Informes

The UN is stockpiling relief supplies in Darwin in preparation for possible air drops into East Timor. UNAMET spokeman David Wimhurst says while Indonesian authorities will allow humanitarian aid into West Timor, air drops into East Timor are under question. The…

The Federal Opposition is maintaining pressure on the Federal Government to ensure humanitarian relief is offered to East Timorese refugees. Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Laurie Brereton has welcomed the Indonesian Government's acceptance of an international peacekeeping force, but remains critical of…

The UN's spokesman in Dili, Brian Kelly, says it is important for the international community to move very quickly to get peacekeepers and humanitarian relief into East Timor. Mr Kelly says there is a growing humanitarian crisis in the territory,…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says tens of thousands of people who have fled Dili for Dare in the south need protection from military attacks. High Commissioner Mary Robinson stopped in Darwin today on her way to…

Prepared by: UNDP/MARD - DISASTER MANAGEMENT UNIT, VIE/97/002 1. Summary of Current Disaster Conditions in Vietnam 1. Situation Analysis of Storm (According to Bulletin No.ATND-VI-3 DBKT, issued by the Hydro-meteorological Service of Vietnam in Hanoi at 09:30 AM on 13 September 1999).…

What is being done In the leadup to the vote, Community Aid Abroad worked with local counterparts to distribute food and medicine to internal refugees and others in need. Several relief convoys were attacked, but relief got through to those…

New York and Geneva, Sept. 13, 1999 -- Churches in West Timor have started relief work for some of the displaced people in both Kupang and in Atambua on the border with East Timor. Relief workers in both places…

Churches in West Timor start relief work Geneva, 13 September 1999 - The head of the Christian (Reformed) Church in East Timor, Rev. Francisco de Vasconcelos has been shot by members of a pro-Indonesian militia. According to the Communion of Churches…

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…

Indonesian Armed Forces Continue Campaign Of Murder, Violence, And Massive Forced Deportation In East Timor As Militias Terrorize Timorese Refugees In West Timor The Carter Center is encouraged by the decision of the Indonesian government to allow the deployment…