Reports

From IOM Press Briefing Notes by Jean Philippe Chauzy, IOM Spokesperson This morning the IOM-chartered ship the Patricia Anne Hotung set sail from Kupang with over 400 East Timorese refugees on board. In the cool morning air, as the returnees…

Dili, 15 November 2000 MILSAS RETURN TO EAST TIMOR WITH 400 RELATIVES On Wednesday, some 50 Milsas, former East Timorese members of the Indonesian military, and six former civil servants are expected to return to East Timor from the West…

During a just-completed visit to East Timor, members of the Security Council had been very encouraged by the progress the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) had made in implementing its mandate, correspondents were told at a…

S/2000/1105 I. Introduction 1. On 8 September 2000, the Security Council adopted resolution 1319 (2000). In his letter dated 25 October 2000 (S/2000/1030), the President of the Council informed the Secretary-General that the members of the Council had…

Dili, 17 November 2000 INTERNATIONAL DONOR CONFERENCE ON DEFENCE FORCE The East Timorese Transitional Administration is hosting an international conference for countries willing to help develop the future East Timor Defence Force. The conference will be held in Dili from 21…

From IOM Press Briefing Notes by Jean Philippe Chauzy, IOM Spokesperson IOM first major repatriation by sea since August will now take place on Tuesday 21 November. IOM will repatriate 453 people from Kupang to the East Timor port of…

The delegation of the United Nations Security Council that was visiting Indonesia and East Timor this week to review the implementation of Council's decisions related to the newly independent territory, concluded its five-day trip today stressing the need for…

JAKARTA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - International aid workers are planning a major refugee extraction from Indonesian West Timor next week despite lingering security concerns. But the United Nations in neighbouring East Timor cautioned the planned movement by ship of 450…

JAKARTA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia said on Thursday it was ready to work with U.N. workers to help repatriate thousands of refugees stranded in squalid camps in West Timor. "We are ready (to cooperate). The sooner the better," foreign…

Week 45 Security: The security situation in East Timor continues to improve. During the past week there has only been a reported sighting of three unarmed militia members in Covalima district. PKF is currently investigating to ascertain if the militia presence…