Reports

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…

This report includes: A) Burundi B) Tanzania C) Angola D) Djibouti E) Afghanistan F) Indonesia - East Timor. From Manuel Aranda da Silva, Chief, Technical Support Service. Available on the Internet on the WFP Home Page at http://www.wfp.org/ or by electronic mail…

Aid groups in East Timor are starting to make sustained deliveries of food and medicine to the territory's central mountain region. But, as Raphael Epstein reports from the town of Ainaro, there are still many places without an established military or…

OPERATION WARDEN AND OPERATION STABILISE The joint investigation into the border clash that occurred on Sunday 10th October is receiving good cooperation from INTERFET, TNI/POLRI, and UNAMET after Australia and Indonesia continued to disagree over the events. INTERFET continues to conduct…

East Timor USAID/OFDA Regional Advisor in Dili reports that there are bottlenecks of relief supplies entering Dili from Darwin. Priority for INTERFET assets and low capacity at the port in Dili, all contribute to the bottlenecks. According to International Committee of the…

Community Aid Abroad Oxfam Australia would like to thank all Australians who have generously donated to the East Timor Emergency Appeal. Community Aid Abroad's Executive Director, Jeremy Hobbs said, "We have been overwhelmed at the generosity of the Australian public. The…

Highlights Situation Update Field reports note high levels of malnutrition among children in Samjon county, Ryangang province with upto 54% children noted to be suffering from malnutrition at the county nursery. Visits to the county nursery, kindergarten, and paediatric hospitals revealed…

Please note that further to our report last night, it has been clarified that international staff from Atambua moved out yesterday afternoon to Kefa and in some cases Kupang as a precautionary measure rather than related to any particular…

Tropical storm Olga hit Kaesong area in DPR Korea in late July but now, nearly three months later, the 3,000 affected people remain in vulnerable situation. The International Federation has applied to ECHO for CHF238, 400 to rehabilitated 581…

OPERATION WARDEN AND OPERATION STABILISE The build up of forces (WESTFOR) in the western provences of East Timor is continuing, particularly in the vicinity of Raiulun (North West of East Timor), Maliana, Bobinara, Balibo and Suai. An advance party from…