Document #1049539

ReliefWeb

Transit site closes in Rwanda as last Burundians leave (UNHCR)

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6G3H3V?OpenDocument&rc=1&emid=SKAR-64FB9M

ecoi.net summary:
Gikonko transit site in southern Rwanda closed after a year of hosting hundreds of Burundian refugees; more than 1,200 refugees were repatriated to Burundi with UNHCR assistance, while 740 were transferred to Nyamure camp
Countries:
Burundi, Rwanda
Source:
ReliefWeb
Original link:
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6G3H3V?OpenDocument&rc=1&emid=SKAR-64FB9M
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
9 September 2005
Document ID:
1049539 (former ID 37953)

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