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UNHCR urges solutions for refugees to combat trafficking
29 Apr 2003 UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers has told an international gathering in Indonesia that a crackdown on people smuggling and trafficking must be accompanied by an effort to find solutions for those fleeing violence and persecution. -
Final effort to help 30,000 East Timorese refugees go home
1 Nov 2002 East Timor President Xanana Gusmão has launched a final bid with UNHCR and IOM to persuade East Timorese refugees in West Timor to repatriate. Those who decide to return by year's end will receive transportation to their hometown and a repatriation package. -
East Timorese leader in a bid to speed up refugee returns
5 Apr 2002 East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmão and UN refugee agency officials this week paid an unusual visit to the West Timor town of Atambua, in an unprecedented joint attempt to encourage East Timorese refugees to go back home. -
Refugee agency expresses shock and sadness at refugee boat sinking
23 Oct 2001 The U.N. refugee agency expressed shock and sadness Tuesday at the sinking of a boat carrying hundreds of asylum seekers off the Indonesian coast. -
Breakthroughs achieved on East Timor returns
18 Sep 2001 In a breakthrough development, UNHCR reported that supporters of anti-independence militias are among recent refugee groups returning home from West Timor. A second breakthrough saw the first returns of children separated from their families during the 1999 exodus. -
Refugee Return from West Timor a Priority
14 Sep 2001 West Timor officials agree that the return of some 80,000 refugees to East Timor is a priority, a UNHCR delegation to Indonesia reported. UNHCR plans to be involved in any return, but will be based largely on the East Timor side of the border. -
Senior UNHCR officials visit Indonesia, East Timor
10 Sep 2001 UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner is in Indonesia to discuss with senior government officials the return of 80,000 East Timorese refugees remaining in West Timor. The trip will include stops in West Timor's provincial capital, Kupang, as well as UN-administered East Timor.
