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Fighting erupts among Sudanese refugees
2 Dec 2002 Ethnic warfare among Sudanese tribes has erupted in western Ethiopia's Fugnido refugee camp, with 41 refugees killed in the last week. Ethiopian aid officials and UNHCR are trying to improve security while studying the possibility of shifting some tribes to other refugee camps. -
Sixth camp in Ethiopia set to close as Somali refugees go home
25 Oct 2002 Camaboker camp in eastern Ethiopia is scheduled for closure at the end of October, when nearly 18,000 Somali refugees would have gone home to Somaliland. This latest phase of returns will almost halve the number of Somali refugees assisted by UNHCR in Ethiopia. -
Feature: Bittersweet return to Somaliland
3 Jun 2002 Recent Somali returnees say they are happy to be back despite unemployment and poverty at home. Aid agencies call for international assistance to help them rebuild and reintegrate into their war-torn communities. -
Somali refugees return from Ethiopia in first convoy this year
24 May 2002 With second convoy from camp in eastern Ethiopia set to follow on Saturday, UNHCR hopes to close two refugee camps within the year. -
Return of 2,400 Somali refugees leads to closing of third camp in Ethiopia
2 Jan 2002 The voluntary return of more than 2,400 Somali refugees last week brings to more than 50,000 the number of voluntary repatriations last year and leads to the closing of a third refugee camp in Ethiopia. -
Convoy returning Somali refugees home delayed three days by mud
30 Oct 2001 More than 1,700 Somali refugees on their way home from Ethiopian refugee camps had to wait three days near the Somali border because their truck convoy was stuck in heavy mud. -
Somalis return home from Ethiopia
27 Jul 2001 A years-long operation to help Somali refugees return home from Ethiopian camps has resumed. Since 1997 more than 160,000 people have gone home. -
North Korean asylum seekers arrive in South Korea
2 Jul 2001 Seven North Koreans arrived in Seoul on Saturday four days after they took refugee at the UNHCR office in Beijing, requesting to go to South Korea. -
Returnees express hope, uncertainty as long exile ends
1 Mar 2001 The decision whether or not to return home is often complicated, and sometimes agonising.