Informes

JAKARTA (June 16) XINHUA - An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter Scale jolted Bengkulu, capital of Indonesia's Bengkulu Province on Friday at about 07:02 local time (00:02 GMT), Antara news agency reported. But no casualties were reported due to the…

General: The National Consultative Council (NCC) met on 14 June to present draft budgetary regulations and to discuss the humanitarian programme in East Timor. Questions raised by the NCC focused on accountability for assistance delivered at the village, sub-district and…

Dili, 16 June 2000 INDONESIAN INVESTIGATORS TO VISIT EAST TIMOR A team from the Indonesian Attorney General's Office is arriving in Dili early July. The purpose of the visit is to question witnesses and collect material evidence, if any. This was…

Period covered: May 16-30, 2000The procurement and delivery of relief assistance to the intended beneficiaries is underway, and while this disaster has been overtaken by the subsequent earthquake which struck Sumatra on 4 June, funds are…

When the gigantic cargo plane carrying 83 metric tonnes of aid for Bengkulu's earthquake victims touched down at Jakarta's Sukarno-Hatta airport on 14 June, the chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia - PMI), Mr Mar'ie Muhammad,…

From WEEKLY NEWS 24/00 15 June 2000 On 14 June the International Federation launched an appeal for nearly 5,000,000 Swiss francs to assist the victims of the massive earthquake that devastated Bengkulu province in western Sumatra on 4 June. According to…

Based on a an UNDAC briefing. 1. Clinical sequelae: # persons Deaths: 90 Serious injuries (eg fractures): 788 Other injured: 1789 2. Activites of daily living have returned to Bengkulu. Search and rescue teams have left. Water and food supplies appear adequate. The…

JAKARTA (June 14) XINHUA - The Chinese Red Cross here Wednesday donated 20,000 U.S. dollars to quake victims in Indonesia's Bengkulu province. The donation ceremony was held at the Indonesian Red Cross in central Jakarta and attended by Chinese charge d'affairs…

Observations and Analysis of a Fact-Finding Mission to the East Timorese Refugee Camps in West Timor, by Karen Orenstein, East Timor Action NetworkI. INTRODUCTION A delegation of congressional staffers, human rights advocates, journalists, and a noted filmmaker…

THIS APPEAL SEEKS CHF 4,872,921 IN CASH, KIND AND SERVICES TO ASSIST 80,000 BENEFICIARIES FOR 4 MONTHS Summary The Federation launched a preliminary appeal for assistance on 6 June, less than 48 hours after a severe earthquake struck…