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UNHCR registers thousands of refugees from Central African Republic
12 Feb 2009 UNHCR helps the local Chadian authorities to register thousands of refugees from neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) and to assess their needs. -
Most Congolese refugees in Zambia tell UNHCR they want to go home
11 Feb 2009 A UNHCR exercise finds some 90 percent of Congolese refugees in two camps in northern Zambia are willing to return home. -
Number of returnees to South Sudan passes the 300,000 mark
10 Feb 2009 The number of refugee returns to South Sudan passes the 300,000 mark, including 142,000 assisted home by the UN refugee agency. -
Q&A: Jane Goodall's quest to empower refugee children
30 Jan 2009 Jane Goodall is best known for her study of chimpanzees in Tanzania, but the legendary British primatologist has also long been helping refugee children. -
Thousands flee attacks in Central African Republic; seek shelter in Chad
30 Jan 2009 UNHCR visits thousands of Central African Republic refugees sheltering in south-eastern Chad after fleeing attacks by rebel groups in recent weeks. -
Refugees evacuated from desert camp to safe haven in Romania
29 Jan 2009 A group of Sudanese refugees swap the heat and sand of Iraq for the cold of Romania as they shelter in a special transit centre awaiting resettlement. -
Sudanese local officials meet refugees in Uganda; urge them to return home
28 Jan 2009 UNHCR has been helping local Sudanese officials visit refugee camps in Uganda and other countries to talk to potential returnees about conditions back home. -
Congolese refugees flee to Sudan to escape Lord's Resistance Army
27 Jan 2009 Recent attacks by a rebel Ugandan group in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have driven thousands of Congolese to South Sudan. -
Q&A: Rose Mapendo draws on her traumatic life to help others
23 Jan 2009 Rose Mapendo, an ethnic Tutsi from eastern Congo, suffered greatly before reaching the United States and devoting her life to helping others.