Reports

30 September -- United Nations relief agencies today continued delivery of emergency supplies to thousands of East Timorese scattered throughout the territory as the capital braced for the return of up to 100,000 displaced persons. The UN High Commissioner for…

Jakarta, 30 September 1999 - The United Nations Children's Fund has called upon the government of Indonesia to help create "a new atmosphere" in the province of West Timor, where more than 200,000 refugees from the neighboring East have…

News Release No. 2000/060/EAP WASHINGTON, September 29, 1999 - The international community today expressed strong support for East Timor and endorsed a plan to jumpstart reconstruction and development assistance. The informal meeting, which took place during the World Bank's annual meetings,…

Cameron W. Barr Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The Indonesian clergyman has reason to be circumspect. "This is a tense and suspicious situation," he says in a low voice. "Everyone suspects everybody else." In Kupang, a city filled…

The United States will be providing $5.1 million in humanitarian assistance to victims of the recent violence in East Timor, Deputy State Department Spokesman James Foley announced September 29. "This contribution is part of a larger U.S. government response to the…

SN/175 General situation Certain areas of Dili, Dare and Bacau are under the control of the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) but much tension remains. Efforts are still underway to create the necessary environment throughout East Timor to reassure…

TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER THE HON JOHN HOWARD MP TELEVISION INTERVIEW WITH CNN SUBJECT: East Timor JOURNALIST: Prime Minister Howard, thanks very much for coming in today. PRIME MINISTER: It's a pleasure. JOURNALIST: Well, first off, why did Australia take such a strong lead in…

29 September -- As thousands of displaced people trekked back to the East Timor capital of Dili, the United Nations has raised its estimates of the number of people affected by the recent violence in the territory. UN aid agencies…

Press Release - GA/9615 - 19990929 The arrival at the current position in East Timor was due to President B.J. Habibie of Indonesia, who had allowed the people of East Timor to choose between greater autonomy within Indonesia and independence,…

29 September -- In a follow-up to the agreements reached yesterday during the ministerial meeting chaired by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, UN officials today met with the Indonesian delegation Amb. Jamsheed Marker headed by Foreign Minister Ali Alatas to discuss ways…