Informes

Returns: As of 28 February, 146,600 persons have returned to East Timor from West Timor, other parts of Indonesia and Australia in an organized fashion by air, land and sea. On 25 February, an IOM land convoy repatriated some…

by Niurka Pineiro, IOM Spokesperson Timor: Increasing tensions delay family reunion TIMOR Summary - Due to the increased tension in Atambua, the UN/IOM-facilitated family reunion at Motaain scheduled for this coming Saturday 26 February will not take place. Security concerns on the…

There is a continuing need to return displaced people in West Timor to their communities of origin in East Timor, in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin. The safe and orderly return transportation of displaced people is…

Dili, 25 February 2000 First UNTAET death The UN flag was flown at half-mast in Dili today. A CivPol officer died today at a hospital in Darwin, Australia, after being admitted with possibly Dengue fever. The officer was evacuated to Australia on…

Security: On 22 February, an IOM land convoy repatriated only 184 people from Atambua to Batugade. Over 1,000 persons were registered to join the convoy however a stoning attack by the militia against IOM and UNHCR staff in Haliwen camp…

Findings from USCR site visit, January 11-30, 2000 Findings: 1. At the end of January 2000, an estimated 120,000 East Timorese refugees remained in West Timor. They are dispersed throughout West Timor, in more than 200 locations, although most are in the…

Dili, 24 February 2000 UNTAET ready for family reunion UNTAET said today that it is ready for the next family reunion at the border of Batudage, expected to take place this Saturday. On Tuesday the 22nd, a meeting was held in Montain,…

Findings from USCR site visit, January 11-30, 2000 Internally Displaced Acehnese Findings: 1. As of late January 2000, several thousand Acehnese were internally displaced within Aceh. This number is much lower than in previous months, despite increased violence stemming from the…

Findings from USCR site visit, January 11-30, 2000 Internally Displaced Persons from Lombok in Bali Findings: 1. At the end of January 2000, more than 7,500 people from the Indonesian island of Lombok were internally displaced on the nearby island of Bali.…

Nearly five months after an estimated 250,000 East Timorese fled, or were forcibly moved, to West Timor and other parts of Indonesia, Refugees International remains deeply concerned about their plight, especially the plight of those outside West Timor, and…