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Over 370,000 East Timorese have seen their homes destroyed and they now face the rainy season with no protection from the elements. Over 370,000 East Timorese have seen their homes destroyed and they now face the rainy season with no…

DA NANG, VIETNAM-Following torrential rains in seven provinces of central Vietnam last week, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is providing food to many of those still affected by severe flooding. ADRA personnel are finishing the distribution of 10 tons…

Foreword As they enter their twenty-first year of conflict, the people of Afghanistan are faced with a bleak reality. The peace process has collapsed, and external support to warring parties continues unabated. Violent bouts of fighting between the Taliban and…

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…

Following the deployment of InterFET (International Forces to East Timor), security tensions in the eastern sector are relatively low, but remain higher in the west and in Dili. The first large-scale return of 1500 refugees to East Timor took place…

CNRT: The Humanitarian Coordinator a.i., accompanied by the Deputy to the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the heads of UN Agencies and ICRC, met today for four hours with the President of the CNRT, Mr. Xanana Gusmao in Aileu.…

Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) performance Secretariat of the Japan Disaster Relief Team The following is a report on emergency relief (provision of supplies) to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 5:33 pm, November…

News Release No. 2000/100/EAP Canberra Contact: Lucy S. Oh 61-2-6270-1234 Melbourne Contact: Graham Barrett 61-3-9815-2832 Washington Contact: Peter Stephens 1-202-458-2281 East Timorese Technical Group Contact: Gabriela Carrascalao 0417-050-754 CANBERRA, November 18, 1999 - Up to US$300 million over the…

Four members of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan were robbed and beaten yesterday evening, a UN spokesman reported today. At around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, in Saighan, the four WFP staff members riding in the escort…

At a glance Militiamen attack a UNHCR convoy, injuring at least two refugees; UNHCR protests incident and urges Indonesian military to take immediate measures to stop harassment. Assault on refugees slows return movement with only about 1,000 crossing the border compared…