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Côte d'Ivoire: difficult Liberian repatriation set to begin
17 Jan 2003 -
First group of Liberian refugees leaves troubled Ivorian area
17 Jan 2003 The UN refugee agency has started an emergency repatriation of Liberian refugees in Tabou, ending a deadlock that has lasted several weeks. Some 100 have gone home, with thousands more set to follow. -
Deputy High Commissioner to West Africa
14 Jan 2003 -
Emergency repatriation for Liberians in western Ivorian crisis; top UNHCR official plans visit
14 Jan 2003 The UN refugee agency hopes to help some 1,000 Liberian refugees stranded in Tabou return home as soon as possible. It also plans to set up camps for recently arrived Ivorian refugees in eastern Liberia. This comes as the Deputy High Commissioner prepares to visit the region. -
Côte d'Ivoire: tens of thousands of Liberians at risk
10 Jan 2003 -
UNHCR renews appeal for Liberian refugees in Côte d'Ivoire
10 Jan 2003 Don't regard all Liberian refugees in Côte d'Ivoire as rebel fighters, but don't recruit them into the loyalist forces either, says the UN refugee agency. The agency has also reiterated its plea for the Ivorian and regional governments to help the Liberians move to safer locations. -
Côte d'Ivoire: new site for Liberians rejected
7 Jan 2003 -
Fighting approaches Ivorian camp, but refugees denied relocation
7 Jan 2003 Thousands of refugees in Nicla camp could be in danger as rebel fighting draws near and a proposed relocation site in the south falls through. -
UNHCR urges Côte d'Ivoire to act on Liberian refugees
2 Jan 2003 UNHCR officials are pressing Côte d'Ivoire to OK an urgent evacuation of thousands of terrified Liberian refugees from a camp in the country's volatile west.