Informes

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…

At a glance. UNHCR opens second land corridor for Timorese returnees as more than 2,000 refugees head home; third port to begin repatriation by boat from West Timor. Hundreds of refugees arrive at East Timor's Ambeno enclave one day after Indonesian…

West Timor: The Humanitarian Coordinator a.i., Ross Mountain, met today in Jakarta with the Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, Admiral Widodo, who confirmed the policy of the Indonesian Government to fully support the voluntary return of East Timorese. The…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0213 Cambodia - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1 11 November 1999 Situation 1. The Government of Cambodia reports that continued torrential rains during October and early November caused flash floods and affected five southern provinces: Takeo, Kandal, Kampong Speu,…

Clare Short, Secretary of State for International Development, today contributed US $200,000 to an appeal launched by the International Red Cross to help 150,000 households in Vietnam left without basic provisions after devastating floods. She said, "Thousands of people have…

HANOI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Two U.S. military transport planes flew into Vietnam's devastated Hue city on Thursday, packed with relief supplies for victims of the central region's worst floods in a century. The U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules of Vietnam's…

as of 20:00 on 11 November 1999 Quang Binh Quang Tri TT-Hue Da Nang Quang Nam Quang Ngai Binh Dinh Phu Yen Total Class Category Item Unit Humanitarian People People killed and missing No. 10 58 366 37 73 38 31 1 615 People injured No. 5 4 67 61 95 14 4 250 Houses collapsed No. 111 2,229 27,559 4,991 5,687 215 308 41,100 Housing Houses flooded and damaged No. 75,930 59,112 193,627 50,104 192,313 26,600 11,030 608,716 Education Schools collapsed Room 75 183 132 58 114 8 570 Schools damaged Room 1,140 1,640 354 52 457 32 4 3,679 Food & Food Production Agriculture Paddy flooded Ha 1,483 4,999 250 625 2,958 4,670 6,816 21,801 Paddy destroyed Ha 1,483 250 625 2,958 4,670 1,574 11,560 Other crops flooded Ha 3,070 7,945 3,343 6,076 5,504 2,310 1,183 29,431 Fishery Ships and boats sunk and destroyed No. 96 148 286 1 13 11 8 563 Fish…

United Nations offices in at least three cities in Afghanistan have become the target of demonstrations protesting against the imminent imposition of UN sanctions against the Taliban, a UN spokesman said today. Spokesman Fred Eckhard said the protests began yesterday in…

CONTACT: Franne Van der Keilen (410) 625-2220, ext.3505 fvander@catholicrelief.org Tom Price (410) 625-2220, ext.3615 tprice@catholicrelief.org COMMITS FUNDING TO RELIEF EFFORTS IN VIET NAM Baltimore, November 11, 1999 - Catholic Relief Services today announced that it is committing $45,000 to the relief efforts in Vietnam following heavy…

From ICRC NEWS 45 The ICRC-supported General Hospital in Dili receives up to 150 patients every day. Besides providing free emergency health care for the city's population, it serves as a referral hospital for all of East Timor. It also…