Sudan News Agency (Khartoum)
1 June 2011
Khartoum — The Refugees Commissioner, Engineer. Abdulla Suleiman said the Commission is currently implementing a plan to return the Sudanese refugees from Chad and Egypt. The Commissioner said in press statements, Wednesday that considerable numbers of the Sudanese nationals stranded on the Sudanese-Chadian borders have started to return to West Darfur State, referring to the long-term plan which is expected to be implemented after signing of the agreement reached between Sudan, Chad and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) aimed at securing the voluntary repatriation for the Sudanese refugees resident in the 12,000 refugees camps which host 100,000 of the refugees in eastern Chad.
He affirmed the continuous efforts with the Egyptian authorities to sign the tripartite agreement for the return of the Sudanese refugees resident in Egypt, indicating to the Commission’s joint programs with the international organizations operating in the field to bring back the Sudanese refugees from different countries of the world.
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Refugees Commissioner – Commission Plans to Return Local Refugees From Chad and Egypt