Rapports

Geneva, March 29, 2000 - Mongolian herdsmen, physically and mentally exhausted from a severe winter that has killed 1.7 million of their livestock, could face starvation unless aid gets to them quickly, the International Federation of the Red Cross…

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 156,570 persons. On 28 March, a total of 156 persons returned from Atambua…

Geneva, 29 March 2000 The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) today warned against Indonesia's plans to cut off relief aid to East Timorese refugees in West Timor after March 31. The Indonesian government has given East Timorese until the end of this…

THIS REVISED APPEAL SEEKS CHF 4,062,000 IN CASH AND SERVICES TO ASSIST 35,000 BENEFICIARIES FOR 12 MONTHS Summary Severe snowfalls in large areas of Mongolia following the worst drought in 30 years have caused the death of over 1.7 million livestock,…

NGO Concern Over Sanctions The Afghan NGO Coordination Centre, the Islamic Coordination Council, and the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief have written a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations. They have requested that a system be…

(State Department announces almost $74 million for ICRC) (440) The U.S. Department of State announced March 28 a $73.8 million contribution to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a Geneva-based humanitarian organization providing assistance in areas of armed conflict…

SECRETARY GENERAL'S DONATION OF US$ 50,000 GOES TO SUPPORT ORPHANS, VULNERABLE WOMEN Dili, 28 March 2000 - SRSG Sergio Vieira de Mello today handed a donation of US$50,000 to two projects for orphans and vulnerable women in East Timor. The…

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. Northern Caucasus Civilians…

On March 28, the Government of Japan has decided on emergency grant aid totaling about 44 million yen to assist displaced persons and returnees of East Timor. This grant assistance will be extended to five Japanese non-governmental organizations (NGOs),…

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…