EUROPE: Large-scale international aid continues to be provided in the Balkan countries, although a reduction in the number of beneficiaries in the Kosovo Province of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is underway, reflecting improvements in economic conditions. Displaced populations and host families in Ingushetia, as well as returnees to Chechnya continue to need considerable humanitarian assistance, including food aid, shelter, water and sanitation. In 1999/2000 the Russian Federation has received some 3 million tonnes of food aid.