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Number of refugees returning to southern Sudan tops 100,000 mark
29 Jan 2007 More than 100,000 refugees have returned to southern Sudan since the launch of a voluntary repatriation programme two years ago, including some 30,000 with the help of UNHCR. -
UNHCR resumes repatriation of Sudanese in Central African Republic
18 Dec 2006 The UN refugee agency has resumed the repatriation of southern Sudanese refugees from the Central African Republic after suspending the operation for several months due to security concerns. Over the weekend, 205 people were flown back to their homeland. -
UNHCR resumes repatriation of Sudanese from Ethiopia's Bonga camp
14 Dec 2006 The UN refugee agency has resumed the assisted repatriation of Sudanese refugees from Ethiopia with a first group of 500 leaving for their homeland earlier this week. -
Refugees returning to southern Sudan face enormous challenges
1 Dec 2006 More help from the international community is crucial in bridging the gap between repatriation and long-term reconstruction and development in post-conflict South Sudan. A new, US$10 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced today, is part of that effort. -
UNHCR resumes repatriation of Sudanese from Kenya's Kakuma camp
22 Nov 2006 The UN refugee agency has resumed the repatriation by air of Sudanese refugees from this camp in north-west Kenya after suspending the progamme in June for financial and logistical reasons. -
Sudanese refugees return home with new influences from host countries
14 Nov 2006 The refugees returning to southern Sudan carry their meagre belongings in old blankets and sacks. Many are also taking back something less tangible, but just as important - the cultural, linguistic and social influences of their host countries. -
UNHCR South Sudan repatriation operation threatened by funding shortfall
15 Sep 2006 The UN refugee agency says it urgently needs additional donor support if it is to avoid drastically curtailing operations in southern Sudan. The call comes as the repatriation of tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees from neighbouring countries begins to gain momentum. -
UNHCR gathers 386 Sudanese refugees for landmark repatriation from DRC
13 Sep 2006 The UN refugee agency on Wednesday began the repatriation of almost 400 Sudanese refugees from sites in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. A group of 386 refugees gathered at a transit centre in Aba before being taken to southern Sudan by convoy on Thursday. They will be the first southern Sudanese to be repatriated from the area. -
Convoy carries 10,000th Sudanese refugee repatriated with UNHCR help
5 Jul 2006 A milestone was reached earlier this week, when a convoy of excited refugees crossed the Ugandan border into southern Sudan. They included the 10,000th Sudanese refugee to be repatriated by UNHCR under a programme launched in December.