After the massive exodus of refugees from Kosovo began, the focus of operations shifted to the FYR of Macedonia and Albania, as well as Montenegro. To date, nearly 800,000 persons have fled Kosovo to neighboring countries. The sweeping ethnic cleansing and expulsions from Kosovo are continuing. Trains, buses and tractor wagons from Kosovo continue to offload refugees into neighboring areas. While no one has died of starvation and no epidemics have broken out, conditions in the camps remain poor.
Refugee camps are overcrowded, and sanitation facilities are still rudimentary.
Improvement of camp conditions, and especially of sanitation. is essential as summer begins.