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IDPs in Passo. The assistance was released to a local NGO Yayasan Lelemuku last 
week to support a food for work project to assist IDPs in building their homes. 

Economic Recovery and Infrastructure 
Mercy Corps conducted a three-day training from 25 to 27 November on "Setting 
sustainable interest rates and dealing with non-performing loans" for 18 local 
NGOs implementing micro-credit projects in Maluku. The course material is based 
on the work of the World Bank Consultative Group to Assist the Poor. 

Other 
On November 26, Mercy Corps sponsored a committee of local Muslim and Christian 
NGOs to host the third Buka Puasa (breaking the fast) at an NGO Centre in 
Ambon. The Maluku Governor and District military commander attended the event 
as guest speakers. Over 80 representatives from local and international NGOs 
attended the event. 

CARDI conducted a five-day workshop on 'Participation methods for youth 
facilitators" through a local NGO "SANIRI" in Passo town on Ambon Island. The 
workshop was attended by 25 youths from IDPs camps in Passo, Suli and Waai, all 
on Ambon Island. 

CARDI provided basic training on "participatory project design and assessment 
methods" for selected communities on Ambon Island and Waisala, Piru and Kairatu 
sub-districts in West Seram Island. The training was aimed at enabling 
community-based organisations to prepare proposals for economic empowerment, 
community infrastructure rehabilitation, education, peace and reconciliation. 
For this purpose, CARDI visited 77 communities in Ambon last week and 10 
communities this week in West Seram. 

UNDP Recovery Program is refining its strategy to undertake a conflict analysis 
and local institutional capacity assessment in cooperation with the Institution 
for Social Transformation (INSIST). The analysis and assessment will be carried 
out in December 2002 and January 2003. 

UNDP Recovery Program, UN Security office and OCHA Maluku have moved into a 
single building on Jalan Mutiara, House Number 9 A, Ambon City. Each of the 
offices can be contacted trough the following phone numbers: UN Security (and 
UNDP Recovery Programme) phone +62 911 344327; +62 311889; UN OCHA, phone +62 
911 316010, fax +62 911 316009. Previous temporary UN OCHA Ambon phone and fax 
+62 345 803 will not be active from 1 December 2002. 

4. NORTH MALUKU 

General Situation 
The Minister of Internal Affairs officially installed Thaib Armaiyn and Madjid 
Abdullah as the Governor and Vice Governor respectively of North Maluku at a 
ceremony in the Gubernatorial office, in Ternate on Monday (25 Nov.) The 
ceremony was attended by political, military and the Government officials, as 
well as international aid workers. The United Development Party (PPP), which 
had previously voiced its opposition against Thaib's appointment, also 
announced that it would support the new Governor. No security incidents were 
reported. 

The Coordinating Minister of Social Welfare, Jusuf Kalla together with all 
ministers under his coordinating ministry, visited Ternate on Sunday (24 Nov.). 
At a meeting to welcome the ministerial delegation, the acting Governor, S.H. 
Sarundajang briefed on the IDP situation and the return programme. He also 
thanked the UN and international NGOs for their contributions to the province. 
He assured the Minister that his concerns about international NGOs engaged in 
anti- government activities in North Maluku, were unfounded. 

Population Movements 
17 Christian IDP families comprising of 80 people from Jailolo sub-district 
have returned to their village in Sulamadha, Ternate Island in the past 2 
weeks. The returnees have received financial assistance package from the 
Government. Houses built for them are about to be completed. 

Health 
IMC continued its health services and mobile clinic operations in Kao-Malifut, 
Tobelo, Galela, Bere-Bere and Daruba sub-districts. Over 1,259 patients have 
been treated. 

IRD has finalized an agreement to provide the Ternate General Hospital with 
490.5 kg of Breedlove (food assistance). The Breedlove will be used as 
additional food for patients from vulnerable groups in the hospital. 

Water and Sanitation 
WVI transported building materials for MCK project to Roko village of Tobelo 
sub-district. 

CARDI continued monitoring of its water and sanitation projects in Jailolo, 
Sahu, Ibu, North Oba and Oba. CARDI also continued the testing of the new 
assessment tools for its new water and sanitation projects. 

Shelter and Non- Food Items 
WVI monitored its roofing kit projects in South Morotai, Galela and Tobelo sub-
district. 

CORDAID continued its activities to reconstruct 90 houses in Talaga, Susupu, 
Peot, Golao, Biamaahi, Tahane and Sosol, which are all located in South Jailolo 
sub-district. 

