Rapports

Dili, 6 March One Timorese killed in incursion One East Timorese was allegedly killed yesterday in Azufuru, 15 kilometres East of Maliana, during an attack to the village reportedly by five militia men. A second man was wounded, and another was…

As of the 5th of March, as reported to SVE by PHILVOLCS, that since its latest major explosions on 1 March, Mayon volcano in the Philippines has gradually calmed down, and on 4 March only minor volumes of lava…

LEGAZPI, Philippines, March 4 (Reuters) U.S. soldiers began joining in relief efforts on Saturday to bring shelters and clean water to nearly 70,000 people who fled the powerful eruptions of a volcano in central Philippines. "Some U.S. military personnel who have…

After another series of very strong explosions on 1 March, Mayon volcano apparently calmed somewhat, although a sizeable lava flow continued to pour through the Bonga valley on its southeastern flank. One of the explosions on 1 March was…

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…

U.S. "strongly supports" Indonesia's reforms Indonesia "is in the midst of a very remarkable transition to greater democracy after decades of authoritarian rule," Under Secretary of State Thomas Pickering said in a March 3 press conference in…

Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 3 March 2000 - Due to a severe drought in southern Afghanistan, the water table in Kandahar region has dropped to dangerously low levels. Although it has rained three times…

Manila (dpa) - Disaster and relief officials braced on Thursday for more evacuations of people as mudslides threatened to choke river banks and bury low-lying areas at the foot of the erupting Mayon volcano in the eastern Philippines. Welfare officer…

Dili, 2 March 2000 First Rapid Response Unit officers arrive to Dili An advance party of 15 Portuguese police officers from the UNTAET Civilian Police Rapid Response Unit arrived in Dili yesterday. The advance team is part of 120-strong Portuguese contingent of…

Returns: Please note that in our last situation report dated 29 Feb-1March, we incorrectly reported that 1,885 refugees had crossed spontaneously into the Ambeno enclave on 1 March. This figure is in fact a consolidated figure of ALL spontaneous returns…