Reports

In a vote held on 7 October 1999, the German Bundestag approved by a large majority the Bundeswehr's (Germany's armed forces) participation in UN measures to be conducted within the framework of the International Force East Timor (INTERFRET). A…

MSF ex-pat staff in Dili has climbed to 16. Another 16 are based in Baucau, bringing ex-pat contingent to 32 throughout the country. From the Dili base, MSF is preparing for a measles vaccination campaign which is scheduled to start…

The UNHCR repatriation activity of East Timorese who sheltered in West Timor has continued after the first attempts to gauge the possibilities. Word of the flights has been spreading throughout the country and hundreds of refugees are arriving in Kupang hoping…

OPERATION STABILISE AND OPERATION WARDEN An Indonesian Task Force for Post Popular Consultation of East Timor has arrived in Dili to provide liaison between local Indonesian authorities, UNAMET and INTERFET, on issues such as the provision of immigration services and…

News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International * News Service 194/99 - AI INDEX: ASA 21/188/99 - 16 October 1999 Fifty Asian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), in a statement published in the Jakarta press today called on the Indonesian…

Amid ongoing tensions in East Timor, Oxfam International continues relief efforts to aid people affected by widespread violence that resulted when a majority of the East Timorese voted in September for independent status from Indonesia. Those surviving the violence…

Security Situation: Dili remains calm but is still considered to be at risk. The multinational force is conducting patrols near the town of Liquica looking for armed militia who moved into the area earlier this week. Filippino troops remain in Baucau but will…

This document is intended for public information purposes only. It is not an official UN document. At a glance Transit center approved for Kupang Two more flights to East Timor from Jakarta Dili market reopens WEST TIMOR With another three flights today, a total of 1,820…

Security: No major incidents have been reported over the past 24 hours. Further to the security report from West Timor yesterday, international staff from Atambua moved out to Kefa and Kupang as a precautionary measure in anticipation of possible difficulties…

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson announced today the composition of the international commission of inquiry that will look into possible violations of human rights and acts which may constitute breaches of international humanitarian law committed in…