Education 
WVI continued monitoring of its Happy House project in Gamhoku village of 
Tobelo sub-district. WVI also held meetings with the school committees of two 
elementary schools in Tobelo sub districts, and carried out its regular school 
activities in Kao and Malifut sub-districts. 

UNICEF prepared training for the 2nd phase of the 'School in a Box' 
distribution through the Department of Education. 

Economic Recovery and Infrastructure 
WVI monitored its Community Rehabilitation Project (CRP) I projects and 
facilitated proposals for the CRP II projects in the villages of Galela, 
Tobelo, Kao and Malifut sub-districts, which have not been covered. WVI also 
assisted fishermen groups in Galela sub-district and Morotai Island to develop 
proposals for its Fishing Kit II programme. 

Others 
AcF continued a mapping of demography, water facilities, IDPs and returnees. 

WVI carried out a training for its Monitoring and Evaluating staff. 

5. PAPUA 

General Situation 
The Jakarta Post reported on Monday (25 Nov.) that seven Cabinet ministers 
visited Manokwari to deliver financial assistance to earthquake victims in the 
Manokwari regency. The group handed over Rp 1.5 billion to help rebuild 
hundreds of houses damaged by the earthquake on Oct. 10, 2002. The group, led 
by the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Yusuf Kalla, comprised of the 
Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agiel Munawar, the Minister of Social 
Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah, the Minister of Education Abdul Malik Fadjar, the 
Minister of Health Achmad Suyudi, the Minister of Resettlement and Regional 
Infrastructure Sunarno and the Minister for Acceleration of Development of 
Indonesia's East Region Manuel Kaisiepo. 

According to an executive of Papuan Council Presidium (PDP), they plan to 
celebrate the 41st anniversary of Papua Independence on 1 December at the 
residence of the late Theys "Hiyo" Eluay. PDP Secretary-General, Thaha Al Hamid 
said on Tuesday (26 Nov.) that the presidium and its supporters would 
simultaneously raise the Morning Star Papuan flag and the Indonesian flag 
during a simple ceremony at Theys' residence in Sentani, some 40 kilometres 
north of Jayapura. 

Media reports stated on Wednesday (27 Nov.) that police in Manokwari, Papua, 
arrested 13 people who raised the Morning Star flag to mark the fifth 
anniversary of Papuan independence. President Megawati Soekarnoputri also 
issued a decree on the same day banning all ceremonies celebrating Papuan 
independence. It was unclear if those arrested belonged to any political or 
social groups. 

According to The Jakarta Post, to avert the possibility of foreign 
intervention, the Government announced on Thursday (28 Nov.) that it would deny 
entry to a delegation from a United States-based NGO to Papua. PDP has invited 
the American activists grouped under the Council of Foreign Relations as 
observers between 13 and16 December. A former U.S. Pacific fleet commander 
Dennis Blair is reportedly head the delegation. The Minister of Foreign 
Affairs, Hassan Wirajuda, said that the organisation was planning to assess the 
conflict situation in the province, but their purpose was unclear. 

6. WEST TIMOR 

General Situation 
A local newspaper, NTT Ekspress, reported on 21 November that leaflets 
provoking religious conflicts were spread out again in SoE, South Central Timor 
(TTS). In response, District Head of South Central Timor, Willem Nope, held a 
dialogue with various religious youth groups in the district on 20 November. 
Last month, distribution of a similar leaflet disturbed the tranquillity in 
SoE. 

Population Movement 
Deputy Governor of East Nusa Tenggara, Johanes Pake Pani stated on 22 November 
that the province is still handling some 40,000 displaced people comprising of 
East Timorese refugees and IDPs from Maluku. He added that by 31 December 2002, 
when the cessation of refugee status would be declared, the East Timorese 
refugees and IDPs from Maluku are expected to integrate with the locals. 

UNHCR Dili reported a total of 408 East Timorese repatriated to East Timor from 
1 to 27 November. 

Food Security and Agriculture 
Settlers in the resettlement site of KoA in South Central Timor, comprising of 
East Timorese refugees and locals, received livelihood package from the Social 
Affairs office of SoE in the past week. Some 171 families were assisted. 

Pos Kupang reported on 20 November that there were indications of food problems 
in several areas in the district of Ngada. People living in some areas (i.e. 
Riung, Aesesa, Wolowae and Nagaroro) have changed their the staple food from 
rice to tubers. The District Head of Ngada informed on Monday (25 Nov.) that 82 
villages might face food problems, which would cause a total of 81,148 persons 
suffer from food shortage. The District Government is considering allocating 
special fund from the district budget to handle the problem. 

This report and previous ones can be found at www.reliefweb.int