Côte d’Ivoire: More IDPs return as the peace process moves forward

Following the March 2007 Ouagadougou Peace Accord, some of Côte d’Ivoire’s internally displaced people (IDPs) have started to return home, either spontaneously or in a few cases assisted by the government and humanitarian agencies. Some tens of thousands of IDPs are believed to have returned, from over 700,000 counted in just five government controlled regions in 2005.