translate English to French: That arrangement had not only reduced the cost of hosting the refugees, but had also helped the repatriation process significantly, since virtually all the refugees had been able to take home savings with which to rebuild their communities.
Cette disposition a non seulement permis de réduire le coût de leur accueil mais a aussi considérablement facilité les rapatriements, puisque pratiquement tous les réfugiés ont pu rapporter chez eux des économies, qui leur ont permis de refaire leur vie et de reconstituer leurs communautés.