Informes

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0026 Mongolia - Snowstorms OCHA Situation Report No. 4 23 February 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…

Nearly five months after an estimated 250,000 East Timorese fled, or were forcibly moved, to West Timor and other parts of Indonesia, Refugees International remains deeply concerned about their plight, especially the plight of those outside West Timor, and…

The International Force in East Timor (INTERFET) today officially transferred its military command of the territory to the United Nations, after which the Australia-led multinational force legally ceased to exist. At the handover ceremony in Dili, Sergio Vieira de Mello, the…

ROME -- The United Nations World Food Programme today sent 13 tons of food across Afghanistan front lines to stave off a severe food crisis for tens of thousands of people stranded in the remote and embattled Panjshir Valley. The…

Since militias backed by the Indonesian armed forces wreaked havoc upon East Timor (now being referred to as Timor Larosae) following an overwhelming vote in favor of independence from Indonesia, hundreds of thousands of East Timorese seek to rebuild…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations. Quoted text from this briefing note may be attributed to the UNHCR spokesperson named below left Kris Janowski 1. Islamic…

DILI, February 22, 2000 -World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn completed his first visit to East Timor yesterday and signed a grant agreement to support community based reconstruction with Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative to the Secretary General of…

Press Release 00/08 Rome, 22 February - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is appealing for some $145 million in support of emergency activities in the poorest countries of the world. The money will fund the recovery and rehabilitation…

LEGAZPI, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine officials ordered the evacuation on Tuesday of thousands of villagers living on the slopes of Mayon volcano after scientists reported lava fragments rolling down its slopes. Provincial relief supervisor Cedric Daep said teams of police and…

Geneva, February 22, 2000 As Mongolians watch their herds die in freezing temperatures, the Red Cross is moving in to help. The International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies today launched an appeal for 815,000 Swiss francs to assist nearly…