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Rwandan refugees integrated into local villages

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    Some 2,500 Rwandan refugees have been integrated into the town of
    Loukolela and 16 villages of northern Congo, a UNHCR spokesman told IRIN on Wednesday. The refugees arrived in the country in 1997 and had been staying in the Loukolela refugee camp, which was officially closed last month, the spokesman said. As part of the integration programme, the Rwandans have received seeds and tools, basic shelter materials and other assistance. Land has been provided by local authorities. UNHCR has also helped improve local infrastructure, including constructing school
    buildings, in the communities where the refugees have integrated, he added.

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