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UNHCR agrees to facilitate return of Burundi refugees
16 Jan 2002 UNHCR agrees to facilitate the voluntary return of hundreds of thousands of Burundi refugees, but says it is not encouraging repatriation because of the difficult security conditions in the country. -
Transfer of Tanzanian refugees living in Kenya successfully completed
9 Nov 2001 The last of the Tanzanian refugees who fled the islands of Pemba and Zanzibar earlier this year to escape civil disturbances have been returned home from the Dadaab Camp in eastern Kenya. -
Last Tanzanian refugees scheduled to fly home from Kenya
6 Nov 2001 UNHCR Tuesday began repatriating the last group of Tanzanian refugees who fled to Kenya earlier this year. The transfer should be completed by Wednesday. -
A former diplomat's wife fights for refugee women's rights
15 Oct 2001 "Life in the camp is empty. People are frustrated and many take it out on women." -
Refugees return home to Tanzania's Pemba island
26 Sep 2001 Ninety refugees from Tanzania's Pemba and Zanzibar islands flew home on September 26 from Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, the first large group to return home since May, 2001.