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Response to Ivorian Refugee Crisis in Liberia - Weekly Sitrep No 10: 2 - 8 April 2011

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HIGHLIGHTS AND SITUATIONAL OVERVIEW

UNHCR has registered a total of 131,862 Ivorian refugees in Liberia between the end of November 2010 and 8 April 2011. A total 43, 978 Ivorians have been individually registered, while 87,884 have been registered under an emergency regis-tration process that began on 24 February 2011.

From 6 to 8 April 2011, an estimated 9,500 Ivorian refugees crossed into Maryland County. This figure includes a total of 6,201 Ivorian refugees currently housed at a transit centre.

The arrival trend of refugees has slowed down following the mass influx on Wednesday, 6 April. However, more than one thousand Ivorians continue to cross over into Liberia per day.