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UNHCR urges non-European countries to take Kosovo refugees as the refugee crisis in the FYR of Macedonia worsens

30 April 1999

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UNHCR seeks more help from governments and urges states to keep borders open as refugee crisis mounts

20 April 1999

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees chairs emergency meeting on Kosovo refugees

6 April 1999

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UNHCR urges the world to receive Kosovo refugees as exodus grows

4 April 1999

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UNHCR'S Ogata demands an end to expulsions as humanitarian crisis mounts

2 April 1999

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UNHCR's Ogata says civilians in Kosovo must be protected, urges open borders

26 March 1999

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Nigerian President-elect Obasanjo meets with High Commissioner for Refugees

25 March 1999

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Ogata says violence against civilians has surged around the world, urges stronger action

24 March 1999

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Ogata says situation deteriorating in Kosovo, urges action to avert disaster

11 March 1999

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International Women's Day: Ogata denounces violence against women, calls for more action to protect them

8 March 1999

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UNHCR welcomes the entry into force of the anti-personnel mines convention

1 March 1999

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UNHCR welcomes accession of Kazakhstan to the 1951 Refugee Convention

1 February 1999

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High Commissioner Filippo Grandi during an interview on the border between Moldova and Ukraine