BELGRADE, May 10 (Hina) - Ever since the escalation of conflicts in Macedonia, about 16,000 people fled the country to the Yugoslav province of Kosovo, and in the last few days 170 people sought refuge in southern Serbia, UNHCR
spokeswoman Maki Shinohara told today's news conference in Belgrade. The UN organisation for refugees, however, believes the number of refugees from Macedonia is by far greater because the aforementioned number only relates to people who voluntarily applied for assistance with local Red Cross organisations. Shinohara stressed the UNHCR also registered about 4,500 people internally displaced in Macedonia, but the number is also believed to be greater. Speaking about refugees who fled to Yugoslavia, the spokeswoman said more than 127,000 refugees' requests for citizenship have been granted this March. The UN organisation will, within the next ten days provide a report and final data about the recent
BELGRADE, May 10 (Hina) - Ever since the escalation of conflicts in
Macedonia, about 16,000 people fled the country to the Yugoslav
province of Kosovo, and in the last few days 170 people sought
refuge in southern Serbia, UNHCR spokeswoman Maki Shinohara told
today's news conference in Belgrade.
The UN organisation for refugees, however, believes the number of
refugees from Macedonia is by far greater because the
aforementioned number only relates to people who voluntarily
applied for assistance with local Red Cross organisations.
Shinohara stressed the UNHCR also registered about 4,500 people
internally displaced in Macedonia, but the number is also believed
to be greater.
Speaking about refugees who fled to Yugoslavia, the spokeswoman
said more than 127,000 refugees' requests for citizenship have been
granted this March.
The UN organisation will, within the next ten days provide a report
and final data about the recently completed list of Bosnian and
Croatian refugees, after, she said, the UNHCR completely checks the
documentation.
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