caucasus

Humanitarian progress in North Caucasus but concerns remain: UN

13 July 2006
United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working together in the impoverished and conflict-ridden North Caucasus region have made “significant progress” in protecting civilians and providing humanitarian relief over the past six months, according to a report issued today which also highlights the scale of the problems involved and continuing security concerns.

UN starts integration plan for refugees in Russia's North Caucasus republics

22 December 2004
The United Nations and its partners have launched a new project to facilitate the integration of displaced persons and refugees into host communities in the Russian Federation's North Caucasus republics by strengthening local economic development in a region where ethnic fighting has seen massacres and other attacks.

UNICEF to launch Caucasus peace programme after Russian school massacre

17 November 2004
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is launching a new programme to foster peace and tolerance across the troubled North Caucasus by promoting much-needed dialogue between youngsters from different ethnic groups and religions following September’s school massacre in southern Russia.