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Congo's exiles start journey home
17 Dec 2003 A first group of refugees have flown home from the Central African Republic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of them for the first time in nearly seven years. Their return sets the stage for UNHCR to launch a major repatriation operation for Congolese refugees in the region. -
Top UNHCR official to visit refugees in central Africa
12 Dec 2003 Assistant High Commissioner Kamel Morjane starts his mission to the Central African Republic and Chad this weekend. He will visit Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad and Central African refugees in southern Chad, highlighting security concerns surrounding them. -
UNHCR completes return of Central African refugees; closes DR Congo camp
17 Jun 2003 The UN refugee agency has closed Mole camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after helping some 2,700 Central African refugees return home. The agency is cleaning up the camp and handing over school, health and other facilities to the local community. -
Half of Central African refugees return from DR Congo
13 Jun 2003 More than 1,300 of the over 2,600 Central African refugees who want to go home from the Democratic Republic of the Congo have done so in the last few days. If the pace of returns continues, the UNHCR-organised movement could end earlier than planned. -
Central African refugees start heading home with UNHCR help
10 Jun 2003 The UN refugee agency has started the repatriation of thousands of refugees who fled the Central African Republic in 2001 but are now eager to return to a new regime back home. -
UNHCR sending relief items to Central African refugees in Chad
3 Apr 2003 The UN refugee agency is sending a first convoy of non-food relief items to help thousands of refugees who have camped out in southern Chad after fleeing fighting in the Central African Republic. UNHCR is also working to move them away from the volatile border area. -
No immediate solution for Congolese refugees seeking repatriation from Bangui, says UNHCR
26 Mar 2003 Hundreds of Congolese refugees encamped at the UN refugee agency's former compound in the Central African Republic's capital will not get repatriation help immediately as a recent coup has left UNHCR with no government partners to work with. -
Thousands of Central African refugees may go home after coup
18 Mar 2003 Thousands of Central African refugees in the neighbouring Congos may heed the call of new leader François Bozizé to return home after two years in exile. Meanwhile, UNHCR cannot confirm the situation of refugees in the coup-affected country whose capital has been hit by widespread looting. -
Chad, UNHCR prepare to relocate recent arrivals
4 Mar 2003 The influx into Chad continues amid reports of killings and atrocities in the Central African Republic. The Chadian government is working to move thousands of people away from the border and eventually to a new site currently being cleared by the UN refugee agency.