Reports

Secretariat of the Japan Disaster Relief Team The following is a report on emergency relief (provision of supplies) authorized forshipment to the Republic of Indonesia on December 5. 1. Emergency Situation Torrential rains falling in northern and western Sumatra, Indonesia, since the middle…

On December 5 (Tue), the Government of Japan decided to provide assistance materials, worth about 29,020,000 yen, including tents, medicine, medical equipment, plastic sheets and oil cooking stoves, as emergency disaster aid to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia,…

Robyn McDermott The UN team travelled to Ambon on 23 November: John Campbell (Security co-ordinator), Svante Skoog (OCHA), Thelma Orbase (UNDP), Cesar (UNHCR, communications) and RM (WHO). Prakash Tuladhar (UNICEF) arrived on November 28. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Medical section of the UN Malukus…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2000/0222 OCHA Situation Report No. 3 Indonesia - Floods 4 December 2000 The Government of Indonesia welcomes international assistance Situation and Damage 1. The flood water has receded in the affected provinces of West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh after the…

From IOM PRESS BRIEFING NOTES by Thomas Weiss, IOM Spokesperson On 30 November, 282 East Timorese refugees left West Timor to return home, bringing the total number of returnees this month to 1920. Two thirds of yesterday's returnees crossed at…

1. GENERAL The UN consolidated Inter-agency Appeal for the Malukus was launched in Jakarta on 29 November. The appealing agencies are requesting US$ 12.3 million to support and strengthen humanitarian efforts in the Malukus as well as…

The worst torrential rains in decades over the last week, have resulted in floods and landslides and reportedly killed almost a hundred people in Northern and Western Sumatra. There are fears that the death toll could…

Indonesia held its first free and fair parliamentary elections in June 1999, ushering in a new set of leaders with popular legitimacy. In October 1999, the parliament named Abdurrahman Wahid as president and Megawati Sukarno-Putri as vice president, thus…

THIS APPEAL SEEKS CHF 190,647 IN CASH, KIND AND SERVICES TO ASSIST 2,000 FAMILIES FOR 3 MONTHS Summary The seasonal rains in southeast Asia routinely disrupt peoples lives, but the recent deluge of rain has provoked real disaster…

United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Response Office of Transition Initiatives Program Description The Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) in Indonesia seeks to assist, accelerate, and secure the process of reform and democratization in this enormous island nation.…