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Refugee returns to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia drop
9 Oct 2001 Uncertainty over the implementation of an August peace agreement has slowed the return of refugees to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. -
UNHCR assists returnees in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
2 Oct 2001 UNHCR teams distributed relief supplies in two mixed villages in the northern Tetovo region of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Monday as part of efforts to build confidence and promote returns to war-affected areas. -
UN High Commissioner for Refugees to visit Skopje
28 Sep 2001 High Commissioner Lubbers is to reaffirm UNHCR's commitment to the peace agreement during his one-day FYROM visit. -
Return to FYR of Macedonia slows as NATO mission nears end
25 Sep 2001 Returnee numbers are falling due to continuing worries about security once the NATO arms collection mission has ended. -
New bus service eases FYR of Macedonia checkpoint crossings
21 Sep 2001 UNHCR has established a bus line to ease travelling around the Tetovo region of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in response to complaints by ethnic Albanians and Macedonians of harassment at military checkpoints. -
Ethnic Macedonians return to majority Albanian area
18 Sep 2001 Displaced ethnic Macedonians have begun returning to predominantly ethnic Albanian villages, while returns from Kosovo of ethnic Albanian refugees have dropped off. -
Returns to FYR of Macedonia top 50,000, but fear and mistrust remain
14 Sep 2001 The total number of returns from Kosovo to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has topped 50,000. Refugees and displaced people still cite security concerns, however, and UNHCR has repeated its calls for international security arrangements once NATO troops finish their mission at the end of September. -
Prospects for peace in FYR of Macedonia draw refugees home
10 Sep 2001 Drawn home by the absence of fighting in Macedonia, more than 8,000 refugees have returned to FYR of Macedonia from Kosovo since a parliament vote on September 6 to consider more rights for ethnic Albanians. -
Renewed fighting causes concern
10 Aug 2001 The U.N. Refugee Agency has expressed alarm at the latest upsurge in fighting in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and at the almost daily kidnappings and other harassment of civilians.