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Refugees swarm the border with Uzbekistan on their way home to villages in Kyrgyzstan's south

UN refugee chief urges sustained support for Kyrgyzstan’s displaced

30 June 2010
The top United Nations refugee official today urged the international community not to forget the plight of the thousands of civilians uprooted by the recent violence in Kyrgyzstan, as he continued his visit to the Central Asian nation.
Thousands of civilians returning home to southern Kyrgyzstan from Uzbekistan despite not having any place to stay

UN issues warning on shelter as refugees return in large numbers to Kyrgyzstan

29 June 2010
Fewer than 400 of the estimated 100,000 refugees who fled when violence erupted in Kyrgyzstan nearly three weeks ago remain in Uzbekistan, the United Nations reported today, warning that that most of the returnees and the people who are internally displaced have no proper shelter after their homes were destroyed during the unrest.
Ethnic Uzbeks fleeing violence in Osh, at the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border village of Suratash.

UN welcomes smooth and peaceful conduct of Kyrgyz referendum

28 June 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his special envoy for Kyrgyzstan have welcomed the peaceful and orderly conduct of the constitutional referendum held yesterday in the Central Asian nation, noting the good turnout for the poll despite the recent violence.
UNHCR staff member interviews some of the returnees in the burned school in Tashlak district, Kyrgyzstan

Mass returns of civilians reported amid tense but improving situation in Kyrgyzstan – UN

25 June 2010
United Nations agencies today reported that the situation in Kyrgyzstan is relatively calm but still tense and that large numbers of those uprooted by the recent violence are returning to their homes, while adding that relief workers are still having difficulty reaching all those in need.
Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs

UN official warns Security Council that ethnic tensions remain high in Kyrgyzstan

24 June 2010
Ethnic tensions and rumours of impending violence persist in Kyrgyzstan, and refugees and displaced persons who have started to return home after the deadly clashes earlier this month must be given a guarantee of safety, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.
Workers get ready to unload tonnes of UNHCR relief items from a cargo aircraft at the airport in Osh

UN and partners step up emergency medical aid after ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan

23 June 2010
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners are stepping up emergency medical aid in Kyrgyzstan, where the UN warned of a larger and more intractable crisis unless relative calm is maintained and reconciliation efforts begin soon after recent ethnic violence targeting Uzbeks.
Uzbeks on a bus as it leaves Osh on 15 June 2010.

Despite security constraints, UN aid reaches thousands uprooted by Kyrgyz crisis

22 June 2010
Despite security concerns in southern Kyrgyzstan which are hampering aid delivery, United Nations agencies are reaching thousands of civilians uprooted by the recent violence with critical relief supplies.
Loading of emergency relief supplies to be airlifted to victims of the conflict in Kyrgyzstan who fled to Uzbekistan

In wake of crisis in Kyrgyzstan, UN agencies boost aid efforts

21 June 2010
United Nations aid agencies and partners are stepping up humanitarian efforts in Kyrgyzstan, where a planeload of emergency supplies arrived today to help some of the 300,000 people displaced by ethnic conflict, and in neighbouring Uzbekistan where thousands of refugees have fled the violence.
Uzbek women refugees on the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border.

UN asks for $71 million in relief appeal after ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan

18 June 2010
The United Nations today called for $71 million to assist hundreds of thousands of people affected by ethnic conflict in Kyrgyzstan, as the top UN official in Central Asia said an international security presence may be needed to calm tensions and prevent a fresh eruption of the deadly violence that rocked the country a week ago.
Kyrgyz soldiers transporting family to Osh, Kyrgyzstan, on 15 June 2010.

Number of civilians uprooted by Kyrgyz crisis on the rise – UN refugee agency

17 June 2010
Some 400,000 people have been uprooted by the violence that began in Kyrgyzstan last week, the United Nations refugee agency said today, citing figures provided by governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the ground.