As a result, with the consent of the High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR), the Refugee and Stateless Persons Assistance and Support Deaprtment (SAARA) introduced a repatriation programme for Ivorians living in the neighbouring countries. Table of disaggregated statistics of Ivorian refugees voluntarily repatriated through organized convoys on 31 December 2013. 0 - 4 years F M 5- 11 years 12 - 17 years F M F M 18 - 59 years F M GRAND TOTAL 60 + F 1987 1903 2213 2447 858 1060 3866 2482 333 Source : SAARA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. M 205 F M 9328 8147 Total 19473 According to recent statistics from the HCR, on 31 December 2014, out of 300,000 Ivorians who left Côte d’Ivoire following the post-electoral crisis, 241,188 had been able to return to the country through this programme. They were taken care of through reintegration. They were assisted to cultivate their farms which would eventually help them to be self-reliant. However, 58,812 are stiil refugees abroad and the breakdown is as follows : 38,631 in Liberia; 9,556 in Ghana; 6,493 in Guinea; 2,295 in Togo; 1,110 in Mali and 727 in other countries. The repatriation operations which were suspended because of the Ebola virus hemorrhagic fever disease, resumed on 19 March 2015 with regard to the Ivorian refugees living in Ghana and Togo. The resumption of the repatriation of Ivorian refugees living in Liberia was recommended at a meeting on 12 March 2015 by the Côte d’Ivoire-Liberia-HCR Tripartite Commission between the Ivorian Government, The Liberian Government , the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Mission and the refugees themselves. Specifically, 646 refugees have crossed the border since 18 December 2015, one and half years after the suspension due to the Ebola virus disease in Liberia. Furthermore, following incidents which led to the closure of the Nahibly camp, the internally-displaced population in the West of the country received donations from the Government in the form of food and nonfood items including financial support estimated at a total amount of 70 million CFA francs. Additionally, concerning the internally-displaced persons in the lagoon region, the Government has made substantial efforts by providing funds to the tune of 50 million CFA francs to pave the way for a vast operation to return to their homes, through synergies and collaborative actions with the humanitarian agencies. In order to provide assistance to refugees who have decided to go back to their countries, three major categories of action were undertaken. They include : - Support for the issuance of civil status documents by the national institutions : through the measures taken by SAARA, 2,247 civil status documents were issed for the target population out of a projected figure of 1 000. - establishment of a conducive social environment when the returnees arrive back home : the SAARA raised awareness among the refugees in particular through the distribution of 8663 flyers, production and display of 40 road banners in the localities, production and broadcast of a film on refugees, and dissemination of 63 messages in six (6) local radio stations, etc. - Ensuring an effective conduct of repatriation operations, particularly through the creation of a coordination committee comprising of State and humanitarian stakeholders, the establishment of a sub coordination committee to decide on the technical feasibility of measures to be taken and the organisation of missions of “Go and See” with the authorities of the host country . To date, the results of activities concerning Ivorian refugees are as follows: - more than 350 integration cards for vocational training and project financing have been sent to the Ministries concerned for sustainable solutions. 20