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. •- Press Releas" e C'"'"'"''' , "'' "" ., .:, .: ,18 November "1
itSSUE, STATEMENT ON HOMilT^iAN MATTERS
;(lhe following was received from UNFlCYE,., Nicosia. ):
\At a press briefing held in Nicosia today, the spokesman fo'r the United Nations Peacekeeping, Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), George Yacoub, read f out to correspondents the following.. communique: . • • . • ••''•' ..-' .: ' -, "On 18 November- 197*}; at the Ledtra Palace' 'United Nktiphs conference area," Mr.. ^(GlafcDS5) derides; acting President-, and Mr.: '(Rauf )• Denktash, ; ' • Vice-President, continued to discuss humanitarian matters wi'th''' ' 'the assistance of Ambassador Luis ¥eckmann-Mu2oz, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and other United Nations officials, including a representative of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was also present. "The question of missing persons and a great nuniber of other humanitarian questions were discussed in considerable detail and in a very constructive atmosphere. " "It was agreed to hold the next meeting on Monday, 25 November, at 10 a.m. (local time) at the Ledra Palace United Nations conference area." In reply to a question on whether there had also been a private meeting between Mr. Clerides and Mr. Denktash, the spokesman said he would check. (Later he informed correspondents that there had been no private meeting). Asked whether Mr. Clerides1 visit to London this week had been discussed and whether there would be a possible postponement of the usual Monday meeting, the spokesman said that it appeared clearly from last paragraph of the communique that no change was envisaged as far as the next meeting was concerned. The spokesman then told correspondents of continuing evacuation from Vonii He said that as of today 300 persons had been evacuated and there were still some 40 more to be evacuated Tuesday. Gypsos evacuation would start on 21 November and continue at the rate of one hundred evacuees a day until it is completed in about 11 or 12 days,
(more) - 2 - Press Release CYP/795 18 November 1974
Tomorrow, Tuesday, 19 November, there will be a commemorative service at Polemidia camp in. Limassol at 11:00 hours for Sergeant Ian Ward of the Australian Civilian Police who was killed in a mine accident on 12 November. The Force Commander of UNFICYP, Lieutenant General D. Prem Chand, will be represented by Chief of Staff Brigadier-General Clay Beattie, After the service the body will be taken to Akrotiri. There will be a guard of honour before the body is flown at 1230 hours en route for Australia. Sergeant Ward, the spokesman said, had been posthumously awarded the United Nations Medal (CYPRUS). Regarding the mine accident, a report on witnesses' statements was received today at the Headquarters,of UNFICYP and was being studied for finalization. A first examination'of the report did not alter the facts already given out. The two Australian sergeants of the United Nations Civilian Police involved in the accident were carrying out a humanitarian task of reuniting a stranded family after proper authorization by the two authorities had been given, and an escort approved by UNFICYP. In this connexion, the spokesman recalled his statement of 1J November on the risks presented by unmarked and unrecorded land mines and that the UNFICYP was now discussing with both sides the question of marking and recording of these minefields in accordance with established international practices.
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Press Release GYP/788 IHA/217 REF/714 14 October
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO CYPRUS REACHES $7 MILLION
(The following is reproduced as received from the UNHCR, Geneva.)
The level of aid channelled through the United Nations system for the programme of humanitarian assistance in Cyprus, being co-ordinated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees {UNHCR), has now reached $7 million, thanks to seven new contributions. The seven, not previously announced, are: Canada ($51,020), France ($416,667), Federal Republic of Germany ($188,758), Mauritius ($17,544), Monaco ($1,-Q42), Norway ($90,580) and the Philippines ($2,300). They bring to 17 the number of Governments which have contributed cash or kind in response to the appeal of the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner on 6 September. The largest contributor through the United Nations system remains the United States with $5 million thus far. Relief Supplies Pour In Meanwhile, more than half of the 204,000 blankets ordered by the UNHCR, through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), have been delivered and distributed. UNHCR-chartered planes are moving the blankets from Europe as fast as they are procured. And all but 10,000 of the 40,000 camp beds ordered by the UNHCR will be in Cyprus by 17 October. In addition, the UNHCR has arranged to buy 25,000 from local raanufacturers. Another of the main priorities — tents —- is well on the way to being met. The last instalment of the 2,500 tents bought with UNHCR funds will leave the United Kingdom by ship on 15 October, with arrival scheduled for 1 November. At that point, almost 15,000 family tents — many made available from bilateral sources — will have been provided to shelter over 70,000 displaced or uprooted persons as the period of cold weather approaches. Family cooking equipment and domestic utensils are being purchased in large quantities through the UNICEF and are being delivered by air.
