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Liberian refugees straining recovery efforts in war-damaged Sierra Leone

2002-169-4
7/1/2002
[Episcopal News Service]  The recent arrival of over 8,000 refugees from Liberia into eastern Sierra Leone is placing a serious strain on the recovery efforts of that war-damaged nation. It also comes at a difficult time, threatening to sidetrack efforts to reintegrate tens of thousands of repatriated Sierra Leonean refugees back into their home communities, according to a report by the U.S. Committee for Refugees (USCR.