Informes

West Timor: In a major break-through today, an agreement was signed by INTERFET, the TNI and Indonesian Police to accelerate the pace of refugee repatriation from West Timor. The US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, brokered the…

There is an urgent need to return East Timorese displaced from West Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia to their communities of origin in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin as quickly as possible. The safe and orderly…

Eric Umansky As I walked into the Noelbaki refugee camp in West Timor, the Indonesian police assigned an East Timorese refugee named Dede to be my "escort." As soon as we left sight of the police, he whispered, "I have…

AT A GLANCE Officials of international forces and the Indonesian military sign an agreement during a visit by U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke aimed at increasing the pace of repatriation of refugees to East Timor. UNHCR hopes the agreement will prompt Indonesian authorities…

The UNHCR has reported that, as of 19 November, 78,334 people have returned to East Timor. The figures break down to: Spontaneous return by land - 29,233 Organised return by land - 8 597 By sea - 26 203 By air…

General: With large numbers of people now crossing into East Timor at Suai, Maliana, the Ambeno enclave and Batugade, more than 20 humanitarian agencies are working around the clock to deploy additional personnel, despatch emergency supplies and move returnees to…

In response to a request from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Government of Japan decided on November 19 (Fri) to provide the airlift services by Japanese Self Defense Forces (SDF) transport planes…

The Australian Council for Overseas Aid is the coordinating body for some 90 Australian non-government aid and development organisations Australian aid organisations are calling on the Australian Government to make a new effort to free East Timorese refugees trapped in West…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations. Quoted text from this briefing note may be attributed to the UNHCR spokesperson named below Kris Janowski 1. High Commissioner…

There is an urgent need to return East Timorese displaced from West Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia to their communities of origin in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin as quickly as possible. The safe and orderly…