Reports

(U.S. assistance so far in the year 2000 totals about $80 million) The Department of State July 20 released the following updated fact sheet on U.S. Government humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people (begin fact sheet) The U.S. has long been involved…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0134 OCHA Situation Report No. 4 Pakistan - Drought 20 July 2000 Central and South Asia are currently suffering from severe drought. The countries most affected are Afghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. The disaster has also spread over Mongolia,…

Period covered: 27 June to 17 July 2000While there have been some delays in procurement due to the slow confirmation of several major outstanding pledges, it is expected that the Indonesian Red Cross (Pelang Merah Indonesia…

Islamabad (dpa) - The German government will provide 500,000 German marks (about 236,000 dollars) worth of immediate humanitarian assistance for drought-stricken people in impoverished Afghanistan, officials at the German embassy in Pakistan's capital Islamabad said on Thursday. Germany will financially support…

United Nations envoy today continued his efforts in Afghanistan to reverse an edict issued by the Taleban that would prevent women from working for UN and non-governmental relief organizations. UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan Erick de Mul met in Kabul…

Mr. Vice-President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. It is an honor and a pleasure for me to address this session of the Council today. On behalf of the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, I would like to extend to…

S/2000/712-A/55/150 General Assembly - Fifty-fifth session Security Council - Fifty-fifth year Item 112 of the provisional agenda* Promotion and protection of the rights of children I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 20 of Security Council resolution 1261…

JAKARTA (July 19) XINHUA - As many as 547 East Timorese refugees have died due to several reasons in their camps in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara Province from September 1999 until May 2000, a report reaching here said Wednesday. "Data…

I. THE SITUATION IN MALUKU In the last eighteen months, several thousand people have died and hundreds of thousands have become refugees Estimates of the number killed vary, with 3000 accepted by most groups as the low end of the…

The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) announced today that a team from the Indonesian Attorney General's Office had arrived in Dili to investigate criminal cases related to the September 1999 post-referendum violence in East Timor. According to…