Reports

Since militias backed by the Indonesian armed forces wreaked havoc upon East Timor (now being referred to as Timor Larosae) following an overwhelming vote in favor of independence from Indonesia, hundreds of thousands of East Timorese seek to rebuild…

There is a continuing need to return displaced people in West Timor to their communities of origin in East Timor, in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin. The safe and orderly return transportation of displaced people is…

SG/T/2217 The Secretary-General arrived in Jakarta from Singapore late in the morning of Tuesday, 15 February. He began his official programme in Indonesia in the early afternoon with a one-on-one meeting with Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab. In a session…

There is a continuing need to return displaced people in West Timor to their communities of origin in East Timor, in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin. The safe and orderly return transportation of displaced people is…

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES The World Bank recently called a meeting of more than twenty countries in Tokyo to discuss the reconstruction of East Timor. Oxfam sent a representative to East Timor in the leadup to the meeting to coordinate and consult…

Stanley O. Roth, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State Testimony before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Washington, DC, February 16, 2000 Mr. Chairman, last week I testified before you…

Breaking up large States into small ones is often a "wasteful and unimaginative way" of solving political difficulties, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told an audience in Indonesia Wednesday. "But those who oppose separatism have got to show that their solution is less…

Stressing that it was "absolutely essential" that the perpetrators of post-referendum violence in East Timor be brought to justice, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today he supported the Indonesian government's recent steps in that direction. Following his meetings in Jakarta with President…

There is a continuing need to return displaced people in West Timor to their communities of origin in East Timor, in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin. The safe and orderly return transportation of displaced people is…

Secretary-General Kofi Annan Tuesday praised the efforts of the Indonesian Government to uphold the rule of law and prosecute those suspected of involvement in atrocities in East Timor. The Secretary-General, who arrived in Jakarta today on the latest leg of…