Kosovo

Almost 660,000 refugees have returned to Kosovo, including some from third party asylum countries, a month after the deployment of NATO forces into the region. Refugee camps are gradually closing down as they empty. Approximately 395,000 refugees have returned from Albania alone since 15 June.

Many of the refugees who have returned so far have been able to establish at least one room in their home, with the help of the UNHCR, in which they can live through the coming Winter until further reconstruction can take place.

The majority of Alliance troops participating in the NATO-led peacekeeping force, KFOR, have now deployed, as have elements of the Russian contingent. Troops from other participating countries will arrive over the coming months.