28.04.99

SECURITY SITUATION

According to all the daily newspapers, two hand bombs were thrown on Monday, about 23:45, from a slowly moving vehicle, at the entrance of NATO barracks in Kumanovo, where French soldiers are settled. Nobody was injured in the incident, and the explosions caused insignificant material damage.

NUMBER OF REFUGEES

The spokesman of UNHCR at a yesterday press conference said that, the work of the airlift is being intensified and that about 70.000 refugees will be transported. Also, according to UNHCR, 175.450 refugees arrived in Macedonia until now, while more than 78.600 of them are settled in the houses of Albanians in Macedonia. The rest of 58.200 refugees are settled in camps. Until now, 36.500 refugees are transferred from Macedonia.

According to Nova Makedonija, based on an information from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVR), 53.000 refugees are settled in Stenkovec 1 and 2, about 5.500 in Neprosteno, 2000 in Radusa and 1500 in Senokos.

According to Dnevnik, in the borderland of Blace a new influx of 3.000 refugees arrived yesterday. In Stenkovec 1 i 2 about 10 new tents were pitched yesterday, and 1.500 refugees were transferred.

According to all newspapers, 491 refugees were transferred yesterday using the airlift.

According to all newspapers and information from MVR, in the borderlands of Blace, Tabanovce and Jazince, 3.428 refugees entered and more then 494 tried to do it illegally.

According to Vecer, the spokesman of UNHCR at a press conference said that in Stenkovec 1, about 26.200 refugees are settled, while in Stenkovec 2, about 16.100 refugees are settled.

According to Nova Makedonija, it is the first time that more refugees (1652) had left Macedonia than that they have entered (1.430)

According to Makedonija Denes, in the borderland of Jazince, there were no refugees coming from FR of Yugoslavia.

According to Flaka, in Tetovo and its environs refugees are continuing to come. According to the Red Cross-Tetovo, in the last 24 hours, 500-600 refugees have arrived. In Tetovo and its environs, a total of 35.000 refugees are settled.

CAMPS

UNHCR declares that there are no more places in the camps and that camps will not be expanded. It is expected that the first refugees will start to arrive at the camp of Cegrane in Friday, at most.

SUPPORT

According to Makedonija Denes and Fakti, the day before yesterday in camp Stenkovec 990 children were vaccinated.

According to Fakti, HO "El Hilal", branch in Cair, is helping about 200 families, settled in this district.

According to Fakti, in HO "Spike of goodness" have been registered 9.500 families, with more than 63.000 members. In April, this organization distributed humanitarian aids in groceries and other materials for 49.000 persons.

According to Fakti, a branch of HO "El Hilal" was reestablished in Bitola for helping refugees settled in this area.

According to Fakti, HO "Mother Teresa" from Struga distributed 364 tones of humanitarian aids in the last 20 days.