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Rival ethnic groups smoke peace pipe in Liberia's Lofa county
20 Jul 2005 Returning from exile, the Lorma and Mandingo tribes of Lofa county are finding out that to begin a new life in the face of so much destruction, they must first reconcile their differences before they can rebuild their shattered lives and communities together. -
When going home is not an option: local integration in Guinea
20 Jul 2005 More than 97,000 Sierra Leonean refugees have gone home from Guinea with UNHCR assistance in the last few years, but 2,111 have decided to stay in their host country. UNHCR is working with the Guinean government to help them integrate into local society. -
More Liberians returning from western Côte d'Ivoire, reports UNHCR
19 Jul 2005 The pace of returns from Côte d'Ivoire to Liberia has risen sharply, with 5,100 returnees in the last four weeks compared to just 700 in the first five months of the year. Factors boosting repatriation include improved security and reception conditions in Liberia. -
Liberian returnee camp closes as inhabitants go home
13 Jul 2005 Perry Town returnee camp closed recently after all its inhabitants were helped home by UNHCR. It was the sixth camp to close as the pace of returns picks up amid improved security and rehabilitation in Liberia. -
Liberian returnees urge displaced compatriots to come home
7 Jul 2005 A UNHCR team visiting Liberia's areas of return this week spoke to returnees who said they were happy to be home and that conditions were improving. Houses were being rebuilt and services were up and running, but the shortage of trained workers has prompted a call for more returns. -
Liberian refugees rush home to register to vote
30 May 2005 Hundreds of Liberian refugees are returning home from neighbouring countries ahead of the June 4 deadline to register to vote in the October elections. -
Helping refugees flourish in Guinea
24 May 2005 Ivorian refugee Sory Cissé rose to the occasion when UNHCR and its partners gave him two sacks of flour to start a baking business at Nonah transit centre. He built his own oven and is now known as the camp baker. His is a success story UNHCR hopes to replicate among other refugees in Guinea. -
The short road home to Lofa county
26 Apr 2005 The UN refugee agency this week started repatriating Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone through a new route that will more than halve the travelling time to Lofa, Liberia's largest area of return. -
Refugees in Liberia receive ID cards
26 Apr 2005 The UN refugee agency has started issuing identity cards to refugees around Monrovia in a joint effort with the Liberian government to enhance the protection of refugees in the country.