Rapports

Introduction The month of February in East Timor was marked by a number of visits by world leaders, including those of the Presidents of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, and Indonesia, Abdurahmann Wahid, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan. President…

Returns: The total number of organised and spontaneous returns into East Timor from West Timor, other parts of Indonesia, China (Macau) and Australia now stands at over 157, 414 returns. On 29 March, IOM provided secondary transportation for 121 persons…

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…

The Zud in Mongolia: What is a zud? Ulaanbaatar (31 March) - The Mongolian term zud is used broadly to describe a natural disaster that occurs in winter and is usually associated with snow. There are different types of zud…

United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Response Office of Transition Initiatives Country Situation The Government of Indonesia (GOI) and the rupiah have been shaken by the unwillingness of the IMF to release its second traunch. This payment…

North Korea Five years have passed since the first outbreak of the North Korean food and economic crisis. It caused more than 300,000 people to die of starvation, and the situation has not improved much since. Although there are many…

UNVNews #87 March 2000 by Irene-Maria Eich* Six months after the outbreak of post-referendum violence in East Timor, tensions have eased and East Timor is slowly finding its way back to normalcy. The United Nations Assistance Mission to East Timor (UNAMET)…

Consolidated Appeal 2000 Update (as at 10 March 2000) Compiled on the basis of information provided by the respecting appealing agency to OCHA Headquarters, Geneva. Appealing Agency (Jan - Dec 2000) Appeal Requirements (US$) Pledges/Contributions (US$) Shortfall (US$) % of Needs Covered (%) FAO/UNDP 53,730,450 944,733 52,785,717 1.8% OCHA 1,500,000 710,901 790,091 47.4% UNDP 2,706,000 0 2,706,000 0.0% UNFPA 950,000 0 950,000 0.0% UNICEF 17,656,000 421,994 17,234,006 2.4% WFP(1) 240,489,711 7,242,991 233,246,720 3.0% WHO 7,992,000 1,188,160 6,803,840 14.9% NGOs (2) 6,680,939 0 6,680,939 0.0% GRAND TOTAL 331,706,092 10,508,779 321,197,313 3.2% HIGHLIGHTS Italian Foreign Minister…

Australian aid agencies today congratulated Mr Downer for his announcement that an extra $3 million would be spent in the troubled Indonesian provinces of Maluku and North Maluku. The aid is for urgently needed programs such as trauma counselling…

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 left Kris Janowski 1. Northern…