Reports

Secretariat of Japan Disaster Relief Team The following is a report on the shipment of emergency equipment in response to drought conditions in Pakistan (approved on Wednesday, June 21). The supplies from the JICA warehouse in the United Kingdom (44 12-man tents,…

Infectious Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Preparedness Unit, World Health Organization, Dili, East Timor, in collaboration with the Interim Health Authority, UNTAET (04/06/2000-10/06/2000) Important points: A preliminary report of two cases of acute flaccid paralysis from the Ermera district. Final results from the…

Funding To date, a total of US$85.8 million has been pledged/contributed to Afghanistan in 2000, out of which US$78.6 million is in response to the Appeal, representing 36% of the total (US$220.8 million) funds requested in the 2000 Appeal. Health Measles outbreak in…

By Tomi Soetjipto JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia has declared a civil emergency in the Moluccas, its fabled spice islands, following six days of clashes between Muslims and Christians, the national police chief said Monday. ''The civil emergency (in Moluccas) took effect…

By Terry Friel JAKARTA, June 26 (Reuters) - Eighteen months of brutal religious war have destroyed Indonesia's spice islands but such is the turmoil in the rest of the sprawling country that it is almost a side issue. The economy has…

Dili, 26 June 2000 FILES ON SERIOUS CRIMES HANDED OVER TO UNTAET The District Prosecutors for Dili, Baucau and Oecussi handed over the criminal files concerning investigations into so-called serious crimes to UNTAET's Department of Judicial Affairs today, in a ceremony in…

Period covered: 20 May - 1 September, 1999A violent cyclone on 20 May, 1999 affected over 600,000 people living along the Eastern coast line of Sindh Province. Over 82,000 houses were destroyed and nearly 68,000 were…

12 - 25 June 2000 UNTAET considers alternative proposals for East Timor administration The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) has put forward two proposals to gradually hand over the reins of government to Timorese leaders. Speaking to a packed…

USAID will donate up to $6 million to relieve suffering of the Afghan people as well as certain areas of India and Pakistan from persisting drought conditions. Up to $4 million in emergency drought relief will be made available…

A press briefing following the East Timor Donor meetings on June 21-23 will be held in Lisbon. Event: Press conference on East Timor Donors' Meeting Time: 11.30 a.m. Date: Friday, June 23, 2000 Location: Centro Cultural de Bélem Praça do Império, Lisbon Speakers: Xanana…