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Sudanese refugees eager to return home as soon as conditions permit
18 Feb 2005 UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Wendy Chamberlin urges donors to help create conditions that will enable Sudanese refugees to return home. Refugees told Chamberlin during her weeklong visit to the region following the signing of a peace accord on south Sudan they look forward to going home, but that current conditions do not allow this. -
Strengthening efforts to combat gender violence against refugees in Kenya
9 Feb 2005 The UN refugee agency and its partners in Kenya have launched a project to strengthen existing programmes to prevent and respond to the sexual exploitation and abuse of refugees. This involves building awareness, training, and standardising the process of reporting and investigation. -
Japanese actress highlights refugee plight at Kenya camp
25 Jan 2005 Top Japanese actress Rei Kikukawa has appealed for more assistance to the children and refugees of Kenya's Dadaab camp during a recent visit to raise awareness of their plight among the Japanese public. -
Helping refugee women face up to HIV/AIDS
1 Dec 2004 This year's World AIDS Day focuses on women, girls, HIV and AIDS. Kenya's Kakuma camp offers a glimpse into what UNHCR is doing to help refugees - especially women - prevent and cope with the disease through education, testing and counselling. -
New Somali president brings hope to Dadaab's refugees
15 Oct 2004 Crowds of Somali refugees in Kenya's Dadaab camps cheered when Abdullahi Yusuf was sworn in as Somalia's new president yesterday. Many hope this will bring peace and make southern Somalia safe for return. -
UNHCR needs $90m for returns to south Sudan, says Morjane
29 Jun 2004 UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner, Kamel Morjane, has appealed for funds for its two-year programme to help more than 500,000 south Sudanese refugees return home. The agency is hopeful about south Sudan, he said, but cautioned that there would be reconstruction challenges ahead. -
Sudanese refugees rejoice over peace prospects at home
28 May 2004 Many of the 60,000 Sudanese refugees at Kenya's Kakuma camp danced and cheered when they heard about a breakthrough peace accord that could help them go home eventually. Some want to return immediately, others are more cautious. -
Ethiopian students arrive in Kenya
27 Apr 2004 Hundreds of young Ethiopians have arrived in an isolated Kenyan border town in recent days, posing a new challenge for the UN refugee agency. -
Security, women's views crucial as UNHCR paves way for south Sudan returns
18 Mar 2004 As UNHCR prepares to re-open offices in south Sudan ahead of planned returns, it has stressed the importance of security and the need to include women in the repatriation and reintegration process.