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The Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) program in Colombia has ended. OTI sought to facilitate and accelerate the peace process at the national level, and to build stability and cooperation at the community level. OTI accomplished this by opening lines of communication and fostering dialogue among the government, civil society, and neglected

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The Office of Transition Initiatives in Indonesia seeks to assist, accelerate, and secure the process of reform and democratization in this enormous island nation. Following thirty years of corrupt autocracy under former President Suharto, Indonesia inaugurated the first freely elected government in the country's history in 1999. This milestone, while very positive, unleashed social, economic, and religious

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USAID/OTI's initial Afghanistan program goal is to support USG and international humanitarian assistance efforts. Responding to rapidly unfolding events in Afghanistan, OTI designed a program to support the development of relevant and timely information on humanitarian assistance for the Afghan population, particularly IDPs and other vulnerable

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In response to the crisis in Macedonia, USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) began implementing, in October 2001, a program to mitigate conflict through the development of more participatory, inclusive institutions, both formal and informal. The Macedonia Confidence Building Initiative (CBI) assists in reducing conflict by bringing together

• 150,000 displaced Chechens remain in Ingushetia
• Insecurity: major barrier for the return to Chechnya
• 22 per cent of Appeal remains unfunded

Thousands of people remain displaced

The populations affected by the Chechnya conflict are facing their third winter away from home, often in tents and in very difficult circumstances. About 150,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Chechnya are still present in Ingushetia, spread amongst hosting

1. The Government of the Republic of Korea will donate one million dollars' worth of humanitarian aid for Afghan refugees through the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) with regard to the recent crisis in Afghanistan.

The emergency relief aid includes winter underwears, socks, arctic boots, winter jackets, sleeping bags, blankets and etc. Considering the urgent situation of the refugees in this cold winter season, the Korean Government chartered an airplane from the Korean

The European Commission has earmarked a further €7.5 million to cover the priority humanitarian needs of the population affected by the Chechnya conflict. Following up on earlier decisions focusing on the winter needs of victims, this allocation extends the assistance into next spring. The main aim is to continue providing essential support to internally displaced people (IDPs) and other vulnerable groups in Chechnya itself and to IDPs in neighbouring republics. Channelled through the Humanitarian