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Russian Federation

UNHCR News



  Easing the woes of refugees, asylum seekers in St. Petersburg
Source: UNHCR News Stories
Publish date: 29 Aug 2008 Filetype: HTML (5k)
  High Commissioner's mission to Georgia and the Russian Federation
Source: UNHCR Briefing Notes
Publish date: 22 Aug 2008 Filetype: HTML (4k)
  Guterres winds up four-day mission to Georgia and the Russian Federation
Source: UNHCR Press Releases
Publish date: 22 Aug 2008 Filetype: HTML (3k)
  Guterres ends mission to Georgia, Russian Federation with visit to South Ossetia
Source: UNHCR Press Releases
Publish date: 22 Aug 2008 Filetype: HTML (1k)
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UNHCR Operations



  UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Russian Federation
Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports
Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (134k)
  UNHCR Global Report 2007 - Russian Federation
Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports
Publish date: 1 Jun 2008 Filetype: PDF (365k)
  UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2006 - Russian Federation
Source: UNHCR Country Operations Plans
Publish date: 1 Sep 2005 Filetype: PDF (49k)
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Statistics



  2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Russian Federation
Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets
Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (26k)
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Funding



  Government of the Russian Federation – UNHCR donor profile and donor history
Source: UNHCR Donor Information
Publish date: 31 Aug 2008 Filetype: HTML (4k)

Background, Analysis and Policy



  Joint UNHCR/IOM assessment report of the CIS conference process (1996-2000)
Source: UNHCR Evaluation Reports
Publish date: 1 Jul 2000 Filetype: PDF (195k)
  The State of The World's Refugees 2000: Fifty Years of Humanitarian Action - Chapter 8: Displacement in the former Soviet region
Source: State of the World's Refugees
Publish date: 1 Jan 2000 Filetype: PDF (1375k)
  Refugees Magazine Issue 114 (Balkans) - Interview with Vincent Cochetel: "Why did I survive and other hostages didn’t?"
Source: Refugees Magazine
Publish date: 1 Mar 1999 Filetype: HTML (9k)
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UNHCR Maps



  Global Report 2005 - UNHCR in the Russian Federation
Source: UNHCR Maps
Publish date: 1 Jun 2006 Filetype: PDF (624k)
  Russian Federation : Ingushetia
Source: UNHCR Maps
Publish date: 4 Apr 2006 Filetype: PDF (127k)
  Russian Federation : Chechnya
Source: UNHCR Maps
Publish date: 4 Apr 2006 Filetype: PDF (146k)
  Russian Federation: North-Ossetia
Source: UNHCR Maps
Publish date: 4 Apr 2006 Filetype: PDF (138k)
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Key Indicators


Origin of major refugee arrivals during 2005 (10 largest movements)
Togo 39,100
Sudan 34,500
D.R. Congo 15,600
Somalia 13,600
Cen. Afr. Rep. 11,500
Iraq 10,500
Burundi 6,100
Bhutan 1,500
Rwanda 1,500
Russian Fed. 500

Source: Refugees By Numbers, 2006 edition.
Major internally displaced populations of concern to UNHCR (as at 1 Jan 2006)*
Colombia§ 2,000,000
Iraq 1,200,000
Sudan 841,900
Azerbaijan 578,500
Somalia 400,000
Sri Lanka 324,700
Serbia & Mont. 246,400
Liberia 237,800
Georgia 234,200
Bosnia & Herz. 182,700
Russian Fed. 170,500
Afghanistan 142,500

* Only IDPs who are protected or assisted by UNHCR. Most IDP populations are not covered by UNHCR and so are not reflected.
§ UNHCR estimate.
Source: Refugees By Numbers, 2006 edition.
 
 
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