(more) - 2 - Press Release CYP/788 IHA/21T REF/714 14 October 1971*-
The three large donations in food conanodities made available "by Belgium, Denmark' and 'the European Economic Community (ESC), respectively, will begin to move to Cyprus by sea on 25 October. The UNHCR has made available $200,000 to cover the transportation costs involved. The World Food Programme is providing technical expertise in arranging the shipment, The most pressing needs in the medical field at present are ambulances, supplies for environmental sanitation, Pharmaceuticals and hospital equipment. ¥ith a view to meeting these requirements, the UNHCR has made an initial allocation of $^00,000 to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UWICEF.
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•••-••,' . Press Release REF/713 ••-.•- • ; • IHA/215 ••'.-. GYP/786 27 September 1974
CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNHCR FOR HUMNCTARIANLASSISTANCE IN CYPRUS REACHES $ 6 MILLION
(The following is reproduced as received from UNHCR, Geneva.)
Contributions through the United Nations System for the programme of humanitarian assistance in Cyprus "being co-ordinated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) now exceed $ 6 million. The United Kingdom's allocation of £500,000 ($1,162,791) to the UNHCR is the largest of the cash contributions most recently announced. In addition, Finland has given $66,312; the Republic of Korea, $5,000; Liechtenstein, $3,356; and Mauritania, $2,000. Meanwhile, major donations in kind have been made by Belgium in the form of 1,000 metric tons of soft wheat valued at $219,784 and Denmark, which is providing wheat flour worth 1 million kroner ($163,934), Together, cash and kind channeled through the United Nations system as of 26 September total $6,180,385. The target set by the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner in their joint appeal of 6 September was $22 million. This represents total requirements of the 226,000 uprooted and displaced persons estimated to be in need of international assistance from 1 September to the end of the year. Over and above its contribution through the UNHCR, the United Kingdom has given £50,000 ($116,279) to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and has incurred an expenditure of about £460,000 ($1,069,767) since the emergency began, in order to provide care and maintenance for uprooted people in and around the sovereign base areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
(more) - 2 - Press Release REP/713 IHA/215 CYF/786 27. September
The movement of United Nations supplies and material to the island "by air and ship is continuing. Also, bilateral aid is flowing into Cyprus on a substantial scale from «, number of sources. The Chinese Red Cross has pledged goods valued at 300,000 yuan ($153,000) that include medicine, canned food and "bankets, and the German Democratic Republic has informed the Secretary-General's office that, in addition to a relief consignment of the ICRC in August, it is ready to provide further assistance to the Government of Cyprus in the form of medicaments, food, children's food, "blankets, tents and clothing.
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Press Release REF/flO IHA/212 17 September 197^
$3.235.000 PLEDGED FOR UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN CYPRUS
(The following was received from the UNHCR, Geneva. )
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced in Geneva on 16 September the first contribution of $5,235,000 for the programme of United Nations humanitarian assistance to Cyprus which it is co- ordinating. The largest of the pledges received towards the $22 million appeal by the Secretary-General on 6 September is the $3 million pledge by the United States. The Netherlands has announced a contribution of 500,000 guilders ($185,000). The Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Carlos Lechuga Hevia, presented a cheque for $50,000 on 16 September as a contribution from Cuba. Within the United Nations system, the United Nations Children's Fund (UWICEF) has allocated $100,000 and the "World Health Organization (WHO) $68,000 for the emergency programme. UNICEP is also acting as procurement agent for the UNHCR and, in this capacity, has bought 34,000 blankets,which were sent to Cyprus together with 4,605 kilograms of medical supplies purchased by the WHO, last week on planes chartered by the UNHCR. Two WHO experts, an epidemiologist and a sanitary engineer, were in Cyprus from 30 August to 6 September and have filed a rep'ort with a comprehensive assessment of medical needs. Another WHO expert, & E4g£i5bio&5glst, SKPitfetl la Cyprus on 9 September and, in co-operation with both communities, is organizing measures to be taken to identify any cases of communicable disease that might occur and to prevent their spread. A World Food Programme (WFP) expert has also been in Cyprus and has helped to assess the food needs in the United Nations humanitarian assistance programme.
