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Mauritania repatriation operation picks up with second convoy
14 Mar 2008 UNHCR conducts a second repatriation convoy for Mauritanian refugees in Senegal, stepping up the operation launched in January. -
First Mauritanian refugees return home after 20-year exile
29 Jan 2008 The UN refugee agency launches a repatriation operation for up to 24,000 Mauritanian refugees in Senegal. -
UNHCR to start repatriating Mauritanians from late January
18 Jan 2008 The UN refugee agency and the governments of Mauritania and Senegal have agreed to start repatriating some 24,000 Mauritanian refugees from January 28. -
UNHCR signs accord for repatriation of Mauritanians
13 Nov 2007 The UN refugee agency signs an agreement with Senegal and Mauritania that will pave the way for the repatriation of some 24,000 Mauritanians. -
UNHCR resources redeployed to Mauritania
16 Oct 2007 UNHCR resources are being redeployed to Mauritania from Liberia. The vehicles and aid will boost resources for the coming repatriation of Mauritanian refugees. -
UNHCR appeals for US$7 million to repatriate Mauritanian refugees
31 Aug 2007 The UN refugee agency on Friday launched an appeal for US$7 million to fund the voluntary repatriation of 24,000 Mauritanian refugees from Senegal and Mali. Their return will help resolve one of the most protracted refugee situations in the world. -
Mauritania to let 20,000 refugees return home from Mali and Senegal
22 Jun 2007 The Mauritanian government has decided to allow some 20,000 refugees to return home from neighbouring Mali and Senegal, where some of them have spent almost two decades in exile. -
UNHCR hails Mauritania's new national refugee law
31 Aug 2004 Mauritania has become the first country in North Africa to adopt a national refugee law, which should pave the way for the establishment of a national legal framework for the protection of refugees and returnees, and national asylum structures for managing refugee affairs.