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First anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration on the eradication of statelessness
25 Feb 2016 Some 22,000 people acquired identity documents in West Africa in past year -
Malian refugees vote in second round of presidential elections
12 Aug 2013 The number of refugees participating rose sharply over the first round, hoping the election will lead to peace and a return home. -
UNHCR distributes biometric ID cards to refugees in Senegal
22 Oct 2012 UNHCR and the Senegalese government recently launched a campaign to provide biometric ID cards to some 19,000 refugees by year's end. -
UNHCR completes repatriation of more than 24,000 Mauritanians
27 Mar 2012 UNHCR chief Guterres took part in a ceremony to welcome home a group of 277 refugees. He also met Malian refugees who have crossed into Mauritania -
1 family torn apart: Parents reunite with children in Argentina
2 Nov 2011 On a cold night earlier this year, joy came back into Sané's life when he and his wife were reunited with their two eldest children after more than a decade. -
Repatriation for Mauritanian refugees resumes from Senegal
19 Oct 2010 -
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. -
Final phase of organized repatriation from Senegal to Mauritania begins
23 Oct 2009 -
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.