Reports

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned the recent attacks against United Nations offices in Afghanistan and said the Taliban had the duty to ensure the security of UN staff. A spokesman for the Secretary-General said Mr. Annan was "distressed" about the…

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…

By Joanne Collins MANATUTU, East Timor (Reuters) - East Timorese independence leader Xanana Gusmao has launched another attack on the international effort to rebuild the ravaged territory, saying aid organizations were not co-operating with Timorese officials. Speaking at his hometown of…

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has recently been spared the droughts and severe flooding that plagued the country between 1995 and 1997, but its food supply situation remains extremely precarious. A recent FAO/World Food Programme food supply assessment mission to…

Vietnam - Month-long flooding in Vietnam has left at least 574 people dead. The rains have affected eight provinces, causing extensive property damage and leaving thousands homeless. With huge areas of farmland lost to the floods, the region may…

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today endorsed an international inquiry into alleged human rights violations in East Timor. The Council voted 27-10, with 11 abstentions, in support of a resolution by the Geneva-based UN Commission on Human…

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United Nations said Monday angry Afghans protesting at sanctions had set fire to a U.N. office in western Afghanistan and attacked its offices in several other towns. A U.N. statement in Islamabad said the office of the…

An experienced GOAL team of 5 ex-patriate staff and 10 local staff are currently based in Dili. GOAL will focus their efforts in Aleiu town. The team will renovate 2,000 houses for returning refugees. GOAL will also renovate the…

At a glance More than 8,000 refugees head home over the past three days, bringing to more than 64,000 the overall number of returnees. Around 360 Timorese boarded a ferry to East Timor at the start of UNHCR's repatriation program from a…

Highlights Low attendance rate of children at institutions FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment report findings published WFP's PRRO (Protracted Relief/Recovery Operation) launched WHO Mission in DPRK for Training in Nutrition UNICEF conducts a review of Nutrition Programme CAP Launch, Geneva, Switzerland Deputy Under Secretary…