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Returning teachers aim to put Liberia back on learning curve
26 Mar 2004 A first group of internally displaced teachers have returned to Zwedru in eastern Liberia in an attempt to resume basic services like education in areas of return. Meanwhile, the stream of spontaneous returnees continues. -
Feature: Liberian boy fights kidney disease after surviving war
15 Mar 2004 Dickson Gray has survived a rocket attack and a life in captivity in Liberia. Now in Sierra Leone, the 17-year-old refugee is fighting for his life and needs to be resettled urgently to a country with advanced medical care. -
Peace prospects pulling West Africa's refugees home
12 Mar 2004 Refugees from Liberia and Sierra Leone have been streaming home, on UNHCR convoys and on their own, through a now-secured border between the two countries - one firmly on the road to reconstruction, the other at the doorstep of a peaceful future. -
UNHCR resumes land returns to Sierra Leone after two-year break
2 Mar 2004 More Sierra Leonean refugees in Liberia are expected to sign up for repatriation as overland convoys resume. UNHCR hopes that the remaining 13,000 refugees will opt to go back to Sierra Leone ahead of the June cut-off date for repatriation and assistance. -
Thousands of Liberians returning home on their own
26 Feb 2004 Returning from Sierra Leone, many of them face continued displacement at home as their areas of origin remain unsafe for return. UNHCR is stepping up efforts to help these spontaneous returnees with transport, shelter and relief items. -
Rescued Liberians join growing tide of returnees
12 Jan 2004 A group of Liberian returnees rescued at sea over the weekend have joined the increasing number of Liberians coming home from neighbouring countries. Aid agencies are standing by to resume operations in areas of return soon as security constraints are lifted. -
UNHCR set to reintegrate Liberian returnees with UNMIL expansion
6 Jan 2004 The UN refugee agency has welcomed the deployment of the UN Mission in Liberia to rebel-held areas, saying this will pave the way for the return of displaced Liberians and allow UNHCR to start its reintegration programme in the coming weeks. -
UNHCR starts moving displaced Liberians out of stadium
19 Dec 2003 Some 7,000 internally displaced Liberians are expected to be relocated from SKD stadium to six official IDP camps in a three-day operation involving UN agencies, the Liberian authorities and non-governmental organisations. -
IDP relocation on standby after security incidents in Liberia
9 Dec 2003 Former combatants dissatisfied with the terms of a disarmament programme have taken part in looting, banditry and random shooting, forcing aid agencies to cancel two missions and hold off further relocation operations until security improves.