Rapports

General: The Hevi-Lift B206 helicopter, which was working alongside the PKF Chilean Puma helicopter to assist the victims of the recent floods in West Timor, rescued one West Timorese male on 24 May in the flooded river abounding the…

Press Release SC/6866 The Security Council met this afternoon to hear an open briefing on the situation in East Timor. Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, said the overall security situation in East Timor had remained stable since his last…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0103 OCHA Situation Report No. 5 Indonesia - Floods 25 May 2000 1. The following is an updated summary provided by the UNHCR/OCHA to date. Situation: The helicopter airlift of supplies to Malaka Barat, one of the worst affected sub-districts, continued…

SRSG RETURNS FROM FIJ SRSG Sergio Vieira de Mello is leaving Fiji today, 24 May, and is expected to return to East Timor tomorrow evening. Vieira de Mello left for Suva, Fiji's capital, on 23 May at the request of…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2000/0101 OCHA Situation Report No. 4 Indonesia - Floods 24 May 2000 1. Management of the initial emergency response to the floods which have engulfed some estimated 100 square kms of broad and flat delta plain along the Benanain…

As the United Nations and other relief organizations continued to evacuate people from flood-affected areas in West Timor, more victims lost their lives in the past 24 hours, the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) reported today from Dili. The…

JAKARTA, INDONESIA With new flooding in West Timor affecting 100,000 of the internally displaced people (IDPs), the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is carrying out a two-month emergency relief program for thousands of people who are resettling their families,…

AS OF 24 MAY 2000, 1800 HOURS SITUATION The helicopter airlift of supplies to Malaka Barat sub-district continued throughout the day. Over 110 MT of food and relief supplies in over 120 sorties have been airlifted since relief efforts began last…

Floods: Over the past few days, UN agencies and NGOs in East Timor have continued to assist their colleagues in West Timor with on going relief efforts in the most affected areas of Malaka Tengah and Malaka Barat. The…

From IOM Press Briefing Notes by Niurka Piñeiro, IOM Spokesperson IOM teams working around the clock the past six days have evacuated over 5,000 people from areas affected by deadly flooding around Betun near the West Timor border. The number…