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After four decades, UNHCR foresees an end to the plight of refugees in Zambia
5 Apr 2006 For the thousands of refugees who sought sanctuary in Zambia after fleeing wars in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, returning home is now a real possibility. Some, though, are choosing to stay. Whatever their decision, Zambia, home to UNHCR's oldest refugee camp in Africa, might soon be able to consider its days as a host to refugees as - for the moment at least - almost over. -
UNHCR and Angola release studies on key needs in areas of refugee return
28 Mar 2006 In some parts of Angola refugees who have returned home make up 90 percent of the local population. On Tuesday, the UN refugee agency and the Angolan government released detailed profiles of areas with the highest percentage of former refugees, which will be used as a guide for their successful reintegration. -
Congolese refugees in Zambia await DRC election before returning home
23 Mar 2006 Thousands of Congolese refugees in Zambia are awaiting the outcome of the June election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If it results in a safer and more stable country, then many are hoping that they can, at last, go home. -
Thirty years on, UNHCR seeks full integration for Congolese refugees in Angola
21 Mar 2006 Thousands of Congolese refugees who fled in the 1970s to Angola from what was then Zaire, are having to decide whether to officially integrate or go home to the now Democratic Republic of the Congo - a country which many of them have never stepped foot in. -
Angolan peace-building efforts shift from repatriation to reintegration
16 Mar 2006 Angolans across the country are working together to build a common future after the devastation of nearly three decades of war. Reflecting this, the work of UNHCR is shifting from repatriating the hundreds of thousands of Angolans who fled the war, to helping them reintegrate with those who stayed behind. -
UNHCR extends opportunity for Angolan refugees in Zambia to go home
14 Mar 2006 UNHCR is extending its programme of voluntary assisted repatriation of Angolan refugees in Zambia until the end of the year. The organised repatriation officially ended in December 2005, but thousands of refugees still in camps in Zambia have said they want to go back. -
Signs of rebirth and reconciliation in Angola as returnees settle back home
13 Mar 2006 After nearly three decades of civil war in Angola, thousands of refugees have come home. But now they are facing the challenge of re-establishing themselves in a country which for many of their children is a foreign land. Coping with resentment of those who remained in Angola during the war as well as the lack of employment opportunities, are just some of the difficulties the returnees face. But in spite of the problems, there are real signs of hope. -
New partnership to bring better health to Africa's refugees
24 Feb 2006 UNHCR is teaming up with the pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) to deliver the latest nursing knowledge and training to health professionals working with refugees in Africa. The Nursing Library Project is delivering 50 ICN/MSD Nursing Libraries for Refugee Health to health care workers in Tanzania and Zambia, which together host some 770,000 refugees. -
Micro-credit scheme gives refugees in Angola chance to end dependency
5 Jan 2006 Henri, a Congolese refugee living in Angola since 1978, is one of the first to benefit from a UNHCR-funded small-loan programme to boost his business and break the chain of dependency that has affected the majority of the 14,000 refugees in the country. After seeing the impact on people like Henri, more refugees are becoming interested in the scheme.
