Rapports

News Service 202/99 - AI INDEX: ASA 21/202/99 28 October 1999 "I saw the most terrible thing that will stay in my memory forever. I saw a man being executed. He was a Timorese man.... His back was facing me…

At 5 am today, Friday, multi-national elements of INTERFET successfully landed it Ambeno to provide security for people in the Enclave and to pave the way for the delivery of humanitarian aid. The lodgement, which is only the first phase…

New Indonesian President and Vice President Face Challenges As the respected moderate Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid begins his term as Indonesia's fourth president, he and the opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri, elected vice president by the Assembly last Thursday, face formidable challenges.…

The new United Nations transitional administrator for East Timor said today that he will arrive in Dili early next month and work with local leaders to set up democratic and self-governing institutions. Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN's Humanitarian Affairs,…

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today urged the international community to put its full weight behind ongoing relief efforts in East and West Timor, where as many as 400,000 displaced people are facing worsening health conditions from an…

(Testimony, 10/27/1999, GAO/T-NSIAD-00-47). Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its completed assessment of the World Food Program (WFP) procedures to monitor and report on U.S. government-donated food aid to North Korea. GAO noted that: (1) U.S. policy is that no food…

The United Nations has established the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor.(UNTAET) which is empowered to exercise all legislative and executive authority in East Timor. Although UNTAET's mandate extends to 31 January 2001, the peacekeeping force is expected to…

EAST TIMOR SECURITY Dili remains relatively calm, with no major security incidents to report. East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao returned to the capital on 22 October, drawing huge crowds. Roque Rodrigues, Xanana Gusmao's Chief of Staff, has announced that Portuguese…

Dili, East Timor (October 27, 1999) -- As the ship neared the wharf, silhouetted against a rising sun, the singing began. Nearly 2,000 people crowding the decks of the Lembelu sang of freedom. It was an emotional moment. Many of…

Security: INTERFET announced that the routes Dili-Aileu and Aileu-Same and Gleno-Ermera are now classified as green, allowing free passage for convoys, while the route Liquica-Batugade-Maliana requires notification to INTERFET. Inter-Agency Appeal: The Inter-Agency Appeal was launched today in Dili, Geneva and New…