Chechnya

Jan Egeland

Top UN relief official heads to Ukraine, Belarus after wrapping up trip to Russia

29 January 2004
The senior United Nations relief official is heading to Ukraine and Belarus today after wrapping up a five-day official visit to the Russian Federation, where he held high-level talks in Moscow and travelled to Chechnya and Ingushetia to observe the humanitarian situation in those republics.
Angelina Jolie

UN refugee agency ambassador Angelina Jolie documents visit to displaced Chechens

28 January 2004
Actress Angelina Jolie, a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has released a new online journal documenting her mission to the Russian Federation, where she met displaced Chechens as well as refugees in Moscow and North Ossetia.
Jan Egeland

UN ready to step up work in Chechnya, senior humanitarian envoy says

27 January 2004
The United Nations is ready to intensify its work in Chechnya as refugees increasingly return to the war-ravaged Russian republic, the senior UN official coordinating humanitarian assistance said today during a tour of the region.
Kofi Annan

Annan condemns train explosion in the Russian Federation

5 December 2003
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned this morning's explosion inside a commuter train in the Russian Federation, saying the attack appears to be "yet another act of terrorism."
Displaced Chechens in Ingush camp of Alina

UN refugee office to monitor closure of camp for Chechen refugees in Ingushetia

5 December 2003
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said today it would monitor the closure this year by the Russian Federation's Migration Service of a third camp in Ingushetia for Chechen refugees.
Displaced Chechens at camp in Sunzhenski district

UN agency concerned by increasing uncertainty for Chechens in Ingushetia

23 September 2003
The United Nations refugee agency today said it was concerned about a succession of events that have increased the uncertainty affecting around 1,000 displaced Chechens living in Ingushetia.
Angelina Jolie

Keep options open for displaced Chechens, urges UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

26 August 2003
Oscar®-award winning actress Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has concluded a four-day mission to the Russian Federation by calling for all options to be kept open for refugees who do not yet wish to return to Chechnya.

UN refugee agency deplores the treatment of displaced Chechens

18 August 2003
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has protested against the “unacceptable treatment” of displaced Chechens in Ingushetia, Russian Federation, as authorities there recently forced some refugees to relocate and live in decrepit buildings.

UNESCO, Russia to cooperate on education in Chechnya

13 March 2003
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Russian Federation are set to enter into an agreement to help restore the education system in Chechnya.

UN official welcomes release of Russian relief worker abducted in Chechnya

10 January 2003
The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today welcomed the release of the head of a Russian non-governmental organization who had been abducted last July while working in Chechnya.