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New book captures the voices and art of African child refugees
16 Jun 2006 A new book launched in South Africa ahead of World Refugee Day gives refugee children a chance to tell about their lives in pictures and words, stories of both trauma and hope. -
UNHCR helps Angolans return home from Central African Republic
8 Jun 2006 A small group of Angolan refugees have started to return home from the Central African Republic with the one-off help of UNHCR. The refugee agency will help the 21 people from four families integrate back into Angolan society. -
Congolese girl gives voice to the world's millions of child refugees
6 Jun 2006 Mariam Kwete brought a unique perspective to a recent UNICEF meeting in New York. She was the only refugee among almost two dozen children from around the world who were asked to contribute to a UN study on violence against children, which is due to be released in October. -
Number of asylum seekers in South Africa rises sharply in first quarter
19 May 2006 In new detailed quarterly statistics released today, South Africa reports a strong rise in asylum applications in the first three months of the year, with the largest number coming from Zimbabweans. -
UNHCR offers voluntary repatriation to Angolan refugees in South Africa
11 May 2006 The UN refugee agency and the government of South Africa launch a campaign to inform Angolan refugees that 2006 will be the last year UNHCR will assist those who wish to repatriate from South Africa. -
UNHCR and Angola release studies on key needs in areas of refugee return
28 Mar 2006 In some parts of Angola refugees who have returned home make up 90 percent of the local population. On Tuesday, the UN refugee agency and the Angolan government released detailed profiles of areas with the highest percentage of former refugees, which will be used as a guide for their successful reintegration. -
Thirty years on, UNHCR seeks full integration for Congolese refugees in Angola
21 Mar 2006 Thousands of Congolese refugees who fled in the 1970s to Angola from what was then Zaire, are having to decide whether to officially integrate or go home to the now Democratic Republic of the Congo - a country which many of them have never stepped foot in. -
Angolan peace-building efforts shift from repatriation to reintegration
16 Mar 2006 Angolans across the country are working together to build a common future after the devastation of nearly three decades of war. Reflecting this, the work of UNHCR is shifting from repatriating the hundreds of thousands of Angolans who fled the war, to helping them reintegrate with those who stayed behind. -
UNHCR extends opportunity for Angolan refugees in Zambia to go home
14 Mar 2006 UNHCR is extending its programme of voluntary assisted repatriation of Angolan refugees in Zambia until the end of the year. The organised repatriation officially ended in December 2005, but thousands of refugees still in camps in Zambia have said they want to go back.