Rwandan refugees in Tanzania
11 Oct 2002 As part of a tripartite agreement, the UN refugee agency has started an information campaign and confidence-building measures to encourage some 22,000 Rwandan refugees in Tanzania to go home. -
Congolese returnees drift back to Rwandan camp
27 Sep 2002 Facing food and water shortages in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese refugees who had returned home under duress head back to their camp in Rwanda for supplies.