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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. -
Returns to FYR of Macedonia top 50,000, but fear and mistrust remain
14 Sep 2001 The total number of returns from Kosovo to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has topped 50,000. Refugees and displaced people still cite security concerns, however, and UNHCR has repeated its calls for international security arrangements once NATO troops finish their mission at the end of September. -
Prospects for peace in FYR of Macedonia draw refugees home
10 Sep 2001 Drawn home by the absence of fighting in Macedonia, more than 8,000 refugees have returned to FYR of Macedonia from Kosovo since a parliament vote on September 6 to consider more rights for ethnic Albanians. -
Renewed fighting causes concern
10 Aug 2001 The U.N. Refugee Agency has expressed alarm at the latest upsurge in fighting in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and at the almost daily kidnappings and other harassment of civilians. -
Greater efforts needed to reverse displacement
7 Aug 2001 High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers said greater international efforts were necessary to reverse a wave of displacement in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Though some villages remained tense, refugees continued to return to the country from Kosovo. -
More displaced civilians return from Kosovo
31 Jul 2001 The number of displaced civilians returning from Kosovo to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) increased significantly in the last few days. Many are going back to the reopened village of Aracinovo. -
Balkan confidence-building measures proposed
27 Jul 2001 The U.N. Refugee Agency has proposed a series of confidence-building measures to try to ease tensions in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The agency also undertook the first of a series of go-and-see visits for displaced persons in the disputed Tetovo area.