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Coming out in Freetown
23 Sep 2003 The story of a gay Liberian who has found happiness and independence in Sierra Leone. -
New influx of Liberians in Guinea worries UNHCR
22 Sep 2003 Over 4,500 Liberian refugees have arrived in southern Guinea in the last week after fleeing fighting between government and rebel troops. UNHCR has already moved some 1,500 to camps further inland, and is working to provide more assistance with help from partner agencies. -
UNHCR to lay groundwork for land returns from Liberia to Sierra Leone
18 Sep 2003 After a recent visit to the Liberia-Sierra Leone border, the UN refugee agency has determined that work must start as soon as possible on road repairs to facilitate the eventual land repatriation of Sierra Leonean refugees in Liberia. -
UNHCR may resume work in eastern Liberia soon
16 Sep 2003 The UN refugee agency has said that it hopes to resume operations in eastern Liberia as soon as possible. This comes amid a series of assessment missions to the region that has been cut off from humanitarian aid since March. -
UN team enters deserted and devastated Liberian town
15 Sep 2003 A UN team managed to enter the southern Liberian port of Harper at the weekend - the first such visit for six months - and reported that it has suffered extensive looting and is largely deserted; on Monday, the team encountered a mixed picture as they probed further inland and along the border with Côte d'Ivoire. -
Efforts to decongest Monrovia, reach other parts of Liberia, gain momentum
12 Sep 2003 More displaced people have been transported out of Monrovia as efforts to relieve the pressure on the chronically overcrowded Liberian capital, as well as to spread aid elsewhere in the country, start to gather momentum. -
Concern grows over situation of Ivorian refugees in Liberia
9 Sep 2003 New reports have increased UNHCR's concern for thousands of Ivorian refugees in eastern Liberia, as widespread lawlessness and alarming rumours continue to fuel displacement elsewhere in the country. -
UNHCR sends urgent aid to newly displaced in central Liberia
4 Sep 2003 The UN refugee agency has dispatched trucks with plastic sheeting, food and water for more than 50,000 people on the road near Totota town who were uprooted by fears of fresh violence in central Liberia. Without immediate assistance, they could walk all the way to Monrovia. -
UNHCR investigates new displacement north-east of Monrovia
3 Sep 2003 The UN refugee agency is assessing humanitarian conditions in Totota, Salala and Kakata towns, where recent rebel fighting has displaced tens of thousands of terrified Liberians. Meanwhile, security measures and aid distribution continue in Monrovia's refugee camps.