Informes

Immediate Report on Flood and Rain Situation in Central Provinces (As of 07 December 1999) I. Situations. 1 - Rains. On 7 December 1999, the rainfall in Provinces of the Central Vietnam receded in compare to the rainfall in…

8 December -- Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations Administrator for East Timor, today announced that the newly-created National Consultative Council (NCC) would convene for the first time on Saturday. Mr. Vieira de Mello's announcement came as he and East…

General: Increasingly heavy rain is causing serious damage to roads and disrupting traffic in areas throughout the country. Several sections of the road from Dili to Aileu and Ainaro have been undercut and trucks in particular must travel with extreme…

After presenting my first report (E/CN.4/1999/40) to the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-fifth session, in March 1999, I visited Quetta and Kandahar in May 1999 and Islamabad and Kabul from 8 to 13 September 1999. 2. My first…

Internally Displaced Persons Because of fighting in 1999, the United Nations is carrying out an assistance programme for approximately 300,000 dis-placed Afghans in Kabul, Panjshir, Hazarajat, Darra Souf (Samangan Prov-ince), Kunduz/Baghlan/Pulikhumri, and Khoja Ghar (Takhar). The total amount of assistance planned…

General: Following a meeting at Batugade between INTERFET Commander, Major General Cosgrove, and Major General Kiki Syahnakri, Udayana Region Commander, UNTAET military liaison officers will redeploy to the following six crossing sites within the next 24-48 hours: Wini, Passabe, Bobameto,…

There is an urgent need to return East Timorese displaced from West Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia to their communities of origin in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin as quickly as possible. The safe and orderly…

I. The Synopsis of Floods and Rains: (According to Bulletin No.170/PCLBTW, issued by the Standing Office of the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control in Hanoi at 10:00 AM on 07 December 1999). 1. Rain: From 01 to 06 December…

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 Kris Janowski Chechnya High Commissioner Sadako…

Extract from The Press Conference by the Press Secretary - 7 December 1999 Mr. Numata: The next comment is on the Donors' Meeting for East Timor which is to be co-chaired by the World Bank and the United Nations Transitional…