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UNHCR chief wraps up visit to Kyrgyzstan, urges support for reconciliation
1 Jul 2010 Victims of last month's violence from both the Uzbek and Kyrgyz communities speak of a common desire for peace as fear of further violence remains. -
UNHCR chief visits southern Kyrgyzstan, says further help needed
30 Jun 2010 UN refugee chief António Guterres cautions that many thousands of people are still displaced in Kyrgyzstan -
Large numbers of refugees returning to Kyrgyzstan need humanitarian aid
25 Jun 2010 As refugees return to southern Kyrgyzstan, UNHCR staff visit groups of returning refugees and displaced people near the southern towns of Osh and Jalal-Abad. -
A son's wedding feast goes to feed hundreds in southern Kyrgyzstan
24 Jun 2010 Many displaced families in Kyrgyzstan owe a debt to people like 60-year-old Mavludahon, who hosted and fed many of them for days in her village. -
UNHCR cautions that returns in Kyrgyzstan must be sustainable
23 Jun 2010 A sudden increase in returns in southern Kyrgyzstan prompts a warning that returns must be voluntary and in conditions of safety -
UNHCR starts aid distribution as number of refugees in Uzbekistan tops 100,000
22 Jun 2010 UNHCR begins distributing aid to more than 100,000 refugees sheltering in three Uzbekistan provinces after fleeing violence in southern Kyrgyzstan. -
Crisis in Kyrgyzstan leaves 300,000 internally displaced
17 Jun 2010 Violence in southern Kyrgyzstan has forced an estimated 300,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter elsewhere in the country. -
UNHCR airlifts first 80 tonnes of aid to Uzbekistan for refugees from Kyrgyzstan
16 Jun 2010 UNHCR begins airlifting aid to Uzbekistan for tens of thousands of people fleeing violence in southern Kyrgyzstan. The first two flights landed in Andijan. -
Ilyushin flight to start UNHCR aid airlift to Uzbekistan on Wednesday
15 Jun 2010 An Ilyushin cargo plane, carrying 40 tonnes of UNHCR relief supplies for refugees in southern Kyrgyzstan, set to leave Dubai for Uzbekistan.