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UNHCR welcomes Tanzania's decision to naturalize tens of thousands of Burundian refugees
16 Apr 2010 High Commissioner for Refugee António Guterres lauds Tanzania's decision to grant citizenship to tens of thousands of Burundian refugees who fled to Tanzania in 1972. -
French children learn about refugees by sending them their toys
29 Jan 2010 UNHCR, a Parisian museum and an aviation charity, with the help of French schoolchildren, send more than 1,000 toys to a refugee camp in Tanzania. -
Congolese refugee boy wins international peace award for running radio programme
4 Dec 2009 A 16-year-old Congolese refugee, Baruani Ndume, wins the International Children's Peace Prize for producing a radio programme for children. -
The repatriation of 400 Burundians closes a chapter in long-running refugee saga
30 Oct 2009 UNHCR begins the repatriation of the final group of long-term Burundian refugees in Tanzania who want to go home, a landmark operation. -
Somali Bantus gain Tanzanian citizenship in their ancestral land
3 Jun 2009 History has come full circle for refugee descendants of slaves who have received a fresh start in their ancestral homeland of Tanzania. -
The past is a foreign country for some Burundian refugees
7 May 2009 Burundian refugees like Ogeste Gelevasi can't imagine living anywhere else than Tanzania, which has offered them almost four decades of sanctuary. -
Repatriation of 1972 Burundian refugees from Tanzania enters final phase
24 Apr 2009 A UNHCR convoy carrying almost 500 civilians launches the last phase of the repatriation of thousands of Burundians who fled to Tanzania in 1972. -
US report gives UNHCR high marks for Burundi operation
20 Apr 2009 A report commissioned by the United States praises UNHCR's repatriation programme for Burundi while warning that integration challenges remain. -
Young Burundians reunite with their families after years of separation
6 Apr 2009 Last year, UNHCR helped some 400 refugee children to either reunite with their families or begin a new life in their native Burundi with foster parents.