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Backlog at Kenyan customs affects UNHCR missions
14 Feb 2008 Relative calm has returned to Kenya but UNHCR still faces challenges supplying its operations in surrounding countries. -
UNHCR seeks US$63 million to repatriate southern Sudanese
12 Feb 2008 UNHCR launches an appeal for US$63 million to fund its operations this year in South Sudan. -
UNHCR suspends returns to Sudan's Jonglei state
4 Dec 2007 The UN refugee agency has temporarily suspended its repatriation programme to South Sudan's Jonglei state after tribal rows turned deadly. -
Two of Sudan's 'Lost Boys' return home from Cuba
29 Nov 2007 UNHCR helps an agronomist and a veterinarian, both so-called lost boys, return to their homes in South Sudan after more than two decades in Cuba. -
UNHCR resumes repatriation of Sudanese from Kenya
28 Nov 2007 The UN refugee agency has resumed the repatriation of Sudanese from Kenya after poor weather and road conditions halted the operation for three months. -
UNHCR seeks US$11.1 million to cover shortfall in South Sudan budget
2 Oct 2007 The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday it was facing a critical shortfall of US$11.1 million for its refugee return and reintegration operations budget in South Sudan for this year. -
Sudanese repatriation from Uganda gathers pace
17 Aug 2007 The UN refugee agency has stepped up the pace of Sudanese refugee returns from Uganda by opening a major new return corridor to Eastern Equatoria state in Sudan. -
"Lost Boy" among graduates ending Ethiopian exile to help rebuild South Sudan
17 Aug 2007 As peace and stability return to South Sudan, young refugees educated overseas and armed with college degrees are returning to help rebuild their homeland, where years of war have ravaged the economy and infrastructure. -
World Refugee Day: Guterres lauds Sudan repatriation as a bright spot in the region
19 Jun 2007 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres joined more than 160 refugees on their return home to South Sudan after years in exile in Uganda. In the region to mark World Refugee Day, he said the repatriation to Sudan was one of the few bright spots in a region that has seen too much displacement.