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UNHCR staff return to Bissau

[Guinea] President Lansana Conte. UN DPI
President Lansana Conte.
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    Meanwhile, UNHCR staff returned to the capital, Bissau, in mid-March and have begun planning for the repatriation of refugees from four regional countries, UNHCR reported yesterday.

    Around 5,000 refugees fled to Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea and Senegal during the fighting last year between forces supporting Vieira and those loyal to former armed forces chief of staff General Ansumane Mani.

    UNHCR staff will also help resettle the estimated 150,000 internally displaced persons.

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