Rapports

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 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today endorsed an international inquiry into alleged human rights violations in East Timor. The Council voted 27-10, with 11 abstentions, in support of a resolution by the Geneva-based UN Commission on Human…

An experienced GOAL team of 5 ex-patriate staff and 10 local staff are currently based in Dili. GOAL will focus their efforts in Aleiu town. The team will renovate 2,000 houses for returning refugees. GOAL will also renovate the…

At a glance More than 8,000 refugees head home over the past three days, bringing to more than 64,000 the overall number of returnees. Around 360 Timorese boarded a ferry to East Timor at the start of UNHCR's repatriation program from a…

Security: A weapons cache dating from 1994 was discovered in Dili that had an explosive device attached to it. INTERFET explosive ordinance demolition experts neutralised the device. The incident serves as a reminder to all in the mission area to…

(Presidential Determination is made in the national interest) (290) In a memorandum for the Secretary of State November 11, President Clinton says he has determined that "it is important to the national interest that up to $40 million be made…

East Timor Security: Freedom of travel for staff is improving. A route through the mountains from Dili to Suai has recently been changed to 'green' (ie. ability to travel through unescorted by security authorities). However, poor conditions make travelling on…

Médecins du Monde a étendu ses activité à l'enclave d'Oekussi, territoire est-timorais dans la partie occidentale de l'île. Lcactivité se concentre sur les nombreuses consultations médicales (plus de 100 par jours) ainsi que la réhabilitation de l'hôpital d'Oekussi. Par ailleurs,…

West Timor: The Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. returned to Dili this afternnon after meeting yesterday with Indonesian Vice-president, Megawati Sukarnoputri and Mr. Hamzah Haz, the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and Poverty Eradication which serves as the focal point in the…

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…