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Guinea joins UNHCR return operation to Liberia
15 Nov 2004 A first convoy of Liberian refugees left Guinea for their homes in Bong county last week, bringing to 1,280 the total number of Liberian returnees since UNHCR started facilitating repatriation from the region on October 1. -
Ivorian tensions, exodus could destabilise region, warns Lubbers
10 Nov 2004 UNHCR chief Ruud Lubbers has raised deep concern over the deteriorating situation in Côte d'Ivoire, which has driven at least 3,000 people into Liberia, a country itself emerging from 14 years of civil war. -
Hundreds of Ivorians flee potential clashes for Liberia
9 Nov 2004 The UN refugee agency and its partners are rushing emergency aid to eastern Liberia following the arrival of more than 1,300 refugees from Côte d'Ivoire. The influx continues as Ivorians flee amid fears of clashes between government and rebel troops. -
Guinea sees end of one return programme, start of another
30 Aug 2004 Now that UNHCR has ended return convoys to Sierra Leone, the agency and the Guinean government are helping the remaining Sierra Leonean refugees to integrate locally. At the same time, UNHCR has started a campaign to inform Liberian refugees in Guinea about their options for return, starting in October. -
A rough but happy journey home for Sierra Leonean refugees
7 Jun 2004 The journey from Guinea to Sierra Leone is rough, but returnees are keen to get home before UNHCR's organised repatriation programme finishes on 30 June. Over 10,000 refugees have now returned since repatriation from Guinea began in late January this year. Community schemes are underway to help them reintegrate. -
UNHCR resumes repatriation from Guinea to Sierra Leone
2 Dec 2003 After a three-month break over the rainy season, the UN refugee agency has started helping Sierra Leonean refugees in Guinea to go home again. It plans to help close to 1,000 return before the end of the year, ahead of more convoys and a gradual phase-out next year. -
Refugee band gets on soapbox in Guinea's camps
8 Oct 2003 Discovered in a Guinean camp, a Sierra Leonean refugee band has been entertaining fellow refugees with songs of hope and healing from its "Soda Soap" album, and encouraging them to help rebuild their country. -
Liberian refugees return home from Côte d'Ivoire
26 Sep 2003 An inter-agency mission to Zwedru in eastern Liberia found thousands of Liberian returnees from Côte d'Ivoire, citing fears of instability in their host country. The team also found 200 Ivorians, some of whom said they preferred to stay in the relatively calm Zwedru area for now. -
Renewed clashes prompt civilians to flee central Liberia
24 Sep 2003 Thousands of Liberians have been driven from their homes in Gbarnga town, Bong county, after fresh fighting broke out over the weekend. Meanwhile, UNHCR has sent a team into rebel-controlled Zwedru town in eastern Liberia to assess the situation for the first time in months.