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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. -
New ethnic separations in the Balkans
24 Jul 2001 Eric Morris, UNHCR's special envoy for the region, voices UNHCR's concern on reports that Macedonian Slavs are fleeing ethnic Albanian areas in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. -
UNHCR seeks humanitarian access to FYR of Macedonia war victims
17 Jul 2001 UNHCR is seeking humanitarian access to areas affected by the war in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as a first step toward aiding civilian victims and ensuring the return of refugees and displaced people as soon as possible. -
Fighting has displaced more than 100,000 ethnic Albanians and Macedonians
29 Jun 2001 Fighting in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has forced more than 100,000 people from their homes since February. -
FYR of Macedonia: civilian exodus eases, but tensions persist
26 Jun 2001 The flow of ethnic Albanians from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into Kosovo dropped sharply Monday, but aid officials are braced for more arrivals amid continuing tensions between ethnic communities.