Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Tanzania: UNHCR begins programme to resolve situation of 1972 Burundian refugees

from UNHCR via ReliefWeb

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres left here late Monday after meeting Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and launching a landmark two-year programme to end one of the world's most protracted refugee situations – the exile of some 218,000 Burundians who fled their country in 1972.

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