Rapports

SC/6724Many Speakers Stress Need for International Force for East Timor; Indonesia Says It Does Not Support Such a Course at Current Stage The Government of Indonesia’s failure to fulfil its obligations under the 5 May Tripartite Agreements,…

Mr. President, A week ago in this chamber I informed the Council that the people of East Timor had voted overwhelmingly to reject an offer of autonomy from the Indonesian government, and in favour of a transition towards independence. The conditions…

The United Nations in Dili is reviewing its decision to stay in the capital on an hour-by-hour basis. The UN today decided to pull most of its staff out of Dili, leaving about 40 workers behind to maintain a…

Release No. 0358.99 FAS PR 0387-99 Andy Solomon (202) 720-4623 andy.solomon@usda.gov Eric Van Chantfort (202) 720-9443 WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 1999 Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will ship approximately 8.5 million metric tons of U.S.…

Prime Minister Like all Australians I am appalled at what has been happening in East Timor and the dreadful humanitarian impact it has had on the lives of people there. Although accurate information is difficult to obtain in the current…

CONTACT: Franne Van der Keilen (410) 625-2220, ext. 3505 fvander@catholicrelief.org Tom Price (410) 625-2220, ext. 3615 tprice@catholicrelief.org Baltimore, September 10, 1999 - Catholic Relief Services strongly deplores the reported killings in East Timor of Caritas staff members, including Reverend…

NB. The following is a brief summary of the situation in east and West Timor and CAA/Oxfam's response so far. As communications have been down lately, we have received limited information. More detailed updates will be in progress when…

(New York, September 10, 1999) -- People fleeing the terror in East Timor or being forced out by militias have no protection over the border, Human Rights Watch said today. The same army-backed militias are now in West Timor…

WASHINGTON, DC - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today expressed grave concern for the safety of resistance fighters in East Timor and citizens forcibly evacuated to West Timor in the light of repeated extensions of the UN deadline for international…

World Vision is distributing emergency kits to an estimated 80,000 people who have fled from East Timor. The kits will contain blankets, sarongs, plastic sheets, soap, and water jugs. "We expect the stream of displaced people crossing into West Timor…