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Repatriation of 160,000 Eritreans resumes after four month halt
22 Oct 2001 The U.N. refugee agency, working with the governments of Sudan and Eritrea, resumed the repatriation of some 160,000 Eritrean refugees Saturday after a four-month halt due to heavy floods. -
A new Assistant High Commissioner
10 Aug 2001 UNHCR appoints veteran U.N. Kamel Morjane as its new Assistant High Commissioner. -
UNHCR suspends repatriation of Eritrean refugees from Sudan
20 Jul 2001 Heavy rains have prompted UNHCR to suspend the overland repatriation of more than 174,000 Eritrean refugees in Sudan.