Informes

Concern Worldwide announces today the establishment of relief operations in East Timor, following a country visit by its high-level Assessment Team. Also today, Rob Williams left Concern's New York office for Dili; he is scheduled to arrive on Thursday,…

TIMOR EAST TIMOR The arrival of an international peacekeeping force in East Timor has stabilized the situation there and allowed relief work to begin. The UN has begun distributing food, and aims to give 9,000 families (45,000 people) a month's supply…

With improving security, nearly 70,000 people returned to the East Timor capital of Dili and the nearby town of Dare over the weekend. They came down from the surrounding hills where they fled when militias reacted to the East…

This document is intended for public information purposes only. It is not an official UN document. At a glance UNHCR concerned over West Timor registration Office established in Atambua Preparations continue for airlift return WEST TIMOR Two more aid flights arrived today, Tuesday, in Kupang…

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 UNHCR's activities in…

S/1999/1024 4 October 1999I. INTRODUCTION 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 11 of Security Council resolution 1264 (1999) of 15 September 1999, in which the Council invited the Secretary-General to plan and prepare for a…

Distr. GENERAL S/1999/1025 4 October 1999 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LETTER DATED 4 OCTOBER 1999 FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL I have the honour to convey the attached communication, dated 29 September 1999 (see annex), which I have received from…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) East Timor Contrary to previous reporting, the UN World Food Program (WFP) estimates that only 180,000 USG provided humanitarian daily rations (HDRs) have been airdropped…

The situation EAST TIMOR The deployment of InterFET (International Forces to East Timor) troops on the ground in East Timor is now scaling up. Last Friday, Interfet forces deployed soldiers to the towns of Balibo and Batugade near the border with West Timor…

A summary of today's daily press briefing as conducted in Darwin, Australia, by Afia Ali (OCHA Information Officer and Joe Barr (Chief of Unit, OCHA) As you are aware, the UNHCR and the Indonesian government have reached an agreement regarding…