Informes

This informative and critical account of the experience in planning for development of the water resources of the Mekong basin is unique in at least two respects: it describes the Mekong experience; it also provides a…

Our weary thoughts of the trip has not subsided. This time a group of us including Chong-gil Yu, Seon-ju, Ji-na, and Ha-sim are escorting Ven.Pomnyun. Our purpose of visiting Khandar is to inspect the situation of the surrounding area…

General: During the past two weeks, humanitarian agencies have continued to work on the basis of the six main priorities identified in the Inter-Agency Consolidated Appeal. Through the coordination structure first established by OCHA, which has been incorporated into the…

The United Nations Office of the Co-ordinator for Afghanistan Table of Contents Political Development By UNSMA Conflict and peace in Afghanistan Food security in Afghanistan By Paul Clarke Editorial As the peace process stalled again in 1999, the Afghan parties to the…

CONTACT: Allen Clinton, 404-681-4579, ext. 206 ATLANTA (December 30, 1999) -- As flooding wrought by heavy rains threatens the lives of displaced Timorese, CARE is working to alleviate their suffering by providing weather-resistant shelter, food and other necessities to the most…

Scott Peterson, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Inside the mosque, the four corners of the main prayer room are packed with students, four different classes reciting their lessons in a diligent singsong cacophony. The teachers are…

Jakarta, Indonesia December 30th - The religious conflict in the Malukus (Christian vs. Muslim) is spreading and engulfing ever greater areas and island populations. Given the escalating level of violence and lack of resolve or capacity on the part…

Sergio Vieira de Mello, head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, today apologized for the UN's failure "to predict and prevent" the violence that followed the August referendum, the spokesman for the Secretary-General said in New York. "For…

UN investigators today exhumed two more bodies from newly discovered grave sites in East Timor, the spokesman for the Secretary-General said in New York. The UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) is next Tuesday planning to begin excavating…

United Nations police in East Timor are investigating a large site at the village of Passabe where human remains have been found, a spokesman for the Secretary-General said in New York today. Local residents said more than 50 people could be…