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The first batch of 500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and spontaneous returnees in Liberia have begun their journey home, kicking off a six-month United Nations drive to settle more than 260,000 people uprooted by a decade and a half of civil war in the West African country.
“A new day is upon us, where those who sought immediate shelter and refuge in Liberia ‘s capital – far away from their communities and livelihood – are ready to reclaim their lives and embark on the journey home,” top UN envoy Jacques Paul Klein said yesterday, flagging off the convoy of trucks carrying the returnees. Full Story>> |
UN begins six-month drive to return 260,000 displaced Liberians to their homes
