We recognize that access has not been universal, but we see that there has been some improvement. We are concerned about the continued reports of an artificial food shortage. We have publicly condemned any artificial food shortage and have asked Ambassador Hill to address this issue with Milosevic personally. We will continue to investigate this and other allegations until we have resolved them. We recognize the need for the immediate return of the IDPs to their homes in Kosovo.
Return is an unquestionable right of all displaced persons.
More immediately, return will facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid and will ensure that more people have shelter now and through the winter. Milosevic has promised to allow the return of IDPs and refugees to their homes, and we intend to hold him to this promise. We have developed an initiative that we hope will help get some IDPs home immediately, so they don't face a cold winter without shelter and food. We believe Malisevo and Mitrovica are promising areas of return. We encourage those NGOs who are here today to consider how they too can support an increased presence in these towns to promote return.