Informes

There is a continuing need to return displaced people in West Timor to their communities of origin in East Timor, in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin. The safe and orderly return transportation of displaced people is…

U.S. "strongly supports" Indonesia's reforms Indonesia "is in the midst of a very remarkable transition to greater democracy after decades of authoritarian rule," Under Secretary of State Thomas Pickering said in a March 3 press conference in…

Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 3 March 2000 - Due to a severe drought in southern Afghanistan, the water table in Kandahar region has dropped to dangerously low levels. Although it has rained three times…

Dili, 2 March 2000 First Rapid Response Unit officers arrive to Dili An advance party of 15 Portuguese police officers from the UNTAET Civilian Police Rapid Response Unit arrived in Dili yesterday. The advance team is part of 120-strong Portuguese contingent of…

Returns: Please note that in our last situation report dated 29 Feb-1March, we incorrectly reported that 1,885 refugees had crossed spontaneously into the Ambeno enclave on 1 March. This figure is in fact a consolidated figure of ALL spontaneous returns…

Manila (dpa) - Disaster and relief officials braced on Thursday for more evacuations of people as mudslides threatened to choke river banks and bury low-lying areas at the foot of the erupting Mayon volcano in the eastern Philippines. Welfare officer…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0038 OCHA Situation Report No. 5 Mongolia - Snowstorms 2 March 2000 The Government of Mongolia requests International Assistance for Herders overwhelmed by devastating Snowstorms Background 1. A swathe of land stretching across a northwest to southeasterly strip of land in…

From WEEKLY NEWS 09/00 More than 50,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in Albay Province in the Philippines after Mount Mayon began erupting on 24 February. The volcano has erupted more than 20 times since and the authorities…

Experiences of ACF in Kabul city Claudine Prudhon is the head of the nutrition department in ACF HQ. Claudine is interested in improving the nutritional management of the under six month infants. The survey she writes about…

After a series of powerful explosions on 28 February, Mayon volcano in the Philippines became even more vigorous on 29 February, producing explosions which were described as stronger than the 1993 eruption (that event had killed some 70-80 people).…