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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. -
Donors concerned about humanitarian needs in Georgia
7 Apr 2008 Representatives of key donor nations concerned about the "overwhelming" humanitarian needs of tens of thousands of displaced people in Georgia. -
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. -
Azerbaijan closes last of emergency camps
7 Feb 2008 Displaced Azerbaijanis face a more comfortable future after the government closes the last two emergency camps and moves IDPs into new housing. -
Irish athletes give sportswear, hope to refugees in Georgia
28 Dec 2007 Irish athletes on their way to next year's Beijing Olympic Games encourage refugees in the Caucasus. -
Housing project brings hope to refugees in Caucasus
17 Oct 2007 UNHCR has long been helping find shelter for people uprooted by conflict in the Caucasus, like disabled 77-year-old Arshako Gigkaev.