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ACT NOW FOR EAST TIMOR The following is a joint statement from national and international NGOs for the Tokyo meeting on East Timor East Timor: one chance to get it right "I walked four hours to vote for independence, I walked…

There is an urgent need to return East Timorese displaced from West Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia to their communities of origin in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin as quickly as possible. The safe and orderly…

The European Commission has approved humanitarian aid worth euro 1.2 million for victims of flooding in Vietnam, Cambodia and Tibet (China). The aid will be managed by the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) and will enable humanitarian organisations to…

QUANG NGAI, Vietnam - A flood victim in central Vietnam receives kitchen supplies and a blanket. In late October and early November heavy rains caused severe flooding in central Vietnam and Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) responded with $30,000 Cdn./$20,000 U.S.…

News Service 236/99 - AI INDEX: ASA 21/207/99 Human rights must be made the cornerstone of donor assistance to East Timor, Amnesty International said today on the eve of an international meeting in Tokyo arranged by the World Bank to…

After a fitful night's sleep in a still, damp hotel room, our small problems pale after we drive upriver from Hue to assess the flood damage. Just above a junction where two branches of the Perfume River feed together,…

COMMUNIQUE, Geneva, 14 December 1999 The Commission of Inquiry set up by the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the request of the Secretary-General, and pursuant to a decision of the Commission on Human Rights, to examine issues of respect…

WFP is facilitating the return of East Timorese now that security is beginning to return to troubled entity. WFP is also providing food rations to enable the displaced to concentrate fully on restoring their homes, farms and livelihoods. Under the…

Summary of Current Disaster Conditions in Vietnam 1. Situation Analysis of Storm No.10: At 07:00 on 15 December 1999 the centre of Storm No. 10 was situated at approximately 12.2o N latitude and 110.8o E longitude, 160 km east of the…

1. Situation Analysis of Storm No.10: Last night, a tropical depression strengthened to a storm, Storm No.10. At 04:00 on 15 December 1999 the centre of Storm No. 10 was situated at approximately 12.1o N latitude and 111.4o E longitude, 230…