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Kris Janowski - Media Relations
This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR website, www.unhcr.ch, which should also be checked for regular media updates on non-briefing days.

1) IRAQ REGION

Regionally, there are no reports of any substantial movements of Iraqi refugees across international borders.

In Iran, UNHCR and Iranian officials have agreed to continue preparations for a possible Iraqi refugee influx

Extract
SUDAN- First Group of Sudanese Evacuated from Iran Arrives in Khartoum - A group of 144 Sudanese nationals who yesterday was successfully evacuated by IOM staff from No Man's Land on the Iran-Iraq border, arrived safely last night in Khartoum.

The group, which included 109 adults, 28 children and 7 infants, boarded an IOM-chartered Mahan Air plane in Kermanshah for the four hour flight to Khartoum

An IOM medical officer, Dr. Kliyinko accompanied the group and reports that there were no major health problems during the flight apart from children suffering from airsickness.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 31 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency and the governments of Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have agreed on a plan to repatriate more than 163,000 Angolan refugees from the DRC in a major operation set to begin in May this year.
The agreement, reached by the three parties at a two-day meeting in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa on March 28-29, follows a similar tripartite meeting held two weeks ago in the Zambian capital, Lusaka. The Lusaka meeting finalised plans for the return of more

UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE GENEVA
HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY ROSS MOUNTAIN,
UN ASSISTANT EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR,
HELD AT THE PALAIS DES NATIONS ON 31 MARCH 2003

Ross Mountain, Assistant Emergency Relief Coordinator of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), gave a press conference today in Geneva, in the wake of the launch on Friday, 28 March at United Nations Headquarters in New York of the flash appeal of the United Nations system for humanitarian assistance

Highlights
The growing presence of US troops in the area and the heavy air attacks on GOI positions close to the dividing line with Erbil has raised tensions in the city. Dahuk remains calm and the recovery of the market is ongoing. There are fears that the tension level may rise given ongoing political developments. Sulaymaniyah remains tense as a result of the conflict with Ansar al Islam, the bombardment of GOI positions near the dividing line and the entry of Kurdish peshmerga into GOI territory.

Rev. 1.2 (01/04/2003 - 0830GMT)
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY