51.   Magallona said there was still no advisory from the Philippine embassy in Pakistan on the need to evacuate Filipino nationals in that country.

52.   Ministry spokesman Yegor Kharchenko told a briefing here that the Ukrainian government would look into the possibility of evacuating its nationals from the zone of conflict.

53.   Several countries began evacuating their nationals out of Albania last week after the insurrection there escalated and armed rebels moved in on the capital.

54.   South Korea has asked the United States to help evacuate its nationals from Liberia, where factional fighting entered its fifth day, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.

55.   The government had contingency plans to evacuate Belgian nationals if the situation worsened, he said.

56.   The minister said the Belgians could evacuate their nationals through diplomatic means or through civilian organsations that specialise in humanitarian operations.

57.   The Philippines has called on the IOM to help it evacuate its nationals to safety.