Rapports

TOWN HALL MEETING ON EMPLOYMENT Dili, 26 April 2000 Some 1,000 young Timorese attended a meeting today in the gymnasium hall in Dili, organized by UNTAET to discuss employment in East Timor. CNRT President Xanana Gusm=E3o, Mariano Sabino Lopes, from the…

General: The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Rehabilitation, Mr. Akira Takahashi, traveled to Viqueque today (25 April) in the eastern part of the island. Meetings were held with the District Administrator and his staff,…

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…

Commission on Human Rights 56th session - 25 April 2000 - Afternoon Also Approves Measures on Minorities, Internally Displaced Persons, Female Migrant Workers, Mass Exoduses and Indigenous Peoples The Commission on Human Rights called this afternoon for all parties to the conflict…

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 Ron Redmond 1. North Caucasus A…

NEW ZEALAND SERGEANT KILLED IN ROAD INCIDENT Dili, 25 April 2000 One New Zealand Sergeant died today at Lalotoe, in the district of Suai, in a road traffic accident. There was no other vehicle involved, but three other soldiers were injured. Staff…

From IOM Press Briefing Notes 25 April 2000 The return of Afghan refugees from Iran continues to gather pace. Today, IOM is providing transport assistance to some 1,000 returnees who have registered at the Suleimankhani Reception Center, south of Tehran and…

1. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS One of the severest winters is nearing its end in the DPRK, but the humanitarian crisis here is far from over. A depleted infrastructure, evident in the acute shortage of food, medical…

Jakarta (dpa) - Indonesia began on Tuesday what was reportedly the largest humanitarian operation in its history in the devastated Moluccas islands, as the vice president arrived there to make a second attempt to stop clashes between Moslems and…

News Release No. 53/00 The Asian Development Bank has approved a $29.8 million project in East Timor to undertake emergency road repairs, expand Dili port facilities and restore electricity. The immediate benefits of the project are that it will facilitate the…