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Press Release REF/709 IHA/211 CYP/783 16 September 197^
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES RECEIVES 20 MILLION YEN CONTRIBUTION FROM JAPAN SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
(The folloving was received from the United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo.)
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, in a brief ceremony in Tokyo today, 16 September, received a contribution of 20 million yen or the equivalent of $66,667 from the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Foundation to be utilized for the relief of uprooted and displaced persons in Indo-China and Cyprus. The Chairman of the Foundation, Ryoichi Sasakawa, who presented the High Commissioner with a cheque for that amount, said that he had decided on this "humanitarian" action upon learning of Prince Sadruddin's official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Government and of his appeals for assistance and co-operation from the Government and people of Japan. The presentation took place at the Imperial Hotel, where the High Commissioner and Princess Catherine Aga Khan were staying, shortly before their departure for Europe. During his discussions with Japanese Government and Red Cross officials, the High Commissioner had explained the requirements of his regular programme and the special appeals to benefit uprooted persons in Indo-China and Cyprus. This was the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Foundation's fourth major contribution to the United Nations system in three years. The Foundation contributed 10 million yen for the benefit of Bengali refugees In February 1972, another 10 million yen for the relief of drought-stricken people in west Africa in June 1973, and five million yen to help eradicate small-pox in India in
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Press Release REF/708 IHA/210 GYP/781 15 September 197^
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES COMPLETES OFFICIAL VISIT TO JAPAN
(The following was received from the United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo.)
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, at a press conference in Tokyo on 12 September at the end of his four-day official visit to Japan, said that during his discussions with Japanese Government officials he had explained the requirements of his regular programme as well as the special appeals to benefit uprooted persons in Indo-China and Cyprus. In Indo-China, he explained, a programme had been prepared to provide assistance in specific fields for settlement of uprooted and displaced persons. r^he programme had been co-ordinated with other United Nations agencies and the Red Cross to avoid duplication of effort. Referring to the situation in Cyprus, which he had visited only a week before, he said that some 225,000 persons, or one third of the entire population, had been displaced and that an estimated $22 million would be required to cover the immediate relief requirements on the island. The High Commissioner also informed the press that during his discussions with Japanese officials he had expressed hope that Japan might adhere to the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. The High Commissioner, who had been visiting Japan at the invitation of the Government, conferred with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Toshio Kimura; the Vice-Minister of Justice, Hisao Kamiya; and with other high Government officials. He also met with the President of the Japanese Red Cross Society, Ryotaro Azuma. UNITED N- A. T- I 0 N S Press Section. Office of Public Information • . United Nations, N.Y, .. . (FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA — WOT AN -OFFICIAL RECORD)
•..-.'• , . Press Release GYP/780 11 September 197^
COi-MMIQUE;ON .MEETING BETWEEN ACTING .PRESIDENT AND •VICE-PRESIDENT OF, CYPRUS ISSUED AT PRESS, BRIEFING ON 11 SEPTEMBER IN NICOSIA
*. -'-''.'*'.. , . , " (The following was received from the Chief Information Officer"of UNFICYP in Nicosia.)
At his afternoon "briefing in Nicosia today, the Chief Information Officer of the United'Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UMFICYP)> Rudolf Stajduhar, gave to the press the text of a communique issued after today's meeting between the Acting President, Glafcos derides, and the Vice-President, Rauf Denktash, of Cyprus. ••-'.• "Ori 11 September 197^, at Ledra Palace Hotel, United Nations conference area, Mr. Clerides, President and Mr. Denktash, Vice-President, continued to discuss humanitarian matters with the assistance of Ambassador Luis "Weckmann Munoz, Special! Representative cif the Secretary-General and-other United Nations officials, including a representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A representative of the International Red Cross was also present. "The following was agreed at the meeting: .• "1, All prisoners and detainees under 18 years of age shall be released where their next of kin reside. Those of them who are students, and if no appropriate school is available in their local area, shall be given facilities to move to places where such schools are operating. "2. All prisoners and detainees who, on checking by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that they are students enrolled at a university, shall be released and be given facilities to proceed abroad to complete their students. "3. All teachers shall be released and be given facilities to contact their respective educational authorities for the purpose of being posted by them, wherever they are needed.• ' - ' • .
