Reports

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…

U.S. support for peacekeeping to continue with U.N. mission President Clinton issued a statement February 11 announcing that the United States will support the new United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in East Timor by having a small number of U.S. officers…

SRSG meets with Finnish parliamentary delegation Dili, 11 February 2000 SRSG Sergio Vieira de Mello met today with a Finnish parliamentary delegation, led by Ms Lisa Jaakonsaari, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Finland. In a statement…

Returns: On 10 February, 142 persons were transported from Atambua to Batugade with IOM chartered trucks. Another land convoy transported 249 persons from Betun to Suai. Secondary transportation was provided by IOM for persons travelling from the Dili Transit Centre…

Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 11 February 2000 -- The price of wheat in Kabul has increased almost 50% since October, said Michael Sackett at the press briefing today in the Office of the UN…

Appeal no. 01.35/99 - Period covered: 1 September - 31 December 1999 Post disaster programmes initiated after the Aitape tidal wave in 1998, including a water and sanitation project, a community health project, a nutrition assessment and the reinforcement of disaster…

The United States, working along with the international community, should continue to aid East Timor in building democracy and economic prosperity, says Stanley O. Roth, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. Roth outlined the major challenges…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0015Mongolia - Snowstorms OCHA Situation Report No. 110 February 2000 Situation and damage 1. Throughout January 2000 the southern and western provinces of Mongolia suffered from unusually severe blizzards and heavy snowstorms. According to data issued…

Dili, 10 February 2000 Today, in Dili, East Timorese NGOs, led by women's rights organisation called FOKUPERS, organized a workshop to discuss their role in the East Timorese society. Fifty people attended the event. Among them, representatives of CNRT ( National…

Statement by Charles E. Costello, Director, Democracy Program, The Carter Center To the Joint Hearing of the House and Senate "East Timor: A New Beginning?" February 10, 2000 Oral Summary Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to testify today…