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Ferry tale comes true for Liberians returning to Maryland county
10 Mar 2005 Two years after it was damaged in the Ivorian conflict, a ferry linking southern Côte d'Ivoire and south-eastern Liberia has been repaired and successfully tested as Liberian refugees gear up to repatriate to Maryland county in April. -
International Women's Day: 'Sweeping' changes in Côte d'Ivoire
8 Mar 2005 Celebrations in the refugee-hosting area of Guiglo in western Côte d'Ivoire saw men trading traditional roles with women. The men - refugees, local authorities and UNHCR staff - swept the city and held a cooking contest while the women played handball. -
Tensions in Côte d'Ivoire affect UNHCR refugee registration
3 Mar 2005 Refugees are expressing security fears and the U.N. refugee agency is temporarily limiting staff movements in western and northern Côte d'Ivoire following clashes earlier this week between pro-government militias and rebels near the western town of Man. -
Lubbers ends West African trip in Côte d'Ivoire
7 Feb 2005 UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers has called for a regional approach to disarmament in order to firmly stabilize the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, thereby allowing refugees to return in safety and dignity. -
Liberian refugees start coming home from Côte d'Ivoire
12 Jan 2005 The first land convoy bringing Liberian refugees from Côte d'Ivoire arrived home this week, bringing to about 6,000 the total number of Liberian refugees UNHCR has helped to come home in the past 15 months. -
Small groups of Ivorian refugees returning home, says UNHCR
29 Nov 2004 Small numbers of Ivorian refugees in Liberia have been returning home as tensions ease in Côte d'Ivoire. While the influx into Liberia has ground to a halt, the UN refugee agency and its partners continue to monitor and to provide assistance in the border areas. -
Ivorian influx doubles size of Liberian border town
24 Nov 2004 In the last two weeks, the population of Bimplay has more than doubled with the arrival of more than 3,000 Ivorian refugees. Although this has stretched local resources to the limit, it has not compromised the Liberian spirit of hospitality. -
Liberia faces low resources despite slowing Ivorian influx
22 Nov 2004 As refugees continue arriving from Côte d'Ivoire - albeit in smaller numbers - the local host community in Liberia is running out of food. This has prompted UN agencies and the Liberian government to include them in the distribution of relief items in the border area. -
Urgent need for water, security in Liberian-Ivorian border area
19 Nov 2004 Food and medicine are also in short supply for an estimated 13,000 people who have fled Côte d'Ivoire into eastern Liberia in the last two weeks. Poor infrastructure is hampering the delivery of assistance, which will likely have to be airlifted to the border area.