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UNHCR helps Guinea ease the local integration of Liberian refugees
16 Aug 2007 UNHCR is working with Guinea and other countries in West Africa to ease the local integration of Liberian refugees who did not take part in the refugee agency's successful repatriation programme that ended recently. -
UNHCR ends Liberian operation after helping more than 100,000 go home
2 Jul 2007 A convoy of trucks carrying 798 refugees crossed the border from Sierra Leone at the weekend marking the end of the UN refugee agency's successful Liberian repatriation programme. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.