Rapports

AKRON, Pa.: Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has given $30,000 Cdn./$20,000 U.S. to aid people in flooded central Vietnam, where the death toll is now reported at 530. Plans are still being developed, but some MCC funds will probably be…

On Personnel Contribution to the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) (Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) November 11, 1999 The Government of Japan welcomes the appointment by the Secretary-General of Mr.…

Press Contact: Shanta Bryant, 202-667-8227 x127 NGO Contacts: James Bishop, Director of Humanitarian Response, 202-667-8227, x104 Stephen Hricik, Senior Program Associate, x106 The following list was produced by InterAction, a coalition of more than 160 US-based private relief, development and refugee assistance…

Tran Vin was at a loss for words when Red Cross volunteers found him sitting on a pile of bricks in Dong Phuoc commune, about 16 km from Hue. The 76-year-old farmer was wiping tears from his eyes and…

Written by Stephanie Kriner, Staff Writer, DisasterRelief.org Last week's heavy rains have subsided, finally allowing relief convoys to begin helping the thousands left marooned for days in Central Vietnam. Under clearer skies, helicopters continue delivering emergency supplies of food, fresh…

ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the southern Afghan town of Kandahar on Wednesday to protest against imminent U.N. sanctions, stoning the local U.N. office, an Afghan news service reported. They also burned the…

Minneapolis, November 10, 1999: Just two months ago images of East Timor flashed across our television and computer screens, revealing the realities of the price of independence. Rather than seeing citizens rejoicing in their new freedom, the public was…

Situation Vietnam is surfacing from its worst floods in 40 years. Storm Number 9, otherwise known as Eve, began with torrential rainstorms on 18 October 1999 and continued without respite until 4 November 1999. Several major rivers in the central…

Refugees: The influx of displaced persons into East Timor is accelerating with the opening of new border crossings. During the past month, returnees have been entering East Timor by air from Kupang, Darwin, Denpensar, Jakarta and Flores and by boat…

IOM NEWS RELEASE (10 November 1999, No. 841) Geneva-New York - Brunson McKinley, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), announced to Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien on 9 November a contribution of USD 10,000 in response to…