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UNHCR teams enter Georgia-South Ossetia "buffer zone"
16 Sep 2008 UNHCR teams enter a buffer zone between South Ossetia and the Georgian town of Gori, which has been out of reach due to the security situation. -
Easing the woes of refugees, asylum seekers in St. Petersburg
29 Aug 2008 A look at the challenges and assistance offered in the city that hosts the second-largest concentration of refugees and asylum seekers in the Russian Federation. -
UNHCR chief arrives in Georgia; urges donors to help aid effort
19 Aug 2008 High Commissioner Guterres meets people uprooted by the recent fighting in and around South Ossetia and discusses the situation with Georgian officials. -
UNHCR secures safe passage for Georgians fearing further fighting
15 Aug 2008 More than 700 frightened residents of the remote Khodori Valley in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region were escorted to safety in a two-day operation mounted by UN refugee agency staff. This comes as UNHCR airlifts over 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Georgia. -
Second UNHCR airlift reaches Georgia; aid for 40,000 being distributed
15 Aug 2008 Sixty-six tonnes of relief items have reached Tbilisi from UNHCR's stockpiles in Dubai on two flights so far. Despite a carjacking incident involving two UNHCR vehicles, the agency continues to distribute aid to the neediest victims of South Ossetia conflict. Two airlifts are also expected to bring aid supplies to North Ossetia next week. -
First UNHCR airlift arrives in Georgia as uprooted numbers rise
12 Aug 2008 The UN refugee agency's first emergency flight reached Georgia this morning with 34 tonnes of urgent supplies for people affected by the South Ossetia conflict. An estimated 100,000 people have been uprooted by the fighting. -
UNHCR launching emergency humanitarian airlift in response to South Ossetia displacement
11 Aug 2008 The UN refugee agency is mounting an emergency airlift of relief supplies to bolster its stockpiles of humanitarian aid in the Caucasus region amid continuing concerns over the plight of civilians caught up in the South Ossetia conflict. High Commissioner António Guterres approved the release of $2 million from UNHCR's emergency reserve to cover possible new needs in the region. -
Barbara Hendricks highlights refugee issues at Hague concert
26 May 2008 UNHCR Honorary Lifetime Goodwill Ambassador Barbara Hendricks puts the spotlight on refugee issues at an annual jazz festival in The Hague. -
Chechen arrivals in Poland back to normal after surge
3 Apr 2008 A surge in the number of Chechen asylum seekers arriving in Poland has eased as people get the message that membership of the Schengen zone does not mean total freedom of movement within Europe.