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<title><![CDATA[In Romania, Congolese refugee does as the Romanians do]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Jean-Louis Kialoungou has had a long love affair with Romania and over the years the Congolese refugee has come to see himself as Romanian.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugees return to northern Congo, but concerns remain]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[By late November, more than 39,000 had returned home from Republic of Congo and UNHCR aimed to bring home another 11,000 by years end.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 5 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concern over security for IDPs in eastern Congo]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is worried for the security of displaced people and aid workers in camps in eastern Congo after an attack on Saturday at the Mugunga III camp outside Goma. There were no deaths or serious injuries...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[As fighting reaches Goma, UNHCR asking states not to return refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR's advisory applies to North and South Kivu and neighbouring areas, particularly Katanga province which is affected by the spill-over of the conflict.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR urges states against returning people to eastern DR Congo]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The escalation in violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since November 15th has given added emphasis to a UNHCR advisory issued to governments last week urging them not to forcibly...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More than 25,000 refugees return home from Republic of Congo since May]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR plans to ferry a further 24,000 refugees, mostly from Equateur province, across the Oubangui River to the DRC by year's end, plus 32,000 next year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More than 25,000 refugees return from Republic of Congo since May]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR has helped more than 25,000 Congolese return to their homes in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from neighbouring Republic of Congo under a voluntary repatriation programme that was...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congolese refugees helped home as UNHCR programme accelerates]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Nearly 50,000 will voluntarily repatriate to Equateur Province this year, three years after they fled attacks]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR starts repatriation of tens of thousands of Congolese]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Over the past week, UNHCR has ferried hundreds of Congolese refugees back to a northern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the start of a voluntary repatriation programme from Republic...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congolese victims of LRA attacks despair of ever returning home]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The renewed attacks by the LRA in Orientale province since the start of this year have targeted dozens of villages and displaced more than 2,500 people.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR starts cross-river repatriation of refugees in Republic of Congo]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A small convoy of boats on Saturday took 79 refugees from Betou in Republic of the Congo to Dongo in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congo arms depot blast victims crowd shelter sites in Brazzaville ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR sends staff to help register people and manage sites where the displaced are living. It also distributes shelter and other emergency aid.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[For an Angolan refugee, a milestone birthday leads to a momentous decision ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Despite spending most of his life as a refugee in the Republic of the Congo, he still considers the land he fled in 1979 is his home]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congolese mother seeks new birth back home]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[After spending two years in exile, Odette is hoping her sixth baby will be born back home, not in a refugee camp.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boat tragedy off Moroccan coast, 4 dead, several boats rescued off Maltese, Italian and Libyan coasts

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<description><![CDATA[UNHCR received news late last week of a rescue by the Moroccan Royal Navy of a vessel with more than 60 people. 53 people on board were rescued while four were found to have died. The boat was found a...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugees return to Equateur province as UNHCR promotes reconciliation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Elisabeth has returned home after more than a year as a refugee in Republic of Congo. She can never forget the violence she fled, but she can forgive.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: A new chapter begins in Gabon for Congolese who fled fighting]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Exiles from Republic of the Congo living in Gabon are no longer recognized as refugees. A senior Gabonese diplomat discusses the change and solutions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Caring for the most vulnerable of the vulnerable: orphans in Brazzaville ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Alphonse has had to flee his country, lost his mother and been accused of witchcraft. But the 12-year-old refugee is now surrounded by people who care. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[To stay or not to stay: a young Congolese refugee opts for a life in Gabon]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Gabon recently announced it would no longer recognize Republic of Congo exiles as refugees. Many want to stay and apply for residence permits.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congolese returns resume as refugee status in Gabon nears end]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In Gabon, we are working with the government to help find solutions for the last remaining Congolese refugees before their refugee status comes to an end on Sunday.
The cessation clause will apply to some...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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