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Expelled Congolese workers need humanitarian aid, urges senior UNHCR official
23 Apr 2004 Deputy High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin has appealed to aid agencies to work together to assist tens of thousands Congolese diamond miners expelled from Angola, and for the two governments to respect their basic rights. -
UNHCR concerned about Angolan refugees in DR Congo
22 Apr 2004 Sporadic attacks have been reported in Napassa refugee site, south of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Those responsible are a group of disgruntled Congolese diamond miners recently expelled from Angola in a government crackdown on irregular workers. -
Better security needed for Congolese returns, says senior UNHCR official
20 Apr 2004 On her first field trip with UNHCR, Deputy High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin is reviewing the agency's operations in the field and the prospects for repatriation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. -
Swiss agency helps UNHCR build homes in Montenegro
30 Dec 2003 The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has been working with UNHCR and authorities in Serbia and Montenegro since 1994 to build permanent homes for people uprooted by conflict in the former Yugoslavia. -
New agreement paves way for Angolans to return from South Africa
15 Dec 2003 The governments of South Africa, Angola and UNHCR have signed a tripartite agreement to help some 13,000 Angolans return home from South Africa. As one of the best-educated refugee groups in South Africa, the Angolans are expected to contribute to their country's rehabilitation. -
Pavarotti ferry helps refugees in Zambia stay afloat
12 Nov 2003 The UN refugee agency has handed over a ferry donated by Maestro Luciano Pavarotti to the Zambian government to carry supplies to thousands of Angolan refugees in Nangweshi camp and to their host community. -
UNHCR to suspend repatriation from Zambia to Angola amid rains
4 Nov 2003 The last return convoy of Angolan refugees in Zambia will take place next week before roads become completely impassable in the rainy season. However, organised returns from Namibia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo will continue to parts of Angola that are still accessible. -
New funds bring UNHCR closer to this year's Angola budget
31 Oct 2003 Japan has contributed an additional $1.8 million towards the UN refugee agency's 2003 budget for Angola, leaving a shortfall of more than $3 million in efforts to help Angolan refugees return and reintegrate at home. -
Angolan returns cross 40,000 mark despite obstacles and rains
28 Oct 2003 More than 40,000 Angolan refugees have gone home with UNHCR assistance since the start of organised repatriation in June. However, the onset of the rainy season in some parts of Angola, among other obstacles, has already caused the pace of returns to slow down.