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To: robnhood who wrote (10936)	6/1/1999 8:36:00 PM
From: RavenCrazy	Respond to of 17770

Information posted June 1, 1999 by UNHCR News: In a sudden change in policy, the Serbian border police are only allowing people with valid papers to leave for the FYR of Macedonia. As a result of this new move, on Monday, Serbian police turned back 64 refugees who arrived at the Jazince border on a bus from Gnjilane and a family of seven. For a week last month, more than 30,000 people were brought to the border on trains and buses in a renewed wave of expulsions from Kosovo. Most of the 331 people who entered the FYR of Macedonia on Monday came through the mountain passes. Several dozen with valid papers were let in through the official crossings, including 16 who entered through the main immigration control at Blace. In some of the cases, UNHCR had to intervene before the refugees were allowed into Macedonian territory. The refugees from Gnjilane reported a significant increase in the harassment and expulsion of Kosovars, including the detention of young men and targeting of intellectuals. They said that 16 children wounded in an explosion this week were unable to get medical treatment. They said there were no Albanian doctors available and Serbians were refusing admission to Albanians in hospitals. They said hospitals were filled with wounded Serbian police and soldiers. They also reported food shortages and that Serbian shops were refusing to sell to Albanians. In a meeting with defense officials in Skopje, UNHCR reviewed operations in the FYR of Macedonia since refugee arrivals increased in April. UNHCR has spent the equivalent of $15 million in the country. The figure excludes food purchases by WFP, but includes payroll for local staff and the cost of other goods and services. It also includes $3.5 million paid to the government for the construction of camps. Meanwhile, work has begun at the new camp site at Vrapciste following an agreement with the Ministry of Urban Planning and Construction. Work will proceed in three phases. Initial construction will include camp roads and latrines and the setting up of water bladders and 50 tents. The camp is expected to hold up to 6,000 refugees.