Reports

Brussels, 28 November 2000, 13667/00 (Presse 450), P 179/00 The European Union remains deeply concerned by the climate of tension and violence which continues to reign in a number of Indonesian provinces, particularly in Aceh, the Moluccas and Irian Jaya. The…

Press Release SC/6961 The security situation in East Timor was stable and the territory was well advanced on the transition to independence with the start of an avowedly political climate, Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of…

United Nations -- Indonesia should establish ad hoc tribunals on East Timor and take decisive action to disband the pro-Jakarta militias in West Timor, U.S. Ambassador Nancy Soderberg said November 28 during a Security Council meeting with Sergio Vieira…

JAKARTA (Nov. 27) XINHUA - The death toll of the recent floods and landslides in West Sumatra Province of Indonesia has reached 108 while 89 locals were reported missing, a report reaching here said Monday. The afternoon Suara Pembaruan daily…

S/2000/1125 Letter dated 27 November 2000 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council Upon instructions of my Government, I have the honour to request that…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2000/0219 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Indonesia - Floods 27 November 2000 The Government of Indonesia welcomes international assistance 1. The torrential downpour which has been pounding the Indonesian island of Sumatra since last week is having dire consequences. The rain…

The Disaster At least 70 people are dead and over a hundred missing in landslides and floods in Sumatra, Indonesia, following days of heavy rain in two provinces, West Sumatra and Ache. Several landslides fell in the two provinces on…

From IOM Press Briefing Notes by Jean Philippe Chauzy, IOM Spokesperson The last of 410 East Timorese refugees that arrived from Kupang Tuesday aboard the IOM-chartered Patricia Anne Hotung were safely returned to their villages in IOM buses last night.…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2000/0217 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Indonesia - Floods 24 November 2000 The following information was provided by the OCHA Office in Jakarta. Situation and Damage 1. Floods triggered by incessant torrential rains over the last few days have wrought havoc…

AI Index: ASA 21/069/2000 "We are used to violence -- we have violence for breakfast" Ridwan*, who was 14-years old when his father was killed after being taken from his village by security forces in 1991. Civilians are suffering worsening human rights…