Rapports

At a glance UNHCR operates three return flights to East Timor on Monday Mission finds militia intimidation in Atambua refugee sites Office opened in Baucau WEST TIMOR The repatriation by air of East Timorese from West Timor resumed with three flights to Dili today, Monday,…

MSF staff conducted health screenings of the first returnees of East Timorese who sheltered in West Timor during the recent violence. They arrived in Dili, East Timor on UNHCR repatriation flights. The returnees were brought to the Stadium in…

Prepared by the Dili Representative of the Humanitarian Coordinator. Dili, East Timor General Situation: The situation in Dili and in the eastern part has remained calm for the past 72 hours. Bishop Belo conducted a mass attended by a large congregation. Security…

The Crisis in East Timor Background reading about the current crisis, Fall 1999. (Adapted from Keeping the Peace in an Age of Conflict: Debating the U.S. Role) Download a PDF version of Crisis in East Timor for viewing and printing from…

Dili, East Timor General Situation: New arrivals continue to enter Dili. Streets, particularly in the port area, are crowded. Although reconstruction on a large-scale has not yet begun, people are repairing homes and some clean-up, arranged primarily by INTERFET, is…

East Timor The first unescorted relief convoy was conducted on October 7 following INTERFET's announcement on October 6 of the downgraded security risk on the road from Dili to Baucau. The relief convoy transported food and non-food items to Baucau. Humanitarian…

An Australian humanitarian organisation has warned refugees in West Timor could be used as hostages by the Indonesian military. David Weber reports, Community Aid Abroad is calling for the United Nations to be allowed to monitor registration of the refugees. Community Aid…

The Indonesian Government has granted permission for a delegation of Australian politicians to visit refugee camps in West Timor. Dana Robertson reports, the visit has been approved as more troops head into East Timor. Labor backbencher Kevin Rudd instigated the parliamentary delegation…

I write this article from the safety of Darwin. I have a new appreciation of my personal safety today after my recent experiences in West Timor. I never knew what it was like to be paralysed with fear. I never experienced…

Ministère de la Défense - Délégation à l'Information et à la Communication de la Défense Paris, le 08 octobre 1999 ETAT-MAJOR DES ARMEES Alors que la frégate Vendémiaire, après avoir assuré l'escorte d'un bâtiment australien de l'INTERFET, patrouille au nord du…