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Liberian refugees return home in first airlift from Burkina Faso
27 Jun 2007 A group of 53 refugees, including professional soccer players, artists and restaurant owners, returned home this week on the first UNHCR-organized voluntary repatriation of Liberians by air from Burkina Faso. -
Q&A: Drawing the curtain down on West Africa's last big repatriation operation
15 Jun 2007 At the end of the month, UNHCR completes its assisted repatriation programme for Liberian refugees. Michel Gaudé, head of the agency's West Africa desk, talks about this operation and others in the area. -
More than 100,000 Liberians repatriated with UNHCR help
5 Jun 2007 The number of UNHCR-assisted returns to Liberia passed the 100,000 mark on Tuesday with the arrival of a convoy carrying scores of returnees from neighbouring Sierra Leone. -
More than 200 Liberians return home by ship as UNHCR resumes sea-borne repatriation
30 Mar 2007 More than 200 Liberian refugees returned home on a Panamanian-registered vessel this week, marking the resumption of voluntary repatriation by sea from nearby countries. -
Guterres marks end of Angolan repatriation; next challenge is Congolese in Angola
28 Mar 2007 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has underlined the next challenge UNHCR faces in Angola, celebrating the end of organised repatriation of Angolan refugees from abroad while discussing how to find a solution for Congolese refugees who have been in Angola for decades. -
Repatriation to Angola officially ends after 410,000 refugees go home
26 Mar 2007 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres will attend a ceremony hosted by Angola on Tuesday at which regional leaders will officially mark the successful conclusion of the largest repatriation of refugees in Africa this decade. -
Japan gives UNHCR US$2.5 million for repatriation and reintegration of Liberian refugees
20 Mar 2007 The government of Japan has donated US$2.5 million dollars to UNHCR for the agency's programmes aimed at the sustainable return of Liberian refugees from neighbouring Guinea. -
Angolan refugees boost agriculture for camp and their Zambian hosts
22 Feb 2007 Angolans relocated by UNHCR to the Mayukwayukwa refugee settlement are on their way to becoming self-sufficient and even producing surplus crops to help feed the local Zambian population. -
Dalaras ends West Africa trip with pledge to highlight refugees' cause
20 Feb 2007 Greek musician and singer George Dalaras wrapped up his first overseas visit as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador at the weekend with a pledge to raise awareness about the work of the refugee agency and the people it helps in Sierra Leone and Liberia.