Rapports

Community Aid Abroad today welcomed the acceptance by the Indonesian government of a United Nations peacekeeping force in East Timor. "This is a belated move and tragically, many lives have been lost because of the delay." said Jeremy Hobbs, Community Aid…

"ADRA News Release" Contact: Beth Schaefer, News & Information Officer Phone: (301) 680-6355 Fax: (301) 680-6370 Date: September 13, 1999 JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Following the recent vote for independence in East Timor, and the subsequent political instability, the Adventist Development and…

Doris Meissner Commissioner Immigration and Naturalization Service 425 I St., NW Washington, DC 20536 Dear Doris: I am writing to urge you to recommend that Attorney General Reno designate persons originating in East Timor (or habitually residing there) currently in the United States as…

Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday met with Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas at UN Headquarters in New York to discuss arrangements for an international security force for East Timor a day after the Indonesian Government announced that it would…

News Service 171/99 AI INDEX:ASA 21/99 With the security situation in East Timor at a critical level there must be no delay in deploying a United Nations peacekeeping force following acceptance of such a force by the Indonesian government, Amnesty International…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today called for a swift deployment of an international peace keeping force in East Timor. "We are in a race against time to help save the lives of tens of thousands,…

International medical agency 'Doctors Without Borders' has appealed for public donations to help it return to East Timor. The last surgical team was thrown out of the province last week. Communications director Erwin Vant Land says 27 tonnes of medical supplies…

Aid groups say they're ready to begin delivering food and medical supplies to East Timor, once troops are sent in. Rafael Epstein reports, a ship is already in Indonesian waters, ready to unload rice if security is established by an…

The United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, says Indonesian President BJ Habibie has voiced support for a process to investigate human rights abuses in East Timor. In a statement issued after a meeting with the President, Ms Robinson…

Aid groups say they are ready to to begin delivering food and medical supplies to East Timor, once troops are sent in. World Vision's Dan Kelly says a ship is already in Indonesian waters, ready to unload rice if security is…