Informes

Currently no main agricultural activities are underway, whilst winter wheat and barley will remain dormant till spring, around March, and warmer weather. March is also the time for spring wheat and barley planting. In view of harsh climatic conditions…

A Japanese airlift of UNHCR's relief supplies from Surabaya on the Indonesian island of Java for East Timor refugees in West Timor ended on Tuesday. A C-130 aircraft of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force made a final flight on Tuesday.…

Dili, 01 February 2000 First Transition From Interfet To UNTAET PKF In a symbolic ceremony, Major-General Peter Cosgrove, Commander of Interfet, formally passed the command of the Sector East to General Jaime de los Santos, Force Commander of UNTAET Peacekeeping Force. Sector…

There is a continuing need to return up to 110,000 displaced persons 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…

Catholic Relief Services continues to respond to the worst flooding to hit Vietnam this century. Currently, the regions of Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Tri, Quang Nam, Quang Binh and Da Nang City are still experiencing life-threatening floods. Mr Hoi: Thankful for…

Andrew Tesoriere to Depart Andrew Tesoriere, the acting head of UNSMA, will depart on 8 February after eighteen months of service. He hopes to return to work for Afghanistan's welfare as he has been doing periodically over the past twenty-four…

(New York, February 1, 2000) - Human Rights Watch today called for stepped-up efforts to bring to justice those responsible for the killing, mass destruction, and forced expulsions that wracked East Timor last September. In a report issued yesterday, the…

United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Response Office of Transition Initiatives Country Situation The Indonesian Government (GOI) is making progress in its efforts to gain control of the military, ensure rule of law, combat corruption and stabilize the…

HR/00/8 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson today called the report of the Commission of Inquiry on East Timor an important step in establishing accountability for the serious and widespread violations of human rights committed in that territory…

Winter conditions in DPRK have been particularly severe this year. For the first two weeks of the month roads were blocked and travel by Emergency Officers was restricted for safety reasons. Many roads were sheets of ice. Sub-office staff…