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Angolan refugee successfully integrates in Russia
6 May 2013 UNHCR is providing assistance and helping to find long-term solutions for some 500 refugees who have been in Russia since the 1990s. -
Zambia begins granting Angolan refugees permanent residency
31 Dec 2012 The first recipient of a permit, which open a route to Zambian citizenship, had been a refugee for 33 years -
UNHCR welcomes Brazilian residency for Angolan and Liberian refugees
9 Nov 2012 Brazilian statistics suggest the decision will affect 1,681 Angolan and 271 Liberian refugees, representing almost 40 per cent of the refugee population in Brazil. -
More than 1,600 Liberians return in one day after refugee status ends
31 Jul 2012 A month after their refugee status ended, another 12,000 Liberians still need help to return to Liberia from the region. -
Protracted refugee situations in Liberia and Angola to finally end
29 Jun 2012 Refugee status ends this weekend for refugees from the two countries, but UNHCR will assist those who have registered to return home. -
Surge in returns this year as end of refugee status for Liberians nears
26 Jun 2012 More than 8,500 Liberians have repatriated this year. At the end of June, people who fled overseas during the civil war will no longer be refugees. -
UNHCR repatriates almost 14,000 Angolans; steps up pace of return ahead of deadline
8 Jun 2012 Group refugee status will formally end on June 30 for people who fled Angola during the 1965-75 war of independence and the subsequent civil war. -
UN Security Council diplomats visit Ivorian refugees in Liberia
23 May 2012 Ambassadors from all 15 Security Council member states meet some of the 7,600 refugees in the PTP camp in eastern Liberia and hear their concerns. -
Q&A: Giving back, Liberian health worker cares for displaced Ivorians
22 Dec 2011 Two decades ago, Theo Neewrayson fled war-torn Liberia and found refuge in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire. Now back home, he is returning the favor to displaced Ivorians.