Rapports

From ICRC News 99/46 The ICRC and the Indonesian Red Cross Society are operating 12 health-care posts in the camps for displaced people in the Atambua area near the border with East Timor. The posts, staffed by Indonesian Red Cross…

This is a near verbatim transcript of the press conference given by Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ian Martin, the outgoing Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Mr. Xanana Gusmao, President of the CNRT. SVM:…

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…

CNRT: The Humanitarian Coordinator a.i., accompanied by the Deputy to the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the heads of UN Agencies and ICRC, met today for four hours with the President of the CNRT, Mr. Xanana Gusmao in Aileu.…

At a glance Militiamen attack a UNHCR convoy, injuring at least two refugees; UNHCR protests incident and urges Indonesian military to take immediate measures to stop harassment. Assault on refugees slows return movement with only about 1,000 crossing the border compared…

The head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today held a series of meetings with the local independence leader and the commander of the international forces, a UN spokesman in New York said. On his first…

East Timor The Government of Indonesia (GOI) has set a target date in late March for the completion of IDP returns to East Timor. As a sign of commitment to this goal, Vice President Megawati Sukarnoeputri will visit refugees…

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…

General: The pace of returns by road into East Timor is accelerating with large crossings expected tomorrow at Suai, Maliana and into the Ambeno enclave. Efforts to preposition rice before the onset of the rainy season are nearly complete. Top…

The International Committee of the Red Cross is active throughout the island of Timor both in the East with offices in Dili and Baucau and in the West with offices in Kupang and Atambua. As a neutral and impartial…