Informes

12 - 25 June 2000 UNTAET considers alternative proposals for East Timor administration The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) has put forward two proposals to gradually hand over the reins of government to Timorese leaders. Speaking to a packed…

A press briefing following the East Timor Donor meetings on June 21-23 will be held in Lisbon. Event: Press conference on East Timor Donors' Meeting Time: 11.30 a.m. Date: Friday, June 23, 2000 Location: Centro Cultural de Bélem Praça do Império, Lisbon Speakers: Xanana…

USAID will donate up to $6 million to relieve suffering of the Afghan people as well as certain areas of India and Pakistan from persisting drought conditions. Up to $4 million in emergency drought relief will be made available…

Foreign Office Minister John Battle said: 'I am terribly concerned at the escalation of violence in Maluku, Indonesia. EU representatives called on the Indonesian Government on 12 June to remind them of their responsibility to maintain law and order and to…

Donors' Council Meeting Lisbon, Portugal 21-23 June 2000 Foreword In December 1999, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was appointed as an implementing agency for the Trust Fund for East Timor (TFET). ADB has now accepted the task of coordinating and managing TFET investments…

By Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello Special Representative of the Secretary-General Exmo. Senhor Ministro Jaime Gama, Caríssimo amigo Xanana Gusmao, Excelências, Senhoras e senhores, Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to the Government of Portugal for hosting this meeting at such an…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Quoted text from this briefing note may be attributed to the UNHCR spokesperson named below Ron Redmond 1. Drought in…

Extract from IOM Press Briefing Notes 23 June 2000 by Jean-Philippe Chauzy, IOM Spokesperson Timor - Returns on the increase despite camp intimidation International agencies, including IOM, who withdrew from the Kupang refugee camps last weekend following an attack on UNHCR staff, have…

Period covered: 8th April - 21st May 1999 The relief operation, which comprised relief aid to 10,000 families, restocking of emergency warehouses and community training in disaster preparedness, has been completed according to the intended plans and schedule. The context Exceptionally heavy rains…

By Hashem Mohmand The Afghan civil war continues, despite years of efforts to reach a peace agreement, and Afghanistan has become known as a leading producer of heroin and a haven for international terrorists. The UN's special envoy to Afghanistan,…