Informes

September 1999RBM/Complex Emergencies Network East Timor West Timor Basic indicators Total population (1998) 875,989 1,452,153 IMR (1997) 70 54 CDR (1996) 99 82 Iron deficiency anaemia (1992) 48.0 (pregnant women) 40.7 (under fives) 59.7 (pregnant women) 63.4 (under fives) Plasmodium species 60-80% P.falciparum, remainder P.vivax and very sporadic P.ovale Malaria cases detected (1998) 10,332 confirmed malaria cases…

(prepared by the East Timor representative a.i. of the Humanitarian Coordinator) Dili, East Timor General Situation: In a major inter-agency coordinated exercise, 12, 874 sacks of rice were provided today during a general distribution to heads of families in Dili. More…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: Previous Fact Sheets in the month of October will be renumbered for the new fiscal year. East Timor A large-scale inter-agency ood distribution took place…

Concern Worldwide announces today the establishment of relief operations in East Timor, following a country visit by its high-level Assessment Team. Also today, Rob Williams left Concern's New York office for Dili; he is scheduled to arrive on Thursday,…

Location: East Timor Incident Date: 6 September 1999 Hazard Type: Civil Unrest Summary: The result of the United Nations sponsored popular consultation on a special autonomy for East Timor within the Republic of Indonesia, held on 30 August, was…

TIMOR EAST TIMOR The arrival of an international peacekeeping force in East Timor has stabilized the situation there and allowed relief work to begin. The UN has begun distributing food, and aims to give 9,000 families (45,000 people) a month's supply…

By Anthony Goodman UNITED NATIONS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan recommended on Tuesday the establishment of a major U.N. military and civilian operation to run East Timor and shepherd the war-torn territory to independence in two to…

GENERAL INTERFET continues to concentrate on improving the security situation in East Timor with a build up of forces now securing the Balibo region. INTERFET forces in East Timor now number 4,700 of which there are 1,100 personnel from coalition partners.…

With improving security, nearly 70,000 people returned to the East Timor capital of Dili and the nearby town of Dare over the weekend. They came down from the surrounding hills where they fled when militias reacted to the East…

Latest News: Australia playing a crucial role in shipping relief supplies into East Timor Food distributions commence in Dili Australia's crucial role in shipping relief supplies into East Timor As the international relief effort in East Timor gathers momentum, the Australian Government through…