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The United Nations and the Indonesian government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, guaranteeing the right of East Timorese refugees to return to their homeland. A U-N humanitarian aid spokeswoman, Afia Ali, says a group of around 300 East Timorese…

The Government of Japan will dispatch from October 17 (Sun) to 22 (Fri) to Indonesia, including West Timor, a field study mission, comprising officials of the Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters of the Prime Minister's Office, the…

The scattered debris are the poignant reminders of a past life - odd shoes, tattered clothing, papers from the school's english lesson litter the village - blackened squares of land are often the only thing left to denote the…

LONDON, 14 October -- Every night, almost 800 million people in the developing world go to sleep hungry, reports the first edition of The State of Food Insecurity in the World, issued today by the Food and Agriculture Organization…

Security: East Timor security remains at UN Security Phase 3. Road movements were downgraded to a minimum of 2 vehicles and 2 staff on green routes. OCHA Jakarta reports that all UN agencies left Atambua today, due to the security…

Update on Displacement The United Nations is engaged in a race against time in trying to put out "the fires of displacement" in several areas. There is only about one month to go before weather renders certain areas of the…

The International Federation of Journalists, the world's largest organisation of journalists, today called on the Indonesian Government to arrest and bring to trial the Indonesian soldiers that are responsible for killing Dutch reporter Sander Thoenes. "This was a brutal and…

AT A GLANCE Agreement guaranteeing access signed with Indonesian government IOM and UNHCR operate first return flight from Jakarta Three-day humanitarian mission returns to Dili WEST TIMOR The planned land repatriation of around 100 Timorese from Atambua to East Timor has been postponed due…

IOM NEWS RELEASE (14 October 1999, No. 836) Geneva-New York - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have agreed to cooperate to facilitate the voluntary, safe and organized return of people displaced…

DILI, East Timor (Reuters) - A severe shortage of trucks in East Timor is complicating the international aid effort there and transport problems will soon be compounded by the onset of the rainy season, aid officials said Thursday. ''We do…