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UNHCR updates regional emergency plan in midst of Ivorian turmoil
29 Oct 2002 Besides helping displaced refugees in Côte d'Ivoire, the UN refugee agency has deployed staff to neighbouring countries to assist fleeing refugees and will soon set up a regional stockpile for 20,000 people. Meanwhile, some 40 Sierra Leonean refugees in Abidjan are set to fly home. -
Fresh fighting in Liberia drives 3,000 into Sierra Leone
7 Oct 2002 Thousands have fled Kolahun in Liberia for safety in neighbouring Sierra Leone; UNHCR rushes to move them away from the border and to care for the vulnerable cases among them. -
More Sierra Leonean refugees set to fly home from Nigeria
3 Sep 2002 A second group of Sierra Leoneans have been moved from their Nigerian camp in preparation for the airlift home. Some 270 have signed up for the voluntary repatriation, which is set to be completed in late September. -
Feature: The good women of Sierra Leone
18 Aug 2002 Two refugee women cross paths amid the civil wars in West Africa. One fled from Liberia to Sierra Leone, the other is returning to Sierra Leone from Liberia, but both share similar stories of suffering and survival. -
Sierra Leone marks end of important chapter in returnee history
9 Aug 2002 The last of the Sierra Leonean refugees who had returned from Guinea and been resettled temporarily in host communities in Sierra Leone, have finally gone home this week. Meanwhile, sea repatriation from Liberia continues. -
UNHCR starts boat returns for Sierra Leonean refugees in Liberia
22 Jul 2002 More than 300 Sierra Leonean refugees have left Liberia, with a total of 4,500 registered to leave in twice-weekly sea movements. UNHCR fears thousands more could be trapped amid the fighting. -
UNHCR rushes to cope with Liberian exodus to Sierra Leone
27 Jun 2002 Some 6,600 people from Liberia have arrived through the Gendema border crossing in Sierra Leone in recent days. Many more are coming through unofficial border points, putting a strain on existing camps and waystations. -
Influx into Sierra Leone continues; new arrivals moved inland
25 Jun 2002 UNHCR intensifies efforts to relocate over 5,500 Liberian refugees and Sierra Leonean returnees who have arrived after last week's attack on Liberia's Sinje camp. Arrivals from other parts of Liberia have also been reported. -
Refugee camps threatened by fighting in Liberia
27 May 2002 Sinje camps harassed by militia, while blocked roads between Sinje and the capital prevent UNHCR access and affect land repatriation to Sierra Leone.