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The National Commission for Refugees (CNR) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced on Tuesday in Kinshasa that out of the expected number of 18,549 Congolese refugees residing in Zambia, 14,419 were repatriated to the DRC in 2009.

CNR pointed out that 12 more convoys will be organized from now till the end of the year to attain the expected figures.

Since the beginning of this operation of repatriating Congolese refugees from Zambia in 2007, 34,550 have returned to the DRC through Katanga province.

According to CNR, the DRC has taken measures to protect them and integrate them back into society. These actions are being undertaken by several partners, including the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), an NGO called Humanitarian Action for Africa and the German Technical Cooperation agency (GTZ).

1. • UN agency assisting thousands uprooted by insecurity in eastern DR Congo (January 26, 2010)
2. • Congo army reports 1,200 FDLR rebels killed since February (December 10, 2009)
3. • Real prospect of ending fighting in eastern DR Congo, says top UN envoy (October 16, 2009)
4. • Congolese "brutally deported" from Angola (October 6, 2009)
5. • Congo Ready to Settle Displaced People, Says Government Spokesman (September 10, 2009)
6. • At least 35,000 Congolese civilians displaced by fighting in South Kivu province (July 24, 2009)
7. • DR Congo, Rwanda and UNHCR discuss returns (April 17, 2009)
8. • Rwanda troops withdraw from Congo (February 25, 2009)
9. • DRC Refugees Continue to Cross Sudan South Border (February 17, 2009)
10. • Many Congolese Flee to Southern Sudan (February 10, 2009)
11. • First of thousands of refugees return to Equateur (April 29, 2005)

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