Reports

Funding The government of Denmark has contributed $347,500 to the Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan. The Department for International Development (DFID) has given a grant of =FA700,000 for UN and NGO refugee assistance programmes for refugees in Iran. The funds are…

An unidentified illness has spread through several villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 50 people on 5 January alone, the Office of the United Nations Coordinator for Afghanistan reported today (click here to see report). Trapped in an inaccessible area of Darra Souf…

General: Under the leadership of WFP, humanitarian agencies confirmed today the decision to distribute food assistance on the basis of assessed need. Agencies will continue to provide general distributions to all areas that have not yet received a tranche of…

Introduction UNICEF continues extensive humanitarian work in the wake of the conflict that threatened to destroy the province of East Timor following free elections in which the province's people chose independence from Indonesia. UNICEF's efforts on behalf of children and women…

General: Assessments by WFP and World Vision confirm that serious malnutrition exists among some children in Lasaun and Atsabe. The majority of affected children are returnees from Atambua where malnutrition levels are increasing. Local officials report that approximately 30 children…

Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 21 January 2000 -- Deliveries of the first aid for displaced civilians in Darra Souf Afghanistan have now been completed, announced Michael Semple at the press briefing today in the Office…

Two UNDP-managed projects for rehabilitation and reconstruction in East Timor were announced in Dili this week by the United Nations Transitional Administrator, Sergio Vieira de Mello Mr. de Mello signed agreements for the repair of roads in Ermera District, and…

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues to serve thousands of those still living in West Timor, providing stable and dry shelters and much needed food as the rainy season increases health risks to the…

There is a continuing need to return up to 120,000 displaced persons 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…

Dili Office, East Timor Infectious Disease Surveillance & Epidemic Preparedness Unit Prepared by: Dr Jim Black Dr Sandra Chaves Introduction: This is the third report by the Infectious Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Preparedness Unit in Dili and it is the last one for Sandra, whose…