Danish Refugee Council (DRC) established programs in North and South-Caucasus in the mid 90ties when wars and conflicts followed the dissolution of the former Soviet Union.

DRC began operating in Southern Caucasus in 1996. Since then the region has been the scene of a number of wars and conflicts – civil-war in Georgia, conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the influx of refugees from Chechnya and finally the conflict between Russia and Georgia in 2008.

The DRC began operating in Northern Caucasus in 1997 when the first Chechen war resulted in internal displacement and large numbers of refugees.

The humanitarian effort in Caucasus have included a variety of different initiatives aimed at both acute and long-term solutions to the problem of displacement –  such as emergency aid, reconstruction, micro-loans and supporting the civil institutions.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced have received help through DRC - but problems related to displacement remain a serious challenge in Caucasus. Both private companies and major international donors such as the UN and the EU are contributing to the important and ongoing humanitarian effort in Caucasus.