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On 11-12 September 2014, UNHCR Belarus organized the visit of the representatives of the Embassies accredited in Belarus to Vitebsk. The visit was aimed at familiarization with the current situation of asylum-seekers and refugees residing in Belarus as well as the range of assistance the state authorities and non-governmental organizations provide to UNHCR persons of concern. The mission encompassed a meeting with Vitebsk Region state executive authorities and non-governmental organizations, visits to the Temporary Accommodation Center for asylum-seekers and the enterprises providing employment to asylum-seekers and refugees. The representatives of the Embassies of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the French Republic, the Republic of Latvia, Palestine, the Republic of Poland, the USA as well as the European Union Delegation to Belarus took part in the visit.