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UNHCR starts airlift from Namibia to Angola's central highlands
24 Sep 2004 The first flight from Namibia's Osire camp to Angola's Huambo province brought 105 refugees home. Twice-weekly flights will follow, bringing more than 400 Angolan refugees home every week. -
Pace of Angolan returns from Zambia slower than expected, says UNHCR
17 Sep 2004 Only one-fifth of this year's expected number has returned to Angola so far due to logistical problems like poor road conditions, broken bridges and the presence of landmines. But increased airlift capacity could bring numbers up. -
Angolan refugees airlifted home from Kinshasa
24 Aug 2004 As part of efforts to boost UNHCR's repatriation programme to Angola, 215 Angolan refugees were flown home on a UN-chartered flight from Kinshasa to Luanda last weekend. Land convoys also received a boost with the opening of a new corridor between Zambia and Angola last week. -
UNHCR concerned about IDP backlash after attack in Ingushetia
16 Jul 2004 The UN refugee agency has raised concerns about hostile reactions and pressure on internally displaced persons in Ingushetia following the June 21 attack in the Russian republic. IDPs have been subjected to eviction threats and utility cuts in temporary settlements. -
UNHCR starts Angolan repatriation season from DR Congo
6 Jul 2004 The UN refugee agency has started helping the first groups of Angolan refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to go home this year after the rainy season. -
UNHCR celebrates 50th year of Nansen Refugee Award
21 Jun 2004 More than 1,000 people gathered in Barcelona to remember the past, celebrate the present and hope for the future as this year's Nansen Refugee Award was presented to the Russian Memorial Human Rights Centre, which has helped tens of thousands of people uprooted from their homes. -
UNHCR starts the year's Angolan returns from Zambia
15 Jun 2004 For the first time this year, a convoy of 363 Angolan refugees headed home today from Meheba settlement in western Zambia. This marks the beginning of an operation to repatriate 40,000 Angolan refugees from Zambia this year. -
Last Chechen camp set to close in Ingushetia
4 Jun 2004 The last of six tented camps for displaced Chechens in Ingushetia is expected to close down in the next few days. Most of its inhabitants have elected to return to Chechnya, but others are choosing to stay in Ingushetia. -
Angolan repatriation season starts again
21 May 2004 Two hundred Angolan refugees have gone home from Namibia in the first organised return convoy this year. They will soon be joined by Angolan refugees in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In all, UNHCR plans to help 145,000 Angolan returnees in 2004.