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12.01.2004
A number of international and non-governmental humanitarian organizations
may close their programs to help the Chechen population and refugees,
because their permits to work in the republic expire on April 1,
2004. Already now a Danish humanitarian organization is scaling
down its operation in the republic. Many organizations do not have
their offices in Chechnya, being based in the neighboring republic
of Ingushetia, which decreases the effectiveness of humanitarian
assistance. The most active humanitarian assistance is provided
by Germany's Karitas, which built a kindergarten, and the International
Committee of the Red Cross that helped build a bakery. Last November,
the United Nations and 20 non-governmental organizations urged the
international community to allocate some 62 million dollars in aid
for Chechnya in 2004. Half of the money is intended for food aid
to Chechen residents and refugees, while 18 million dollars will
be allocated for housing, education and health care. The 20 non-governmental
organizations that called for more aid for Chechnya included the
World Health Organization, the World Food Program, UNICEF, UNESCO
and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
(Agency Caucasus)
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