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UNHCR temporarily suspends operations in Côte d'Ivoire
28 Jan 2003 Due to the recent unrest in Abidjan and the overall climate of insecurity, the UN refugee agency has temporarily suspended its operations in the country. The week-long repatriation of Liberians from south-western Côte d'Ivoire has also stopped after helping 900 people to go home. -
Rocky start, but hundreds of Liberians sail home from Côte d'Ivoire
20 Jan 2003 The UN refugee agency has overcome rough seas and logistical problems to repatriate close to 300 Liberian refugees stranded in Tabou. Another 3,000 are set to follow. Meanwhile, UNHCR plans an awareness campaign to ease tensions between the refugees and Ivorians. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
UNHCR warns time running out for refugees in Côte d'Ivoire
23 Dec 2002 UNHCR anxiously awaits authorisation to move thousands of desperate refugees out of the conflict zone in western Côte d'Ivoire to safety in the southern coastal area. -
UNHCR to evacuate tens of thousands of refugees trapped in Côte d'Ivoire fighting
20 Dec 2002 With an estimated 60 percent of the Ivorian territory under the control of rebel groups, UNHCR says tens of thousands of Liberian refugees must be evacuated to safety from the country's volatile west.