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| UN appeals for $18.9 million in aid for East Timor | |
| 2006-06-13 | |
| UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations asked donor nations and relief groups on Monday for $18.9 million for emergency humanitarian aid for troubled East Timor after a wave of deadly clashes, arson and looting. “Those who have been displaced by the deplorable violence of the past weeks need our help,” said UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland in a statement announcing the appeal. Some 70,000 people have left their homes for refuge in safe locations across the capital Dili while an additional 63,000 have fled the capital for the countryside, straining supplies of food and other emergency goods, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said. While immediate needs have been met, the $18.9 million now being sought is intended to meet basic needs, prevent the spread of disease and provide shelter to those in need over the next three months, the UN office said. The United Nations is weighing whether to send in a small peacekeeping mission to take over from the Australians. UN peacekeepers had been in East Timor until a year ago but were pulled out after officials concluded the area had sufficiently stabilized.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 The United Nations asked donor nations and relief groups on Monday for $18.9 million (Snip) after a wave of deadly clashes, arson and looting Ummmm, yeah sounds just like the UN to gice relief to the rioters, arsonists, and looters, No thanks, no cash, if the UN sends troops fine, but no American Troopies. How about the Russians this time? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-06-13 08:54 |