Reports

Representatives James McGovern (Democrat of Massachusetts) and Chris Smith (Republican of New Jersey) introduced May 3 H.R. 4357, a bill that would forbid U.S. military cooperation with the Indonesian military while East Timorese continue to be hindered from returning to…

JAKARTA (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed by a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia's eastern islands and triggered a tsunami, a local military official said on Friday. ''The total death toll so far is 15,'' Lieutenant-Colonel Agus…

Returns: The total number of organised and spontaneous returns into East Timor from West Timor, other parts of Indonesia, Macau and Australia now stands at over 160,800 returns. On 3 May IOM provided secondary transportation for 17 persons to Viqueque,…

Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 5 May, 2000): "Achieving a cease-fire for National Immunisation Days against polio in Afghanistan was not easy, but it worked," said Dr. Mohammad Jama, Country Representative for the World Health Organisation…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2000/0089 Indonesia - Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 1 05 May 2000 1. A strong earthquake hit the eastern part of Sulawesi island and neighbouring small islands in Indonesia on 4 May 2000. According to the United States Geological…

The Disaster An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's eastern islands and triggered a tsunami at 12:21 pm (local time) on Thursday, 4 May. According to the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Centre, the quake…

On Thursday, 4 May, IOM transported 1,142 persons to the Afghan border - 673 persons were transported on board 18 IOM buses and six trucks from the Repatriation Centre in Mashhad. Another group of 469 was transported form the…

This is a near verbatim transcript of a media briefing by UNTAET Director of the Civil Service Department, Andrew Whitley, on the opening of the Civil Service Academy and the recommendation on the Timorese Deputies District Administrators. 5 May, 2000…

There is a continuing need to return displaced people in West Timor to their communities of origin in East Timor, in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin. The safe and orderly return transportation of displaced people is…

Executive Summary Livestock are Mongolia’s national treasure. They are also central to Mongolia’s economy and food security. This perhaps also explains partly the government’s policy to attain food security. Their protection is enshrined in the national constitution. According…