The Politics of Repatriation

The Tigrayan Refugee Repatriation 1985–1987

Bibliographic Data

ID12212776
AuthorsBarbara Hendrie (University College London, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume4
Issue2
Pages200-218
Publication date1991-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Refugee Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0951-6328 • E-ISSN: 1471-6925
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/jrs/4.2.200
OpenAlexW2018754295
LanguageEN
Citations received11

The paper examines the political and operational issues involved in the organized repatriation of some 200, 000 Tigrayan refugees from eastern Sudan to areas of northern Ethiopia controlled by the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF)- Due to the sensitivity of refugee returns to territories controlled by ‘non-recognized entities’, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) neither formally recognized nor actively supported the movement. In the absence of UNHCR's sanctioning of the repatriation, locally-based initiatives for support became problematic. The failure to provide adequate assistance to returnees, especially recovery inputs, had negative implications for food production in Tigray for this population over the next several years

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