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Refugees in Liberia receive ID cards
26 Apr 2005 The UN refugee agency has started issuing identity cards to refugees around Monrovia in a joint effort with the Liberian government to enhance the protection of refugees in the country. -
Weaving a refugee legacy into Botswana's baskets
25 Apr 2005 Among the finest crafts produced in Africa, Botswana's baskets are material proof of the integration of two cultures - traditional basket-weaving skills brought by refugees from Angola, intertwined with the dyes and colourful patterns that are part of Botswana's culture. -
UNHCR to start informing Liberian refugees on election process
20 Apr 2005 The UN refugee agency has welcomed the Liberian authorities' decision to extend by two weeks the voter registration period for Liberian refugees returning after May 21. An information campaign on election procedures will target Liberians displaced in the country and in the region. -
Liberian youths launch platform against gender violence
12 Apr 2005 The UN refugee agency has launched "Saturday theatre", a project to combat sexual and gender-based violence through interactive performances by returnees, youth groups and the local community in Liberia's Gbarpolu county. -
Crafting a future in Sierra Leone
11 Apr 2005 Sixty-one Liberian refugees and members of the host community in Kissy Town have graduated from a six-month programme to train them in crafts like carpentry, catering, gara tie-dyeing, soap-making and agriculture - skills that will improve their livelihood options wherever they go. -
Ivorian peace could pave way home for 15,000 refugees
7 Apr 2005 The UN refugee agency has welcomed the decision by Ivorian parties to end the war in Côte d'Ivoire, a move that could help stabilise the region and pave the way home for some 15,000 Ivorian refugees. -
We want to go home, say Congolese refugees in Angola
7 Apr 2005 They fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1977, only to face another long conflict in their host country, Angola. Almost three decades and multiple displacements later, all these refugees want is to go home. UNHCR is working with the Congolese and Angolan authorities to fulfil their dream. -
Counting Liberia's "other" refugees
4 Apr 2005 As thousands of Liberian refugees return home after the civil war, refugees in Liberia who hail from West Africa and beyond get ready to stand and be counted in a registration campaign to improve assistance and protection in exile. -
Liberian assisted returns cross 10,000 mark
30 Mar 2005 More than 10,000 Liberian refugees have gone home with UNHCR assistance in the last six months. Kollie Barco, who returned on the first convoy in October last year, hammers home the role of returnees in rebuilding Liberia.