Rapports

SITUATION DETERIORATED IN VIQUEQUE Dili, 17 May 2000 The situation in Viqueque deteriorated after heavy rain overnight. Plans were to fully open the by-pass through the river to gain access to Viqueque town today, but the level of the water had…

Appeal Target: US$ 1,146,723 Geneva, 17 May, 2000 Dear Colleagues, Afghanistan, with a population of almost 21 million, has been suffering the ravages of a protracted war and inter-factional militant engagements these last several years. An inordinate number of…

Extreme water shortage caused by two to three years of failed rains has killed huge numbers of farm animals and severely reduced crop production. The effect on people's lives is devastating. Tens of thousands of families won't have enough…

Returns: The total number of organised and spontaneous returns into East Timor from West Timor, other parts of Indonesia, Macau and Australia now stands at over 161,160 returns. There were no returns via the Batugade border crossing point over the…

From IOM Press Briefing Notes 16 May 2000 Since the IOM/UNHCR operation began one month ago (9 April) IOM has helped 14,798 refugees return to Afghanistan. Today, 16 May, IOM transported 1,648 persons (239 families) from reception centres in Tehran, Mashhad…

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…

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

EDITORIAL Cinq laboratoires pharmaceutiques, sous l'égide de l'ONUSIDA, ont annoncé vendredi dernier leur volonté de diminuer le prix des médicaments de lutte anti-sida de 85 à 90%. « Le fait qu'une discussion sérieuse s'engage au sein de l'industrie pharmaceutique sur une…

REGULATION ON MEDIA BROADCASTING Dili, 16 May 2000 The draft of the Broadcast Media Regulation was introduced today before the National Consultative Council. The proposal includes the establishment of an Independent Broadcasting Authority, an autonomous entity that would be independent of…

Period covered: March-April 2000 As part of their multifaceted health programme for 5.7 million people in four provinces, the Federation/DPRK Red Cross has distributed almost 1,500 medical kits to hospitals and supplied medical equipment to 772 health…