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Rehabilitate more areas for Angola's returnees, urges Lubbers
22 Aug 2003 UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers has urged the Angolan government to prioritise the rehabilitation of war-damaged areas so that more communes can soon be open for Angolan returnees from regional countries. -
Angolan returns cross 12,000; UNHCR plans gradual increase
12 Aug 2003 More than 12,000 Angolan refugees have returned home since organised repatriation started on June 20. The UN refugee agency is stepping up efforts to open areas of return, provide reintegration assistance and reach out to spontaneous returnees. -
Refugee returns to Angola gather momentum
17 Jul 2003 Over the past four weeks, more than 5,000 Angolans have returned to their homes from years of exile in the neighbouring countries. -
Zambia bids festive farewell to first Angolan returnees
11 Jul 2003 UNHCR staff, Zambian officials and thousands of Angolan refugees in western Zambia's Meheba camp thronged a departure centre on Friday to see off the first return convoy of 500 refugees making a 400-km journey to their homeland. -
UNHCR starts repatriation of Angolans from Namibia
3 Jul 2003 UNHCR's return operation for Angolan refugees, which started in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 20 June, has now been expanded to include those returning from Namibia. -
First group of organised Angolan returnees almost home
23 Jun 2003 Arriving safely back in Angola, more than 500 Angolan returnees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are resting in reception centres before moving on to their home areas. -
Angolan refugees start their journey home on World Refugee Day
20 Jun 2003 The UN refugee agency has started a major repatriation operation to help an estimated 220,000 Angolan refugees return home over the next two years. The first convoys left from camps in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with more convoys expected to follow from Namibia and Zambia in July. -
UNHCR to start Angolan returns with pilot run
3 Jun 2003 Some 400 Angolan refugees from Zambia are set to go back to Angola's Cazombo commune in a pilot convoy by the UN refugee agency on June 12. With registration underway in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, many more could follow when repatriation starts officially on June 20. -
Angolan refugees in Congo sign up for voluntary return
26 May 2003 The UN refugee agency has started registering Angolan refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to see who wants to repatriate and who wants to stay. While many know it won't be easy, they are still eager to go home to rebuild Angola.