Rapports

General: UNHCR announced that the total number of refugees who have repatriated since the voluntary return programme began on 8 October has reached 100,264. Although expectations of increased returns remain high following the 22 November border agreement, the number of…

AT A GLANCE Refugee returns to East Timor top 100,000 as several thousand more Timorese head home overland. UNHCR staff, accompanied by police and troops, pick up four returnees from Naibonat camp outside the West Timor capital of Kupang despite intimidation…

Integrated Operations Cell: The first meeting of the Integrated Operations Cell (IOC) was held today. A figure of 100,000 to 130,000 potential returnees was agreed for planning purposes. In coming days, steps will be taken to ensure adequate stocks of…

There is an urgent need to return East Timorese displaced from West Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia to their communities of origin in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin as quickly as possible. The safe and orderly…

Widespread militia harassment and attacks on refugees and aid workers continue to hamper the return of refugees from West Timor to East Timor. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 90,000 refugees have so far returned…

West Timor People are crossing from West to East Timor at the rate of 3,000 per day but there are still over 130,000 East Timorese remaining in West Timor. Over 5,000 refugees returned to East Timor, most of them…

General: In anticipation of accelerated returns from West Timor following the agreement signed yesterday between INTERFET, TNI and the Indonesian Police, humanitarian agencies formed an Integrated Operations Cell (IOC) today. The IOC, which will meet daily, includes representatives from UNHCR,…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations. Quoted text from this briefing note may be attributed to the UNHCR spokesperson named below Kris Janowski Timor More than 2,300…

There is an urgent need to return East Timorese displaced from West Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia to their communities of origin in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin as quickly as possible. The safe and orderly…

The situation East Timor Security: There are no serious security incidents to report. Dili remains in the "medium risk" category. Minor incidents of conflict have been occurring in the Don Bosco Transit area in Dili and also in the town of…