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Dalaras gets in tune with Liberian refugees on first field visit
16 Feb 2007 On his first field trip since becoming UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador last October, Greek singer George Dalaras visited Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone before sharing the experience of a lifetime - escorting them on the road home. -
Literacy programme opens up new opportunities for women in Liberia
11 Jan 2007 The Suakoko Women's Centre in Liberia's Bong County is playing an important role in the reintegration and empowerment of women. It runs several vocational courses, but demand is greatest for its adult literacy programme. -
Liberian spontaneous returnees take advantage of de-registration incentives
5 Jan 2007 Hundreds of former Liberian refugees who have returned spontaneously to their homeland since 2003 are taking advantage of a de-registration programme in which they turn in their refugee documentation in exchange for an assistance package. -
UNHCR closes refugee camp, gives assets to Zambia
21 Dec 2006 The UN refugee agency on Thursday handed over the facilities in Nangweshi Refugee Camp to the Zambian government, marking the formal end of a camp that had been established seven years ago to house Angolans fleeing their civil war. -
UNHCR starts repatriation of thousands of vulnerable Angolan refugees by air
19 Dec 2006 The UN refugee agency has launched a repatriation operation for some 12,700 vulnerable Angolan refugees from Bas Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first flight, carrying 53 refugees and sponsored by the Angolan government, took off from Kinshasa's Ndjili airport on Monday. -
UNHCR seeks support of Portuguese in Switzerland for Angola projects
22 Nov 2006 High Commissioner António Guterres, a former prime minister of Portugal, addressed representatives of Switzerland's 167,000-strong Portuguese community in an event designed to raise awareness of UNHCR's work around the world and raise funds for two projects in Angola. -
Urban returnees seek jobs in Liberia after passing computer course
17 Nov 2006 Liberia's recovery from years of civil war took another small step forward earlier this month when 69 former refugees proudly accepted certificates after completing a UNHCR-funded computer course in the capital Monrovia. -
Tripartite mission gives boost to repatriation of Angolans in Republic of Congo
2 Nov 2006 A recent visit by Angolan officials to the Republic of Congo has given a fillip to efforts to repatriate some 2,900 Angolan refugees. On Thursday, 65 refugees were flown to Luanda as part of the UNHCR repatriation programme, while another 200 will go home by convoy later this month. -
Angolan refugees choose repatriation or relocation as their camp in Zambia closes
19 Oct 2006 Nangweshi Refugee Camp, established during the last throes of the Angolan civil war, is steadily emptying as the 15,000 residents opt for either repatriation or relocation to a less isolated settlement that offers a better prospect for agricultural self-sufficiency.