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UNHCR repatriates 298 Liberian refugees by sea from Ghana
28 Jul 2006 A group of 298 Liberian refugees have set sail for home from Ghana aboard a chartered passenger vessel. The Gambia-registered Brenda Corlett set sail from the port of Tema on Thursday night and was expected to take four days to reach the Liberian capital, Monrovia. -
More and more Liberians returning home from Guinea
20 Jul 2006 Liberian refugees are returning home from Guinea in increasing numbers this year. A convoy last week carried 761 refugees across the border - the biggest convoy since UNHCR launched a voluntary repatriation programme in 2004. Some 17,500 refugees have returned home from Guinea this year. -
High-ranking Liberian delegation impressed by skills of refugees in Ghana
18 Jul 2006 A Liberian government delegation, led by Internal Affairs Minister Ambulai Johnson, has come away from a visit to Ghana impressed by the level and variety of skills shown by Liberian refugees and hopes this expertise can be used to help rebuild the West African nation. -
UNHCR closes a transit centre for Liberian refugees in Côte d'Ivoire
7 Jul 2006 The closure of the UNHCR transit centre at Tabou in south-west Côte d'Ivoire ends another chapter in the challenging search for solutions for tens of thousands of Liberian refugees. -
UNHCR helps Angolans return home from Central African Republic
8 Jun 2006 A small group of Angolan refugees have started to return home from the Central African Republic with the one-off help of UNHCR. The refugee agency will help the 21 people from four families integrate back into Angolan society. -
UNHCR offers voluntary repatriation to Angolan refugees in South Africa
11 May 2006 The UN refugee agency and the government of South Africa launch a campaign to inform Angolan refugees that 2006 will be the last year UNHCR will assist those who wish to repatriate from South Africa. -
UNHCR marks the end of the return programme for thousands of displaced in Liberia
21 Apr 2006 UNHCR joins the Vice President of Liberia and former displaced people in celebrating the completion of the return programme for more than 300,000 people who fled their homes during the decade-long civil war. -
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. -
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.