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New bus line linking ethnic communities starts service in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
23 Oct 2001 The U.N. refugee agency Tuesday inaugurated a new bus line linking the ethnic Albanian village of Selce with the city of Tetovo as part of its effort to promote freedom of movement in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. -
Refugee returns to former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia remain slow
16 Oct 2001 Reflecting slow progress in the peace process, refugee returns from Kosovo to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia remain at less than 100 persons per day, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday. -
Refugee returns to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia remain at a trickle
12 Oct 2001 With confidence in the government's amnesty intentions low among former rebel soldiers, just 50 to 100 people are returning each day. -
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.