The Governments of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire have commended the ongoing voluntary repatriation of thousands of Ivorian refugees from Liberia at a two-day meeting held at the Ministry of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, from 27-28 March.
Some 8,000 Ivorian refugees have repatriated from Liberia in less than three months this year and over 18,000 in 2013. The Tripartite Commission for the Voluntary Repatriation of Ivorian refugees, which comprises the Governments of Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia, as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), expressed satisfaction over the significant progress made in the implementation of the provisions contained in the Tripartite Agreement which was signed in August 2011 in Abidjan.
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