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This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations. Quoted text from this briefing note may be attributed to the UNHCR spokesperson named below Kris Janowski 1. Burundi UNHCR in…

World Vision presents plaque Interfet's role in delivering essential humanitarian aid and helping avert a food crisis in East Timor is to be recognised by World Vision today (Monday, November 15). World Vision Australia chief executive Lynn Arnold will present…

The International Committee of the Red Cross is active throughout the island of Timor both in the East with offices in Dili and Baucau and in the West with offices in Kupang and Atambua. As a neutral and impartial…

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned the recent attacks against United Nations offices in Afghanistan and said the Taliban had the duty to ensure the security of UN staff. A spokesman for the Secretary-General said Mr. Annan was "distressed" about the…

There is an urgent need to return East Timorese displaced from West Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia to their communities of origin in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin as quickly as possible. The safe and orderly…

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has recently been spared the droughts and severe flooding that plagued the country between 1995 and 1997, but its food supply situation remains extremely precarious. A recent FAO/World Food Programme food supply assessment mission to…

By Joanne Collins MANATUTU, East Timor (Reuters) - East Timorese independence leader Xanana Gusmao has launched another attack on the international effort to rebuild the ravaged territory, saying aid organizations were not co-operating with Timorese officials. Speaking at his hometown of…

Vietnam - Month-long flooding in Vietnam has left at least 574 people dead. The rains have affected eight provinces, causing extensive property damage and leaving thousands homeless. With huge areas of farmland lost to the floods, the region may…

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today endorsed an international inquiry into alleged human rights violations in East Timor. The Council voted 27-10, with 11 abstentions, in support of a resolution by the Geneva-based UN Commission on Human…

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United Nations said Monday angry Afghans protesting at sanctions had set fire to a U.N. office in western Afghanistan and attacked its offices in several other towns. A U.N. statement in Islamabad said the office of the…