Former Yugoslavia

Current Events and Information

• Islam and the Continuing Balkans Challenge

The Balkans as a collision between East and West: Like Afghanistan, Europe and the US apparently recognize that the solution is enlightened engagement, but will we keep up the effort?

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Regional Information

• The Balkans Regional Atlas

Select Highlighted Country Name on Map or Use Text Options Below.

[Bosnia political map] .................................. [Croatia political map]

[Serbia and Montenegro political map] ...... [The F.Y.R.O.M. political map]

• UT Austin Russian and Eastern European Info Center
• Yugoslavia Resources
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Republic of Croatia
• Road atlas of Croatia and Bosnia (sorry, appears to be off web)
• Macedonia
• People Finder (sorry, appears to be off web)
• Sarajevo Online (sorry, appears to be off web)
• Serbia-Montenegro (sorry, appears to be off web)
• Slovenia - best kept travel secret of Europe

Refugee-Related Links to United Nations and Other Agencies

• UN High Commissioner for Refugees

• UNHCR's RefWorld Databases

• UNHCR Newswire

• Photos depicting refugee life

• The Road to Refuge: A series presenting first-person accounts and documentaries of the challenges facing refugees all over our world.

• World Food Programme

• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

• UN Dept. of Humanitarian Affairs ReliefWeb

• Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

• Soros Foundations Network

• Marie Stopes International

• International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)

• International Rescue Committee

• List of International Service Agency Member Societies

• List of agencies providing aid after the terrorist attack on American

Personal links

• Ulla-Britt Englund, UNHCR radio operator
• Comments to Larry Ledlow