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Sudan/Eritrea tensions put Eritrean repatriation on hold
8 Oct 2002 Rebel attacks near an Eritrean refugee-hosting area in eastern Sudan have led to the closure of the border. UNHCR has been forced to suspend its plans to restart return convoys just months before the Eritreans' refugee status comes to an end. -
Eritreans in urban Sudan urged to sign up for voluntary returns
30 Jul 2002 The UN refugee agency reaches out to Eritrean refugees living in urban centres, helping them to register for voluntary repatriation before they lose their refugee status at year's end. -
Eritrean returns cross 50,000; more expected under new action plan
25 Jun 2002 More than 50,000 Eritrean refugees living in Sudan's camps have gone home with UNHCR assistance in the last year, with more set to follow under a new tripartite plan to register and repatriate those settled spontaneously in urban centres. -
Eritrean refugees told to register before end of year in effort to speed returns
27 Mar 2002 A tripartite agreement between UNHCR, Eritrea and the Sudan sets December 2002 as the cut-off registration date for Eritrean refugees who wish to return home. -
UNHCR applauds Italy's treatment of boatpeople, but expresses concern over tone of political debate
22 Mar 2002 The refugee agency praises Italy's handling of the latest incident involving the arrival of nearly 1,000 Kurds on the "Monica", but expresses serious concern about the increasingly inflammatory tone of the political debate surrounding asylum and immigration issues. -
Repatriation of 160,000 Eritreans resumes after four month halt
22 Oct 2001 The U.N. refugee agency, working with the governments of Sudan and Eritrea, resumed the repatriation of some 160,000 Eritrean refugees Saturday after a four-month halt due to heavy floods. -
UNHCR suspends repatriation of Eritrean refugees from Sudan
20 Jul 2001 Heavy rains have prompted UNHCR to suspend the overland repatriation of more than 174,000 Eritrean refugees in Sudan.