Rapports

MANILA (Reuters) - A senior Australian defense official said Monday he expected the U.N.-backed force in East Timor to end its operations in the territory in March 2000 if not sooner. Air Marshal Doug Riding, vice chief of the Australian…

Nearly 6,000 people displaced by violence in East Timor are walking back to a devastated western part of the territory, the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) reported today. According to UNAMET, many of the thousands who had been…

East Timor was devastated during violence that followed free elections on 30 August. In those elections, the people of East Timor voted overwhelmingly for independence from Indonesia, which has ruled the province since 1975. In the wake of the…

S/1999/1072 LETTER DATED 15 OCTOBER 1999 FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL I have the honour to convey the attached communication, dated 14 October 1999 (see annex), which I have received from the Permanent Representative of…

East Timor INTERFET reports basic infrastructure, electricity, water, and medical care facilities are now available in most parts of Dili. According to a nutritional survey of 1,221children conducted by Action Contre la Faim (ACF) in Dili last week, only 2.6 percent of…

Lawyers in the Australian state of Victoria are preparing to interview hundreds of East Timorese refugees, staying at the state's Puckapunyal army base and other shelters. The lawyers hope to gather evidence about alleged atrocities in the refugees' homeland. Victoria's Law…

By Andrew Marshall DILI, East Timor (Reuters) - Isolated in Indonesian territory, a small enclave of troubled East Timor remains unguarded by multinational troops and largely untouched by aid agencies, despite mounting reports of atrocities there. The enclave of Oecussi-Ambeno on…

New York, 18 October 1999 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, Mark Malloch Brown, appointed J. Victor Angelo as Special Envoy for East Timor today. The role of the Special Envoy will be to represent the organization…

The situation EAST TIMOR The security situation is improving but still needs to be closely monitored. Baukau, Los Palos, Vikeke and Liquica are considered to have a low risk security status, while Dili, Emera, Same, Maliana and Ainaro are considered to…

OPERATION STABILISE AND OPERATION WARDEN GENERAL INTERFET forces continue to expand their operations in East Timor. The build up of forces continues, particularly in the vicinity of Raiulun (NW East Timor), Maliana, Bobinara, Balibo, Suai and Viqueque. INTERFET forces deployed in…