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UNHCR steps up emergency response to crisis in Mali
7 Feb 2012 UNHCR flies tents to Nema in Mauritania, launching an aid airlift to countries hosting refugees from Mali. Trucks are also taking aid to influx areas. -
UNHCR resumes repatriation of Mauritanian refugees in Senegal
19 Oct 2010 UNHCR transports 121 Mauritanian refugees by vehicle and boat from Senegal to their homeland, resuming a stalled repatriation operation. -
UNHCR helps more than 10,000 Mauritanians return home
28 Apr 2009 The number of Mauritanian refugees helped home from Senegal with assistance from UNHCR after years in exile tops the 10,000 mark. -
Boost for the reintegration of Mauritanian returnees
26 Nov 2008 Mauritanian refugees receive good news as Mauritanian authorities move closer to granting national ID papers to returnees from countries like Senegal. -
Mauritania repatriation operation picks up with second convoy
14 Mar 2008 UNHCR conducts a second repatriation convoy for Mauritanian refugees in Senegal, stepping up the operation launched in January. -
First Mauritanian refugees return home after 20-year exile
29 Jan 2008 The UN refugee agency launches a repatriation operation for up to 24,000 Mauritanian refugees in Senegal. -
UNHCR to start repatriating Mauritanians from late January
18 Jan 2008 The UN refugee agency and the governments of Mauritania and Senegal have agreed to start repatriating some 24,000 Mauritanian refugees from January 28. -
UNHCR signs accord for repatriation of Mauritanians
13 Nov 2007 The UN refugee agency signs an agreement with Senegal and Mauritania that will pave the way for the repatriation of some 24,000 Mauritanians. -
UNHCR resources redeployed to Mauritania
16 Oct 2007 UNHCR resources are being redeployed to Mauritania from Liberia. The vehicles and aid will boost resources for the coming repatriation of Mauritanian refugees.