The recent arrival of a multinational peacekeeping force is making it possible for the the agency to resume its humanitarian work in East Timor. A team is already in place and meeting with other key organizations to co-ordinate their joint efforts.
Camps are overcrowded and poor sanitation is a serious problem.
Outbreaks of malaria, diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections are feared. Displaced people known to have voted for the independence of East Timor are in particular danger from opposition forces that have also moved from East to West Timor. These supplies will be used for children in the refugee camps in West Timor. Former premises were looted and burned after 5 September.