06.05.99

SECURITY SITUATION

According to all the daily newspapers, Macedonian Government, yesterday harshly announced that can’t hold pressure of refugees and hypocrisy of UNHCR and NATO, which are constantly threatening Macedonia, and in the same time, they not just don’t fulfill their duties for transferring refugees in other countries and financing of camps, but they boycott Macedonian products.

 

NUMBER OF REFUGEES

According to the daily newspapers Flaka and Nova Makedonija, in yesterday’s meeting of Macedonian Government, was said that, at this moment, the number of refugees is about 12% of total population of Macedonia.

According to the daily newspaper Dnevnik, the special representative of world organization for former Yugoslavia and Albania, Denis McNamara said that negotiations for transferring about 60.000 refugees from Macedonia to Albania are going on. According to McNamara in the last 24 hours, 20.000 refugees entered Macedonia. He also said that UNHCR, would provide more than 1 million US dollars for Ministry of Interior, as help in registering refugees.

According to the daily newspaper Dnevnik, the Italian Government the day before yesterday decided to accept 10.000 kosovar refugees from Macedonia.

According to all the daily newspapers, 11.070 refugees crossed Macedonian border between the day before yesterday and yesterday. 1.463 of them tried to enter Macedonia illegally. Yesterday until afternoon, 931 refugees have been transferred using airlift. In nine camps in Macedonia, 103.800 refugees have been settled. In the meeting of government’s Crisis stuff, was said that Macedonia would not built any more camps. Building the camp Cegrane 2 and extension of Blace and Senokose, is the last thing that Macedonian government is doing in her territory.

According to all the daily newspapers, first group of 453 refugees has been transferred to USA.

According to the daily newspaper Vecer, up to now, 26.000 refugees have been transferred from Macedonia to other countries.

CAMPS

According to the daily newspaper Vecer, camps Stenkovec 1 and 2 are overcrowded. 3.000 tents have been pitched in that camp. The life is going without bigger problems, although the lines of people waiting for water are very long. At this moment the situation with health of refugees is under control and there are no coetaneous malady or contagious diseases.

According to the daily newspaper Nova Makedonija, camp Stenkovec 1 is overcrowded and there are no more vacant places, while the new tents are pitched between existing tents. In camp Neprosteno 6.192 refugees have been registered.

According to the daily newspaper Flaka, the conditions of life in camp Neprosteno are very difficult. Some refugees say that some days they can’t obtain their daily portion.

 

SUPPORT

According to all the daily newspapers, donators from the Donators conference in Paris, gave Macedonia 252 million US dollars

According to the daily newspaper Nova Makedonija, up to 30 April, Macedonia got 17.722 tones of humanitarian aid for refugees (clothes, blankets, and tents), valuable to 16.249.000 US dollars.

According to the daily newspaper Flaka, despite the humanitarian aids, HO "El Hilal" in Tetovo have provided 30 barbers, 30-watchman etc. in camp Neprosteno. 10 truck with food and drugs arrived yesterday in Tetovo for this HO.

According to the daily newspaper Flaka, HO "Spike of goodness" in their branch in Tetovo, have settled 4.222 families and they have distributed 90 tones of food for refugees.