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Hundreds more flee Burundi as conflict escalates
1 Oct 2002 Caught in the fighting between government and rebel forces, nearly 900 Burundians have fled for neighbouring Tanzania in recent days amid reports that civilians are being killed and houses burnt down. -
UNHCR clarifies role in Sangatte operation
27 Sep 2002 The UN refugee agency will provide information, one-to-one interviews and counselling to the inhabitants of the controversial refugee centre in France, advising them on their best realistic options. In a related development, the agency is working on two separate tripartite agreements with the governments of France and the United Kingdom on the voluntary repatriation of Afghans. -
More Burundians arrive in Tanzania; returnee numbers drop
17 Sep 2002 More than 1,000 people have fled renewed fighting in Burundi for neighbouring Tanzania in the first half of September. At the same time, the reverse flow of Burundian refugees returning home from Tanzania has decreased. -
UNHCR details role in Sangatte closure, urges assistance for all Afghans keen to repatriate
16 Jul 2002 The UN refugee agency provides details on its involvement leading up to the Sangatte centre's closure while simultaneously announcing its revised position on Afghan asylum-seekers. -
Assisted returns to Burundi from Tanzania pass 10,000
28 May 2002 Repatriation is going smoothly; UNHCR sticks to its policy of facilitating returns only to northern and central Burundi. -
Burundian refugees want to go home amid security concerns
6 May 2002 Over 5,500 Burundians have returned from western Tanzania in the last five weeks, while close to 9,000 have gone back spontaneously since January. 60,000 have registered to follow. -
Burundian refugees return home despite clashes
8 Apr 2002 Close to 900 Burundian refugees in Tanzania returned home with UNHCR last week. More are set to follow despite continued fighting in hotspots across the country. -
Thousands of Burundian refugees in Tanzania register to return home
14 Mar 2002 More than 25,000 Burundian refugees living in seven camps in Tanzania register to return home, and a refugee delegation visits Burundi to help draw up plans for an organised return and to report back on conditions in their country. -
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.