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SUDAN-CHAD: Bombing blocks acc...

SUDAN-CHAD: Bombing blocks access to new refugees

africa » sudan
IRIN
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is warning that its teams in eastern Chad that have been providing assistance to 10,000 newly arrived refugees from...
unhcr, bombing, camp, refugees, explosions, border
KENYA-SUDAN: Clashes halt refu...

KENYA-SUDAN: Clashes halt refugee returns to Jonglei state

africa » kenya » nairobi
IRIN
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has temporarily halted the repatriation of Sudanese refugees to Jonglei state in the south where recent clashes have...
clashes, refugees, conflicts, attacks, UNHCR, fears
BURUNDI-TANZANIA: Thousands of...

BURUNDI-TANZANIA: Thousands of refugees still awaiting repatriation

africa » burundi » bujumbura
IRIN
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
At least 120,000 Burundian refugees have still to be repatriated from Tanzania, despite plans by the host government to close all refugee camps by...
refugees, camps, meeting, plans, repatriation, UNHCR, income, food
UNHCR Clarifies Refugee Doubts

UNHCR Clarifies Refugee Doubts

africa » gambia
The Point
Thursday, November 08, 2007
The Refugee Protection Officer at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned Sierra Leonean refugees intent on resettlement...
headlines, UNHCR, refugees, community, programme, policies, resettle
NAMs Sensitized On Protection ...

NAMs Sensitized On Protection of Refugees

africa » gambia » kololi
The Point
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Members of the National Assembly were on last Tuesday sensitized on the international protection of Refugees at a one-day forum organized by the...
events, refugees, protection, unhcr
DRC-UGANDA: More people flee f...

DRC-UGANDA: More people flee from North Kivu to Uganda

africa » uganda » kampala
IRIN
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Some 13,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo have crossed the border into Uganda – including 5,000 since 22 October – fleeing violence...
regional, refugees, people, bother, UNHCR, camp, population

NAMs sensitised on International Refugee Protection

africa » gambia » kololi
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) yesterday convened a one-day presentation on International Refugee Protection for members...
news, presentation, assembly, unhcr, government
DRC: Refugee repatriation from...

DRC: Refugee repatriation from Congo gathers pace

africa » dem rep congo » kinshasa
IRIN
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Some 16,000 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) citizens who fled their country during the 1997-2002 conflict to seek refuge in neighbouring Congo...
regional, refugees, conflict, refuge, destination, UNHCR
MAURITANIA-SENEGAL: Arrests ra...

MAURITANIA-SENEGAL: Arrests raise questions over safe return of Mauritanian refugees

africa » senegal » dakar
IRIN
Thursday, October 25, 2007
A group that claims to represent some of the 30,000 Mauritanian refugees living in Senegal says the recent arrest of some returnees is a sign that...
regional, arrests, refugees, CRMSSD, UNHCR, government
SOMALIA-YEMEN: Over 3,000 Soma...

SOMALIA-YEMEN: Over 3,000 Somalis living in harsh conditions, community leader says

asia » yemen » aden
IRIN
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Abu Bakr Hussein, 40, was among 100 Africans who crossed the Gulf of Aden by boat to reach Yemen on 8 October. “Each of us paid US$60 to the...
regional, harsh, smugglers, UN, UNHCR, conditions, refugees, health
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