Reports

30 September -- United Nations relief agencies today continued delivery of emergency supplies to thousands of East Timorese scattered throughout the territory as the capital braced for the return of up to 100,000 displaced persons. The UN High Commissioner for…

What do we want? - Economic Sanctions - International Arms Embargo - The IMF/World Bank - Rebuilding East Timor UK Government - Indonesian Government - United Nations - Last Word: Jubilee East Timor Scope: This paper outlines some of the medium…

Jakarta, 30 September 1999 - The United Nations Children's Fund has called upon the government of Indonesia to help create "a new atmosphere" in the province of West Timor, where more than 200,000 refugees from the neighboring East have…

Cameron W. Barr Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The Indonesian clergyman has reason to be circumspect. "This is a tense and suspicious situation," he says in a low voice. "Everyone suspects everybody else." In Kupang, a city filled…

The United Nations says overflights by helicopters have revealed that the western and southern parts of East Timor have been seriously devastated by pro-Jakarta militias. Spokesman David Wimhurst says investigations found that 60 to 70 per cent of the houses…

The United States will be providing $5.1 million in humanitarian assistance to victims of the recent violence in East Timor, Deputy State Department Spokesman James Foley announced September 29. "This contribution is part of a larger U.S. government response to the…

News Release No. 2000/060/EAP WASHINGTON, September 29, 1999 - The international community today expressed strong support for East Timor and endorsed a plan to jumpstart reconstruction and development assistance. The informal meeting, which took place during the World Bank's annual meetings,…

TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER THE HON JOHN HOWARD MP TELEVISION INTERVIEW WITH CNN SUBJECT: East Timor JOURNALIST: Prime Minister Howard, thanks very much for coming in today. PRIME MINISTER: It's a pleasure. JOURNALIST: Well, first off, why did Australia take such a strong lead in…

SN/175 General situation Certain areas of Dili, Dare and Bacau are under the control of the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) but much tension remains. Efforts are still underway to create the necessary environment throughout East Timor to reassure…

"We can be operational within hours and every day matters in saving a life," says Susanne Cristofani, R.N., Doctors Without Borders medical coordinator in Darwin, Australia, September 21, 1999. UPDATE - Wednesday, September 29, 1999: A team of fourteen international Doctors…