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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. -
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. -
Q&A: A big mandate for UNHCR office in Georgia, including peace role
23 Mar 2007 Naveed Hussain has been the UN refugee agency's Representative in Georgia for the past three years. The UNHCR operations that he directs help uprooted people in areas controlled by the government as well as in two breakaway regions. He discusses his work. -
UNHCR resumes aid distribution to Chechens in Georgia
16 Aug 2002 The UN refugee agency starts distributing food in the Pankisi Gorge again after a two-week suspension. It also begins handing out refugee cards for the over 3,800 Chechens who recently re-registered with Georgian authorities. -
Insecurity forces UNHCR to suspend aid to Chechens in Georgia
2 Aug 2002 Advised by the Georgian authorities, the UN refugee agency temporarily suspends aid activities in the Pankisi Valley, leaving some 3,800 Chechen refugees with a few weeks' worth of supplies.