Another 20 million ethnic Russians still reside in other Republics. and many may seek to resettle in Russia in the months and years ahead. In addition. as many as 10 million people have been displaced in Russia alone as a result of economic upheaval and unemployment. In America. officials are still trying to rebuild housing to accommodate the refugees from the 1988 earthquake. Now they must find housing for refugees from violence. Armenian officials estimate that at current rates of construction. it will take 20 years to provide sufficient housing for the population. As a result. large groups of Armenian migrants are arriving in various parts of the former Soviet Union. including Moscow. as they seek desperately to find some way of sheltering and supporting their families. Important international initiatives are already under way by the Intergovernmental Organization for Migration. the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. and others. with the assistance of the United States. The International Red Cross is providing assistance to refugees in Armenia and Azerbaijan. IOM and others are providing technical assistance to the Russian Republic to enable officials to cope with migration in a fair and reasonable manner. And IOM hopes soon to expand its efforts to other republics.
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