51.   The UNHCR has adopted a neutral policy on the issue of repatriation, assisting refugees only once they have crossed the border into Rwanda.

52.   They also appealed for unrestricted access for relief agency personnel and citizens willing to assist the refugees.

53.   UN troops in Rwanda were attempting to assist the refugees, the spokesman said.

54.   It was also assisting refugees from the fighting, who suffer from some of the worst poverty in the former Soviet Union.

55.   Japan will send a medical team to Rwanda to assist refugees there, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kozo Igarashi said Monday.

56.   Moreover, aid workers were only allowed to spend two hours in Biaro assisting refugees and they were prevented from travelling outside the camp, officially for security reasons.

57.   Sources said the rebels had given assurances that aid workers could return and assist the refugees, it added.

58.   The camp will be run by the Japanese personnel, including those who are working for non-governmental organisations assisting refugees in the region, the daily said.

59.   The bill permits Japanese defense personnel to perform search and rescue for combattants and non-combattants and assist refugees.

60.   The EU is the principal aid-giver to Rwanda, and has already granted about one billion dollars for operations to assist refugees.