refugees

Repatriation of Sudanese refugees

UN refugee agency launches repatriation airlifts to Angola, Southern Sudan

19 December 2006
Thousands of refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Central African Republic (CAR) are scheduled to be airlifted to their respective homes in Angola and Sudan in the coming months under United Nations repatriation programmes, the UN refugee agency reported today.
UNHCR chief António Guterres

UN High Commissioner for Refugees starts trip to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia

15 August 2006
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today started a six-day visit to the southern Caucasus, an area that is host to over 1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees.
South Sudanese refugees returning home

UN refugee agency begins repatriation of Sudanese in Central African Republic

2 February 2006
Refugees from Sudan have begun returning home from the Central African Republic (CAR) thanks to a new agreement signed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Governments of the two countries, the agency announced today.