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Some 120,000 Sudanese refugees set to return to Eastern Equatoria
16 May 2007 The UN refugee agency has reached an agreement with Sudan and Uganda to begin the repatriation of some 120,000 Sudanese refugees to Eastern Equatoria state in south Sudan. The programme is expected to start in August. -
Last Ethiopia-Sudan repatriation convoy of the season as rains set in
7 May 2007 A convoy carrying 618 refugees, including a new-born baby, has arrived in the southern Sudan's Blue Nile state, bringing an end to UNHCR's 2006-2007 dry season repatriation programme from camps in Ethiopia. -
Ethiopia's repatriation to South Sudan reaches 20,000 mark
26 Apr 2007 The UN refugee agency's voluntary repatriation programme from Ethiopia to South Sudan reached a new high point this week when a road convoy from Fugnido camp - some 900 kilometres west of Addis Ababa - brought the 20,000th returnee home to the Upper Nile State. -
Last UNHCR flight from Central African Republic brings refugees to Sudan
12 Apr 2007 UNHCR said on Thursday it had organised its last voluntary repatriation flight for Sudanese refugees in the Central African Republic a day after a plane landed here in Western Equatoria state carrying 31 returnees. -
UNHCR's repatriation programme for South Sudan hits 50,000 mark
10 Apr 2007 UNHCR's repatriation programme for South Sudan topped the 50,000 mark this week when a group of 84 Sudanese refugees flew to the town of Yambio from Central African Republic (CAR). -
UNHCR resumes repatriation of Sudanese refugees from Uganda's West Nile region
28 Mar 2007 The UN refugee agency has recently resumed the repatriation of southern Sudanese refugees from the West Nile region of Uganda some six weeks after the programme was suspended due to an outbreak of meningitis. -
New repatriation corridors open from Ethiopia to southern Sudan
12 Mar 2007 Two new repatriation corridors from western Ethiopia to south Sudan opened at the weekend, paving the way for the return home of thousands of refugees. The first two convoys, carrying more than 800 Sudanese refugees, set off from camps in western Ethiopia. -
UNHCR seeks US$56.1 million for repatriation of southern Sudanese
6 Mar 2007 The UN refugee agency on Tuesday launched a US$56.1 million appeal for its operations this year to help tens of thousands of southern Sudanese refugees and internally displaced people return home and reintegrate in their communities. -
New refugee teachers one of the keys to development in southern Sudan
29 Jan 2007 Grace Anyieth has wanted to be a teacher since she was a child, but she now sees it as more than just a vocation after years of exile from her troubled homeland. After graduating from a teacher training course in a Kenyan refugee camp, she hopes to contribute to the development of her native Sudan.