Rapports

Catholic Relief Service's Response: Catholic Relief Services has reached over 14,000 families in 41 villages throughout the Baucau and Viqueque Districts. The agency has distributed blankets, sleeping mats kitchen sets and cooking pots seeds and tools. Catholic Relief Services, in…

Australia says United Nations troops in East Timor are at a high state of readiness because of increased militia activity. Australia's Defence Minister John Moore, visiting East Timor today, says the militia coming across the border are now better trained. Mr…

UN Resource Centre1. Overall situation The fighting around Waai went on for about two days (30-31 July) resulting in approximately 30 fatalities. Most remarkably, there were many women and children among the casualties, unlike most fighting to…

by Jean-Philippe Chauzy, IOM Spokesperson Timor - Update After announcing on Wednesday a one week suspension of all repatriation activities of East Timorese refugees currently in West Timor, IOM and other international organizations are stressing the need for the Indonesian authorities…

SC/6905 Presidential Statement Urges Indonesia to Arrest Militia Extremists Attempting to Sabotage Refugee Resettlement The Security Council this morning called on the Government of Indonesia to take effective steps to restore law and order in refugee camps in West Timor and…

Paris (dpa) - The clashes between Christian and Moslem communities on Indonesia's Molucca islands have claimed 10,000 lives, a Protestant pastor told journalists in Paris on Thursday. The Reverend Jacky Manuputty also said that 350,000 Christians had fled the islands…

By Anthony Goodman UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council expressed "profound concern" on Thursday over the continuing presence of large numbers of East Timor refugees in Indonesia's West Timor, where it said militia opposed to East…

The United Nations has established a humanitarian presence in the Maluku province of Indonesia to support local and international organizations assisting internally displaced persons. The team is comprised of five UN staff from the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Courtesy translation Rome, 2 August 2000 - Answering questions from the press agencies, Foreign Ministry sources underlined the fact that the Farnesina is naturally keeping a close eye on the situation in the Moluccas, especially in the light of the…

Security: The security situation in the refugee camps in West Timor remains tense and continues to affect humanitarian operations. UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP together with International NGOs operate only essential services in camps. Tensions intensified last Saturday in Kupang after…