Page updated on 14/09/2009

Since the first Chechen War in 1994 the people of Chechnya have been suffering silently. There has been no recent population census of Chechnya but it is believed that there are now less than 600,000 Chechens remaining in the world and a large number of them are women, children and the elderly.

Many Chechens are now residing in neighbouring countries such as Ingushetia, Dagestan and Azerbaijan as refugees. In a recent visit to Azerbaijan by our representatives, the real facts regarding their plight and desperate situation was uncovered. There are over 3,500 official Chechen refugees in Azerbaijan, in need of food and shelter.

UWT has been very fortunate in having the oppurtunity to care for approximately 150 Chechen orphans for a few years.

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