Stenkovec / MACEDONIA ( RNN Corespondent ) August the 20th, 1999

This are the new information's of what happened yesterday 18.08.1999 in Stenkovec 2 (refugee camp) in Macedonia.

Group of 1029 Roma refugees who are accommodated in Stenkovec 2 organized a peaceful protest for the following needs

1. They need better approach of the International organizations that are in Stenkovec 2 .for ex. They need in Stenkovec 2 to have a Roma humanitarian aid workers. This information was presented to Mr. Robert Allen -camp
   manager of CARE International. The Roma told them that they are afraid of those 20 Albanians humanitarian workers. They can not be sure that those Albanians Humanitarian workers will give them something like a revenge. Mr. Robet Alen gave them a very naive answer: I can not let out of job someone who is just Albanian, this reasons are not and could not be acceptable. However, If you have some comments on their professional approach to you
   than please, write me and explain me that.
2. They asked the relevant factors what would be with them after this. What will be them in the future. Does USA think for them now. Where are the institutions to care for them now, to be with them, to be around them. In
   the context of this they wrote and showed the letter addressed to US Embassy in Macedonia, looking for the possibilities to have a meeting with US representatives.
3. In addition, they presented and the third point. They needed the International institutions to be aware for the best solution for them, to go in other countries or how they prefer to say in third country.

To the end, they told the final sentence WE NEED MORE ATTENTION TO BE PAID TO US.

Martin Demirovski