Information Project

"RIC" - International Center for informations about refugees

Sarajevo,10 July, 1997 (AIM) - "R I C" was officially founded in December, 1996 in Sarajevo, but it started with it's activities few days ago. Mr. Andreas Kohlschutter, Director "RIC", pointed out that "Center will distribute all informations about refugees, gathered in a package, to the all Centers in Europe, which are engaged with this subject".

Mr. Faubert Carrol, Special Envoy UNHCR, informed that ICMPD (International Center for Migration Policy Development) Vienna is included in this project, so that the refugees will be in position to find the informations about their relatives, and other important details regarding their return.

The Center started cooperation with the similar Centers outside Europe, to make data bank as rich as possible. Mr. Carrol stated that they are waiting on establishment of PTT traffic between the entities, because both entity Ministers for Refugees were interested in Center's activities.(End)