Buduburam
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Buduburam is a former refugee camp and settlement located west of Accra, Ghana, along the Accra–Cape Coast Highway. It was established in 1990 by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to host Liberian refugees fleeing the First Liberian Civil War and Second Liberian Civil War. Refugee status for most residents formally ended in 2010 following the withdrawal of UNHCR services. In 2024, large-scale demolitions and repatriation efforts effectively ended its role as a refugee settlement.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Buduburam
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Former refugee camp
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Buduburam-refugee-camp.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Buduburam refugee camp, July 2005
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ghana
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ghana
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ghana
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Central Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gomoa East District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- refugee camp
- Country
- Ghana
- Located in
- Gomoa East District
- Continent
- Africa
- Image
- Buduburam-refugee-camp.jpg
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- Commons category
- Buduburam Refugee Camp
- inception
- 1990-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Closure and transition
- Voluntary repatriation
- In media
- Notable residents
- References
Buduburam is a former refugee camp and settlement located west of Accra, Ghana, along the Accra–Cape Coast Highway. It was established in 1990 by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to host Liberian refugees fleeing the First Liberian Civil War and Second Liberian Civil War. Refugee status for most residents formally ended in 2010 following the withdrawal of UNHCR services. In 2024, large-scale demolitions and repatriation efforts effectively ended its role as a refugee settlement.
== History == Buduburam was established in 1990 to accommodate Liberian refugees fleeing violence associated with the rise of Charles Taylor and the outbreak of civil war. The UNHCR and partner organizations initially provided humanitarian aid, shelter, and basic services.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buduburam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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