UNHCR High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers highlighted the continued repatriation and reintegration efforts in Afghanistan, with 3 million refugees and displaced persons returning over the past two years. Positive developments were noted in Angola, Eritrea, and Liberia, despite growing insecurity for humanitarian workers worldwide, exemplified by attacks in Baghdad and Afghanistan. Lubbers emphasized the need for heightened security measures and discussed plans to strengthen UNHCR’s mandate, work, funding, and governance in 2004.
