Despite rumours, UN agency sees no big rise in crossings from Chechnya to Ingushetia

10 July 2001

Ingushetia-based staff from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have seen no significant increase in the number of people arriving in recent days from Chechnya, the Russian Federation, despite rumours of large numbers of people on the move.

UN agency seeks urgent funds to avert looming food crisis in Chechnya

14 May 2001

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today urgently appealed for funding to avert a potential food crisis in the northern Caucasus, particularly Chechnya, after a severe shortfall in donations forced the agency to drastically scale back its aid distributions despite severely deteriorating conditions in the region.