Ivory Coast/Liberia: Ivorian refugees start trickling home, says UNHCR

The flood of refugees fleeing Cote d’Ivoire into north-eastern Liberia since early November trickled to a halt for the first time last weekend, with a few even returning home as tension eased. UN officials in Cote d'Ivoire confirmed that small groups of refugees had returned home. The UNHCR said the arrival of the refugees had not caused problems with the local population. People were working side-by-side on farms and helping each other with child care.