Reports

Médecins du Monde a étendu ses activité à l'enclave d'Oekussi, territoire est-timorais dans la partie occidentale de l'île. Lcactivité se concentre sur les nombreuses consultations médicales (plus de 100 par jours) ainsi que la réhabilitation de l'hôpital d'Oekussi. Par ailleurs,…

West Timor: The Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. returned to Dili this afternnon after meeting yesterday with Indonesian Vice-president, Megawati Sukarnoputri and Mr. Hamzah Haz, the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and Poverty Eradication which serves as the focal point in the…

Press Release SG/SM/7211 - 19991112 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the reported car rocket attacks and explosions on 12 November in Islamabad, Pakistan. He…

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…

Dili, 12 November 1999 -- "I'm very happy because this is something I am doing for my people," said Merce Petronela, a youthful nurse-midwife. She was looking tired, though, at the end of an evening vaccination session at a…

The wet season has now begun in East Timor, affecting both air and road mobility. The heavy rains have prioritised the need for stores to enable the continuing construction of camp accommodation. Due to the heavy rains, Interfet engineers…

East Timor To date, the World Food Program (WFP) has delivered 11,600 MT of food in East Timor, enough for three months. In the last month, WFP has distributed 3,000 MT of food in coordination with its non-governmental organization (NGO)…

Jakarta (dpa) - At least 294 displaced East Timorese have died since early October from diseases in refugee camps in Indonesian West Timor, and officials fear the death toll could rise further, the state-run Antara news agency reported Friday. The…

Dili Office, East Timor Infectious Disease Surveillance & Epidemic Preparedness Unit Introduction: This is the first formal report of the team. It outlines the plan of action for the first six months, activities of the team to date, describes progress towards epidemic…

MEDIA RELEASE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ALEXANDER DOWNER AA 70 12 November 1999 On behalf of the Australian people, the Australian Government wishes to convey its deepest sympathy to the Vietnamese Government over the loss of life and property…