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Rebel raids in Uganda drive hundreds of Sudanese home
30 Apr 2004 More than 500 Sudanese refugees have crossed back into southern Sudan in fear of further attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda that have uprooted more than 25,000 Sudanese refugees. -
Rebel attacks force Ugandans and refugees to flee
23 Apr 2004 UNHCR is worried about the fate of thousands of refugees who have fled their settlements in the north of Uganda in recent weeks due to an increase in rebel attacks. -
Rwanda returns from Uganda cross 1,000
29 Mar 2004 Since the start of voluntary repatriation in January, some 1,100 Rwandan refugees have gone home from Uganda as the government in Kigali steps up efforts to welcome its refugees back. -
Groundbreaking refugee rights bill tabled in Uganda
25 Feb 2004 Parliamentarians in Uganda plan to take their country ahead of most other African states by proposing a model legislation that, once passed, would give the African continent one of its most advanced refugee protection laws. -
"Do-it-yourself" initiative gives Sudanese refugees a leg up
13 Feb 2004 For many of the 223,000 Sudanese refugees living in Uganda, the ability to quickly rebuild lives after repeated setbacks and establish working communities will be an important asset in making their dream of returning to Sudan a success once peace is established in their homeland. -
First group of Rwandan refugees set to return from Uganda
16 Jan 2004 UNHCR is starting its voluntary repatriation operation from Uganda to Rwanda next week, kicking off what is expected to be one of the last major movements of Rwandan returnees in the region. -
Feature: Refugees in Uganda move towards self-reliance
13 Oct 2003 Under the Self Reliance Strategy, refugees in Uganda have been allocated land to grow their own food, among other initiatives. This has made them less dependent on handouts, boosted their self-esteem and given them skills to rebuild their communities upon return. -
Sudanese refugees struggle to cope at new settlements in Uganda
3 Oct 2003 The UN refugee agency has run out of money to help thousands of Sudanese refugees displaced repeatedly by conflicts at home and in their host country, Uganda. Recently transferred to new settlements in northern Uganda, these refugees are in urgent need of water, mosquito nets, health care and education. -
Transfer of Sudanese between Ugandan camps now proceeding calmly
8 Sep 2003 More than half the 16,000 Sudanese refugees scheduled to be relocated from an overcrowded camp in western Uganda have now been successfully transported to new camps in the north of the country, after violent scenes marred the start of the government-run operation on September 1.