Reports

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) East Timor On October 27, the World Bank announced plans to create a trust fund for East Timor. The World Bank will lead a multi-agency…

The United Nations mission in East Timor reported today that the Indonesian Army (TNI) forces still remaining in East Timor were now consolidated in one single location, as part of their preparations to leave the territory. A UN spokesman said…

IOM NEWS RELEASE No. 839 Geneva-New York - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has opened a new ferry return route to increase the overall pace and effectiveness of the return operation from West Timor to East Timor. Today, two…

The situation Security in East Timor: there are no serious incidents to report Security in West Timor seems to be improving according to the UNHCR. No incidents have been reported in Atambua. Although security along the border remains a concern. Displaced Persons:…

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…

ICRC News 99/43 "I am in good health", read the printed cards, on which senders write down their own names and list any family members who are with them. The message is brief and simple, but for people who lost…

IOM has assisted with the voluntary and orderly return of 14,471 East Timorese by air and sea from Indonesia (Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar), from West Timor (Kupang) and from Australia (Darwin) OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES Return from Darwin (Australia) to Dili (East Timor) by…

ICRC News 99/43 The ICRC has begun its emergency relief distributions to isolated villages in the mountains of East Timor. On 26 October an ICRC-chartered helicopter flew 12.5 tonnes of food and other items from the town of Aileu to…

Although East Timorese refugees and displaced persons have begun returning home, widespread displacement continues in the region. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that of the 250,000 displaced from East Timor to West Timor, about 18,000 have…

IOM NEWS RELEASE No. 838 Geneva-New York - At the request of the Government of Australia and in cooperation with UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has organized the first voluntary repatriation of East Timorese from Australia to East…