| A temporary accommodation centre for asylum seekers was opened at the “Minsk” National Airport on 18 March 2004. It can lodge up to 12 people and will accommodate asylum seekers who arrive at the “Minsk” National Airport and the Minsk-1 airport. The centre was established with UNHCR assistance totaled at USD 45,000. This makes it the second accommodation centre for asylum seekers in the country, the first one was established in Vitebsk in 2002. A network of such centres is planned to be set up by UNHCR in 2004-2005 to further include the regions of Brest and Gomel. The required funding of USD 560,000 will be provided through the EU TACIS programme. | 
