Informes

S/1999/944 As you are aware, on 5 May 1999, Portugal, Indonesia and the United Nations concluded a set of agreements intended to resolve the long-standing issue of East Timor (A/53/951-S/1999/513, annexes). These 5 May agreements requested the Secretary-General to determine, through…

Islamabad (dpa) - The majority of the estimated 60,000 people who were displaced by factional fighting in central Afghanistan's Bamyan area last spring have returned to the ruins of their homes, a United Nations official reported in Islamabad Friday. Michael…

Oxfam International today called for urgent action by the Indonesian government and the international community to protect the lives of civilians in East Timor. Following a ballot on the future of the territory on Monday, attacks by armed militias…

Announcing Vote Result, 21.5 Per Cent in Favour-78.5 Per Cent Against, Kofi Annan Says UN Will Not Fail East Timorese, Calls for End to Violence Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council this evening, announcing…

UNAMET Spokesman David Wimhurst informed correspondents that last night in Maliana militia surrounded UNAMET regional headquarters at around 6:30 p.m. Two houses belonging to local staff were burnt down and two local staff [drivers] were killed. Brimob eventually disbursed the…

Coming Days Will Require Patience and Calm, Kofi Annan Stresses The people of East Timor had voted by 78.5 per cent to 21.5 per cent against the special autonomy proposed by Indonesia, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the Security Council tonight as…

S/PRST/1999/27 3 September 1999 At the 4042nd meeting of the Security Council, held on 3 September 1999 in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in East Timor", the President of the Security Council made the following…

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson said today there is an urgent need for international action in East Timor to protect the fundamental human rights of a terrorized population. Expressing deep concern over reports of spiraling violence in…

This report includes: A) Afghanistan B) FR Yugoslavia - Kosovo C) Angola D) Somalia E) Tanzania F) Sahel: Mauritania, the Gambia and Chad G) Recently approved WFP EMOPs and PRROs. From Manuel Aranda da Silva, Chief, Technical Support Service. Available on…

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-V-1 DBKT, issued by the Hydro-meteorological Service of Vietnam in Hanoi at 09:30 AM on 03 September…