Rapports

Four members of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan were robbed and beaten yesterday evening, a UN spokesman reported today. At around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, in Saighan, the four WFP staff members riding in the escort…

At a glance Militiamen attack a UNHCR convoy, injuring at least two refugees; UNHCR protests incident and urges Indonesian military to take immediate measures to stop harassment. Assault on refugees slows return movement with only about 1,000 crossing the border compared…

The Vietnamese government will reportedly distribute 33-thousand tonnes of food from national stockpiles to help 1.8 million flood victims facing starvation. Local media reports that the government will also offer 36-million dollars in preferential bank loans to help them restore farming…

The head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today held a series of meetings with the local independence leader and the commander of the international forces, a UN spokesman in New York said. On his first…

General: Large crossings at Suai, Maliana and into the Ambeno Enclave continue to set the pattern of repatriation movements. All roads in East Timor have been designated secure by INTERFET and do not require military escort. Seeds for pre-wet season…

Hanoi (dpa) - A Buddhist movement outlawed by Vietnam's ruling communist party has contributed more than half a million dollars to victims of the country's worst flooding this century, according to the group's international bulletin. Buddhist monk Thich Quang Do,…

On November 17 (Wed), the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance in kind (equivalent to about 24,910,000 yen) comprising blankets and plastic sheets as emergency aid to the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, which…

The Aftermath of Sanctions Demonstrations targeting UN property have recently been held in Kandahar, Farah, Mazar-i-Sharif, Kabul, Herat, Jalalabad, and Farah, among other locations. UN offices in these areas have been attacked and windows broken. In some areas, offices have been…

Press Release GA/SHC/3563 - 19991117 Red Cross Official Says Environment 'More Volatile'; As Debate Ends, UNHCR Director Stresses Need for Stabilization, Post-Conflict Recovery A serious development of the last decade in refugee-related situations was the increased volatility of the environment under which…

Sergio Vieira de Mello, in his first full day on the job as head of the new UN mission in East Timor, met this morning with the commander of the International Force in East Timor (INTERFET), Gen. Peter Cosgrove,…