Reports

Bonn, 8 September 1999 -- Some 500 district electoral officers and medical personnel fielded by the Bonn-based United Nations Volunteers programme ahead of East Timor's "popular consultation" ballot on 30 August are currently safe in Darwin, Australia, or have been…

By Tomi Soetjipto JAKARTA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia rejected on Wednesday international calls for early deployment of foreign peacekeepers in East Timor where the capital burned and more than 1,000 terrified refugees were holed up in the U.N. compound. Diplomatic…

Thousands fleeing terror in East Timor The escalation of violence and terror after last weeks referendum East Timor has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. Estimates of the number of people who have sought refuge in West Timor…

The United Nations, along with its non-governmental partners, is providing food to 30,000 households in Hazarajat, Afghanistan, as reports indicate that between 200,000 and 300,000 people in the area are facing hunger and poverty, the Office of the UN…

The Australian Council for Overseas Aid calls on all Australians who want to help East Timorese people to send money, not goods, to any of the following aid organisations. These organisations are standing ready to assist the people inside East…

Council members were briefed by the Secretary-General and Under-Secretary-General Sir Kieran Prendergast on the decision to withdraw UNAMET staff from East Timor if their safety could no longer be guaranteed, and by the President of the Security Council on…

JAKARTA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Nearly 60,000 refugees have fled East Timor to refugee camps in neighbouring parts of Indonesia, the official Antara news agency reported on Wednesday. Thousands have sought shelter across the border in West Timor or have…

The international aid agency World Vision is planning to position staff, supplies and equipment in Darwin, in response to the crisis in East Timor. The crisis has been declared by World Vision as a category three emergency, which is its…

Preparations are underway in Darwin to accommodate thousands of East Timorese United Nations staff and their dependants. Northern Territory Government officials met representatives of the Red Cross and the Australian Defence Forces today to discuss the possible arrival of East…

Recent reports from those who have visited North Korea indicate that the food crisis has stabilized but the situation remains fragile. U.S. Representative Tony Hall, after a recent visit to North Korea, said "hunger still plagues the overwhelming majority of…