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Plea for Liberian peace in Sarkannedou
11 Aug 2004 Uprooted Liberians are trickling home a year after President Charles Taylor was forced to flee into exile in Nigeria. They are finding their villages in ruins from a devastating conflict that has torn Liberia for 14 years. But with UN troops patrolling the villages, peace is slowly taking hold. -
Children's parliament in Liberia grapples with return issues
8 Jun 2004 West Africa's refugee children got together recently in Monrovia at the Liberian Children's Parliament to swap experiences of exile and return. But top of their agenda was finding solutions for child-specific problems that crop up with repatriation and reintegration. -
A rough but happy journey home for Sierra Leonean refugees
7 Jun 2004 The journey from Guinea to Sierra Leone is rough, but returnees are keen to get home before UNHCR's organised repatriation programme finishes on 30 June. Over 10,000 refugees have now returned since repatriation from Guinea began in late January this year. Community schemes are underway to help them reintegrate. -
Rescued Liberians flown home from Abidjan
26 May 2004 In a special humanitarian operation, the UN refugee agency has started a two-day airlift to fly 330 Liberian refugees home after their homebound boat was found stranded off the southern Ivorian coast. -
Stranded Liberian refugees arrive in Abidjan port
21 May 2004 The passengers are in poor condition, with many needing food and medical attention. UNHCR is negotiating with the Ivorian authorities to let the boat dock and its passengers disembark so that they can receive proper assistance. -
Aid on the way for Liberian refugees stranded off Ivorian coast
19 May 2004 A group of 430 refugees on their way back to Liberia from Nigeria and Ghana have been found after their boat developed engine problems off the southern coast of Côte d'Ivoire. -
UNHCR encourages Sierra Leoneans to go home as deadline approaches
17 May 2004 The UN refugee agency has urged Sierra Leonean refugees in Liberia to seize their last opportunity for assisted repatriation, with just weeks to go before the end of organised return convoys to Sierra Leone. -
Feature: Liberia's displaced women learn to lead the way home
17 May 2004 The UN refugee agency has organised gender leadership workshops in camps for returnees and internally displaced Liberian women around Monrovia, empowering them to make decisions and play a role in reintegration when they eventually return to their home areas. -
Lubbers ends West Africa mission; appeals for funds for Liberia
6 May 2004 UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers has concluded his mission to West Africa by appealing for another $25 million to help repatriate and reintegrate Liberian refugees amid conducive conditions, hopefully in October.