Rapports

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) East Timor The UN World Food Program (WFP) confirms that a cargo ship carrying a significant amount of rice is due to arrive in Dili…

By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Britain asked the Security Council on Thursday to authorize nearly 11,000 military personnel and police for an ambitious U.N. peacekeeping operation in East Timor. Its draft resolution, distributed to council members, would allow…

Community Aid Abroad is calling for the registration of refugees by Indonesian authorities, which began in West Timor this week, to be immediately halted. Government of Indonesia registration forms have been distributed in camps in West Timor asking people to…

(Prepared by the East Timor Representative a.i. of the Humanitarian Coordinator) Dili, East Timor General Situation: Following the announcement by INTERFET yesterday of the downgraded security risk on the road to Baucau, a first unescorted convoy was conducted today. The convoy comprised…

At a glance Further destruction found in East Timor Plans completed for first repatriation flight EAST TIMOR On Thursday an inter-agency convoy travelled to the towns of Ermera and Gleno 60 kms southwest of Dili where aid workers, including two UNHCR staff, and…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) East Timor A large-scale inter-agency distribution of plastic sheeting, cooking utensils, blankets, soap, and other commodities is scheduled to take place over a three-day period,…

GENERAL INTERFET continues to conduct operations aimed at improving the security situation in East Timor with forces building a presence in western areas near Balibo. Negotiations continue with Indonesian forces (TNI) about dual responsibility for securing vital assets in and around Dili.…

According to a report from the Office for the Coodination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the voluntary return of East Timorese, who have sheltered in West Timor, to East Timor will occur in three phases. Returnees arriving in Dili by plane The…

THE CARTER CENTER East Timor Observation Mission Contact in Darwin: Gillian Flies 61-431-781-468 or Brent Preston 61-413-781-469 E-mail: CCNDI@hotmail.com Contact in Atlanta: Deanna Congileo 404-420-5108 E-mail: dcongileo@emory.edu Atlanta, GA - Former U. S. President Jimmy Carter today expressed concern over the plight…

Contact: Susan Aitkin, (404) 681-2552 ext 203. ATLANTA (October 6, 1999) - The international relief and development agency CARE has a nutritionist working on the humanitarian emergency in East Timor available for media interviews. Allison Tuffs, who is based in Dili,…