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New funds bring UNHCR closer to this year's Angola budget
31 Oct 2003 Japan has contributed an additional $1.8 million towards the UN refugee agency's 2003 budget for Angola, leaving a shortfall of more than $3 million in efforts to help Angolan refugees return and reintegrate at home. -
Angola: Organised returns pass 40,000 mark
28 Oct 2003 -
Angolan returns cross 40,000 mark despite obstacles and rains
28 Oct 2003 More than 40,000 Angolan refugees have gone home with UNHCR assistance since the start of organised repatriation in June. However, the onset of the rainy season in some parts of Angola, among other obstacles, has already caused the pace of returns to slow down. -
Angola: Voluntary repatriations reach 35,000
10 Oct 2003 -
UNHCR concerned about harassment at Congolese camp in Angola
10 Oct 2003 Following a recent spate of harassment in a camp north of Luanda, the UN refugee agency has appealed to Angolan authorities to guarantee the safety of refugees and aid workers at this and other refugee sites around the country. -
Organised returns to Angola reach 35,000, UNHCR ups pace before rains
9 Oct 2003 The UN refugee agency is expanding its voluntary repatriation programme for Angolan refugees before the onset of the rainy season when roads become impassable in one of the world's most heavily-mined regions. So far, 35,000 Angolan refugees have gone home with UNHCR from three neighbouring countries -
Angola: Repatriation programme from Zambia extended
3 Oct 2003 -
Angola: Over 25,000 have returned with UNHCR help since June 20
12 Sep 2003 -
Lubbers hails returns to Angola; urges more reconstruction
25 Aug 2003 UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers has ended his Africa mission after witnessing the excitement of repatriation to Angola. He cautioned that the country's interior is in dire need of rehabilitation, adding that positive results would bring more funding for reintegration.