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UNHCR works to improve aid to refugees amid new arrivals in Burundi
29 Jun 2004 A group of 238 Congolese refugees have crossed into Burundi amid reports of renewed fighting in their homeland. UNHCR has moved them to three transit centres, where it has completed aid distribution and is working to start education programmes and recreational activities for refugee children. -
Emergency aid arrives for Congolese refugees on Burundi border
25 Jun 2004 UNHCR and its partners are distributing food and relief items in Rugombo, Cibitoke and Gatumba. The agencies are also working to prevent the spread of cholera and to help separated children to find their families, while evaluating alternative sites to relocate the refugees away from the border. -
New border crossing drums up interest in Burundian return
24 Jun 2004 A group of 245 Burundian returnees were treated to drums and dances when they arrived home from Tanzania during the official opening of the border crossing at Mugina, the first such crossing into southern Burundi. -
Burundian government to set aside land for new Congolese refugees
22 Jun 2004 The government has agreed to identify land 200 km from the Burundi-DR Congo border to shelter some of the 31,000 Congolese who have arrived since June 9. Meanwhile, small numbers of Congolese refugees in Rwanda have returned home. -
Burundian refugees return through new border crossing in south
2 Jun 2004 The UN refugee agency has started twice-weekly convoys from Tanzania's camps to southern Burundi via a new border crossing at Mugina. It conducted a test run on Tuesday to ensure that all the procedures are in place for repatriation before the crossing is officially opened in late June. -
Burundian refugees get a taste of home with "go-and-see" visit
14 May 2004 A group of Burundian refugees living in Tanzania's Lukole camp recently went back to their homeland on a "go-and-see" visit to help them make informed decisions about whether they were ready to repatriate. Upon their return to Tanzania, they shared their experiences with fellow refugees. -
UNHCR closes Burundi border centre; moves Congolese refugees inland
13 May 2004 The UN refugee agency in Burundi has completed the transfer of nearly 4,500 Congolese refugees from a transit centre near the Congolese border to a camp further inland, where they can receive more regular assistance and services. -
'Legal clinic' on wheels paves way to a new life for Burundi returnees
19 Apr 2004 The UN refugee agency has set in motion a "legal clinic" on wheels to try and help integrate in their homeland Burundians returning from years of exile in Tanzania. -
UNHCR official says Burundi returns could be one of Africa's largest this year
8 Apr 2004 Welcoming Burundi's improved security, Assistant High Commissioner Kamel Morjane has nonetheless called for a prudent approach to refugee returns. He also thanked Tanzania for its longstanding generosity towards refugees as he concluded his mission to the two countries.