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Angola

UNHCR News

	Refugees in Zambia receive the skills to be self-sufficient Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 13 Feb 2008 Filetype: HTML (4k)
	UNHCR document plan ensures rights of returnee children in Angola Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 16 Nov 2007 Filetype: HTML (4k)
	Guterres marks end of Angolan repatriation; next challenge is Congolese in Angola Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 28 Mar 2007 Filetype: HTML (4k)
	Repatriation to Angola officially ends after 410,000 refugees go home Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 26 Mar 2007 Filetype: HTML (4k)
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UNHCR Operations

	UNHCR Global Report 2006 - Angola Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Jun 2007 Filetype: PDF (152k)
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Statistics

	2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Angola Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (26k)
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Funding

Government of Angola – UNHCR donor profile and donor history
Source: UNHCR Donor Information
Publish date: 31 Dec 2007 Filetype: HTML (0k)

Background, Analysis and Policy

	Modes de subsistance des réfugiés en milieu urbain : Etude en cas Angola (available in French only) Source: UNHCR Evaluation Reports Publish date: 10 Feb 2006 Filetype: PDF (333k)
	When the displaced return: challenges to 'reintegration' in Angola, Alexandra Kaun Source: New Issues in Refugee Research Publish date: 25 Jan 2008 Filetype: PDF (379k)
	Refugees Magazine Issue 132: (Protection) – Angola: A New Beginning Source: Refugees Magazine Publish date: 1 Sep 2003 Filetype: HTML (5k)
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UNHCR Maps

	Global Report 2005 - UNHCR in Angola Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Jun 2006 Filetype: PDF (285k)
	Global Appeal 2006 - UNHCR in Angola Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Dec 2005 Filetype: PDF (374k)
	Angola Atlas Map Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 11 Jul 2005 Filetype: PDF (1253k)
	Angola Atlas Map Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 11 Jul 2005 Filetype: PDF (1560k)
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Land Borders
(Longest first)

Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

Namibia

Zambia

Congo, Republic of the

Key Indicators

Origin of major refugee populations (as at 1 Jan 2007, ten largest groups)
Afghanistan	2,108,000
Iraq*	1,451,000
Sudan	686,000
Somalia	464,000
DR Congo	402,000
Burundi	397,000
Viet Nam	374,000
Turkey	227,000
Angola	207,000
Myanmar	203,000

* Estimated at over 2 million by September 2007.

Note: Some 334,000 Palestinian refugees also come under UNHCR’s mandate, while a further 4.4 million Palestinian refugees are cared for by UNRWA.

Source: Protecting Refugees, and the Role of UNHCR, 2007 edition.

UNHCR Web Video

Angola: A New Start
On April 4th, Angola will celebrate five years of peace. The decades-long war is over, but establishing peace has not been easy. UNHCR has been instrumental in bringing Angolans back home, helping them re-start their lives and renew ties with their communities. (4:34)