Reports

EAST TIMOR General situation The wave of violence that has engulfed East Timor in recent weeks has had major implications on the delivery of humanitarian assistance. In Dili, although the entire town is now officially secure and free access is possible…

At a glance UNHCR operates three return flights to East Timor on Monday Mission finds militia intimidation in Atambua refugee sites Office opened in Baucau WEST TIMOR The repatriation by air of East Timorese from West Timor resumed with three flights to Dili today, Monday,…

Bishop Belo, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient for 1996 who returned to his home in Baucau last week, has called for more international pressure to secure the return of displaced persons back to East Timor. A UN exploratory team went…

MSF staff conducted health screenings of the first returnees of East Timorese who sheltered in West Timor during the recent violence. They arrived in Dili, East Timor on UNHCR repatriation flights. The returnees were brought to the Stadium in…

Prepared by the Dili Representative of the Humanitarian Coordinator. Dili, East Timor General Situation: The situation in Dili and in the eastern part has remained calm for the past 72 hours. Bishop Belo conducted a mass attended by a large congregation. Security…

MSF staffing in the region stands at 13 in Dili and another 15 in Baucau. Darwin, Australia maintains itself with three staff members coordinating MSF activities. MSF has moved its primary health care services in Baucau, East Timor, from an…

INTERFET continues to conduct operations aimed at improving the security situation in East Timor. Build up of forces in western regencies continues. INTERFET forces deployed in East Timor number about 5 100 of which there are more than 1 200…

The International Federation is seeking funding to help 3,000 people left destitute by floods and landslides which occurred recently in the wake of tropical Storm Olga. These people, whose homes and belongings were washed away by the floods, are…

INTERFET continues to conduct operations aimed at improving the security situation in East Timor. The build up of forces in western regencies continues. INTERFET forces deployed in East Timor number about 5 000 of which there are more than 1…

The Crisis in East Timor Background reading about the current crisis, Fall 1999. (Adapted from Keeping the Peace in an Age of Conflict: Debating the U.S. Role) Download a PDF version of Crisis in East Timor for viewing and printing from…