Kosovo

With the NATO war campaign escalating in Kosovo, the plight of Albanian refugees continues to remain imperiled. According to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, the number of refugees is nearing 600,000, "Robinson said human-rights violations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had not ceased, and again urged responsible authorities there to work in concert with the international community to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict" (Refugee 1). Where the U.S. is concerned, refugee efforts are tied in to UN and NATO efforts to help stop abuses against the refugees. Some of these efforts are coordinate to offer aid and support to the refugees who are daily being forced from Kosovo or worse. Internationally coordinated efforts have been underway in this goal since June, 1998, when "The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) was set up at NATO HQ by the Allies and Partners. It has supported the UN High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) in relief efforts in Albania for refugees from Kosovo since its inauguration" (Humanitarian 1).

By all accounts of those involved in the conflict, save for Kosovo officials, there is a consensus that human rights violations have continued to occur against the refugees. Ethnic Albanians have continued to be forcibly displaced. There have been many incidents of widespread burning of homes, summary executions and various incidents at various locations from Morin

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