Saturday, June 19, 2010

UN has more than a million refugees during unrest in Kyrgyzstan


According to the UN, about 300 thousand refugees from Kyrgyzstan as a result of unrest in the south crossed into the territory of Uzbekistan, and more than 700 thousand people were forced to move inland.


Reported on Saturday portal AKI-press.

"765 million people were displaced and 300 thousand people moved to Uzbekistan" - said in a statement.

To help these people to agencies UN invited the donors more than $ 71 million

"These funds will be needed to assist one million displaced persons were forced to leave their homes and flee as a result of ethnic clashes last week in the south of Kyrgyzstan", - said in a statement.

Earlier today announced that the United Nations urgently appealed for assistance to collect Kyrgyzstan, which suffered from the disorder, 71 million dollars.

Also today, two transport aircraft Il-76 Russian Ministry of humanitarian aid for refugees from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan harbor.

In turn, Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake during a meeting with the head of an interim government on Saturday rose Otunbayevoyu saidThat the U.S. allocate Kyrgyzstan over $ 32 million to normalcy in the country.

For materials:
Interfax

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