Rapports

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2000/0108 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Indonesia - Earthquake 5 June 2000 Situation and Damages 1. Several strong earthquakes have struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra since Sunday night. According to the Indonesian Geophysical and Meteorological Agency, the strongest of…

NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER Dili, 5 June 2000 The new Civilian Police commissioner, José Luís da Costa e Sousa, arrived this morning in Dili. He will take up his position on Wednesday. Superintendent Costa e Sousa, 52 years old, is currently the…

The Disaster An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale hit the province of Bengkulu on the island of Sumatra Sunday night, June 4, at 23:30 hrs. local time (source US Geological Survey). The epicentre of the quake was approximately…

Jakarta (dpa) - Continuing violence in Indonesia's easternrn Moluccas islands has claimed 10 more lives, following religious clashes and a separate grenade explosion, officials and local reports said on Friday. At least eight people were killed and three wounded on tiny…

From ICRC NEWS 20 Last week, staff from the ICRC and the Indonesian Red Cross Society distributed non-food relief items to 8,000 people who had fled their homes owing to violence between Christian and Muslim communities in the southern part…

United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Response Office of Transition Initiatives Country Situation Indonesia continues to be rocked by corruption revelations, which for the first time have implicated President Wahid. There were a series of large transfers…

Appeal Target: US$ 52,327 Geneva, May 30, 2000 Dear Colleagues, An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's eastern Central Sulawesi province at midday on May 4. The earthquake was followed by a 5-meter high tsunami (tidal wave) which submerged…

TRANSFER OF POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES Dili, 30 May 2000 On behalf of the Transitional Administrator, Peter Galbraith, Director of UNTAET Political Affairs Office, has put forward suggestions on how to transfer political responsibilities from UNTAET to the East Timorese. Speaking at the 30…

Returns: The total number of organised and spontaneous returns into East Timor from West Timor, other parts of Indonesia, Macau and Australia now stands at over 162,062 returns. On 27 May a total of 3 persons returned to Dili…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2000/0104 OCHA Situation Report No. 6 Indonesia - Floods 26 May 2000 1. The following is an updated summary provided by the UNHCR/OCHA on 25 May. This will be the last of the daily updates on the floods in…