Rapports

COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE Paris, 21-09-99 - Alors que la situation sanitaire des déplacés au Timor-Oriental s'aggrave de jour en jour, Médecins du Monde-International réclame d'avoir accès à la zone. Les équipes de Médecins du Monde-France, Médecins du Monde-Portugal et Médecins du Monde-Espagne,…

Background to the current situation Bishop Carlos Belo first wrote to the United Nations to request a ballot on the issue of independence for the territory of East Timor in 1989. East Timor had been invaded by Indonesia in 1975,…

There are concerns being raised about the East Timorese population currently forced to live in West Timor. They were forced from their homes in the post-election violence and are sheltering in West Timor. Within weeks, the East Timorese may be relocated…

Darwin, 21 September 1999 -- The international organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders is present in Darwin with 14 international staff and 26 tonnes of medicines, sanitation material and shelter ready to intervene in East Timor but access is denied. MSF…

PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Release Contact: Kris Torgeson: 212-655-3764 New York/Darwin: September 21, 1999 - The international medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) today called upon the United Nations to take urgent measures to prioritize the transport…

News Service 177/99 21 September 1999 AI INDEX: ASA 21/160/99 Sender: owner-amnesty-l@oil.ca Precedence: bulk Reply-To: owner-amnesty-l News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International Open Leter to all members of the Commission on Human Right from Amnesty International's Secretary General, Pierre Sané Given…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background In early September, pro-integrationist militias in East Timor conducted a week-long rampage in several cities and towns, following the UN-supported vote for independence from…

Press Secretary Sadaaki Numata: Good afternoon. First on East Timor. In my last press conference on Friday 17 September I talked about Japan's plan to extend emergency humanitarian assistance and other assistance to East Timor. There has been one…

The European Union welcomes the progress in the deployment of the International Force in East Timor. It shows the willingness of the international community to find a peaceful and lasting solution to the question of East Timor based on…

Médecins Sans Frontières, présent à Darwin (Australie) avec 14 volontaires, 26 tonnes de médicaments et de matériel de secours ne peut toujours pas accéder aux populations du Timor oriental. Médecins Sans Frontières demande aux Nations unies de prendre des…