Reports

The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) is preparing a campaign to raise awareness among the population of the tropical viral disease, dengue, which may have killed an international UNTAET worker last week in Dili. According to UNTAET…

Geneva, 28 February 2000 After some hours of silence since Sunday, another eruption occurred this afternoon (local time) and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has stressed that the eruption may continue for two to three months as…

Manila (dpa) - Disaster relief officials said Monday the number of villagers threatened by the eruption of Mayon volcano in the eastern Philippines may further rise if continuing heavy rains trigger ash and mudflows in the area. A total of…

20000225 Francesc Vendrell, the Secretary-General's Personal Representative and head of the Special Mission to Afghanistan, briefed correspondents at Headquarters this afternoon on his recent fact-finding trip to Afghanistan and neighbouring States. Mr. Vendrell explained that, in addition to travelling to Kabul to…

by Niurka Pineiro, IOM Spokesperson Timor: Increasing tensions delay family reunion TIMOR Summary - Due to the increased tension in Atambua, the UN/IOM-facilitated family reunion at Motaain scheduled for this coming Saturday 26 February will not take place. Security concerns on the…

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…

The Disaster Mount Mayon in Albay, Legazpi province, erupted yesterday, 24 February, throwing out huge lumps of fiery debris and red hot ash, and forcing the evacuation of about 30,000 people. Ash blanketed the immediate vicinity, where temperatures reached up…

Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 25 February 2000 -- The third Tripartite Repatriation Commission (TRC) meeting was held in Kabul on 23 February 2000 to review the repatriation of Afghan refugees. The first TRC gathering in…

Dili, 25 February 2000 First UNTAET death The UN flag was flown at half-mast in Dili today. A CivPol officer died today at a hospital in Darwin, Australia, after being admitted with possibly Dengue fever. The officer was evacuated to Australia on…

Period covered: 23 - 25 February 2000 In the face of continuing severe winter weather, the number of affected areas is growing and livestock deaths are climbing. Funds are urgently needed to purchase food and boots for…