"kf All sick and wounded prisoners and detainees shall be released .to hospitals on their respective sides. "5. The date when the commencement of the exchange of the prisoners and detainees provided for in the above paragraphs will be announced by next Friday's meeting, (more) • - 2 - ' Press Release CYP/780 ••...• .• •• 11 September 197^ '• ' j "6. 17ith respect to assistance to the aged and infirm, Greek and Turkish Cypriots who' have found themselves isolated as the result of hostilities, the following arrangements have been agreed: (a) All families who wish and/or have the possibility of sheltering their relatives shall inform the ICRC Tracing Agency,* (b) Persons requested by their families .will be transferred by the competent .authorities under the auspices of ICRC; . . (c) Persons who will not have been requested by their families or'who refuse to.be transferred for personal reasons in another zone, will be subject to the following procedure: (I) In each district, places for the regrouping of -'•• ". , •• •• • these persons will be thought of;
:•. : ; (ll) Isolated persons'will be'rounded up there and ,..-.. . . will receive medical care and food; (III) In each district, adequate measures will be taken to guarantee the protection of these persons, adequate housing, regular supply of -food, as well , .-•.. , as the necessary medical' care; .,-. ... (IV) The competent authorities will assist the ICRC in obtaining the list of these persons in each district, and the change of address will be notified to the ICRC. "7. Lists of prisoners and detainees having'been completed and transmitted to the ,ICRC, the ICRC will finalize, and submit for consideration, at the next meeting, a scheme for the general release of prisoners and detainees. • "8^ The next meeting will be held at 1000 hours (local time) Friday, 13 September, at Ledra Palace Hotel, United Nations- conference area. ••:<• "9, At. the'end of the meeting, Mr/derides and Mr. Denktash continued their .private .exchange of Views on the refugee problem and other important issues." . . . ; • Questions at Briefing
•• ''r> '•.•':•;•• . ' ' Asked to describe the meeting, the 'iMFICYP Chief Information Officer stated that it had again been conducted in a constructive atmosphere, "You noticed", .he said, "that a number of decisions had been taken in two hours' time"« ......
(more) . _ 3 - Press Release GYP/780 11 September
In reply to the next question, Mr. Stajduhar said that the meeting had lasted for two hours, while Mr. Clerides and Ilr, Denktash had exchanged views for one half hour. He added that the Secretary-General's Special Representative Luis Ueckmann Munoz had attended the private exchange of views. In response to another question, Mr. Stajduhar stated that those present at the meeting were President Clerides; Vice-President Denktash; the Secretary-General's Special Representative; the Senior Political Adviser, Remy Gorge; UNFICYP Economics Officer, Colonel G. Sullivan; the representative of the UIIHCR, John Kelly; and the ICRC representative, Laurent Martin.
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aERIDES AND DENKTASH AGREED THAT FOLLOWING STATEPJEHT BE ISSUED BY UNFICYP AFTER THEIR MEETING ON ELEVENTH SEPTEMBER .QUOTE ,. ON 11 SEPTEMBER 1574 AT THE LEDRA PALACE UN CONFERENCE AREA , MR CLERIDES ,PRESIDENT AND MR DENKTASH, VICE PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS HUMAHITAR'IflH ElATT'ERS-rtTirT'HE' fiSSISTAWCE"OF AMBASSADOR LUIS WECKMANN D1UWOZ ,THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL AND OTHER UN OFFICIALS INCLUDING A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES .A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COM1ITTE OF THE RED CROSS
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CO PERSONS WHO WILL NOT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BY THEIR FAMILIES OR WHO REFUSE TO BE TRANSFERRED FOR PERSONAL REASONS IN ONE OR ANOTHER ZONE , WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE * U> IN EACH DISTRICT PLACES FOR THE REGROUPING OF THESE PERSONS WILL BE THOUGHT OF C2> ISOLATED PERSONS WILL BE ROUNDED UP THERE AND WILL RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE AND FOOD . C3) IN EACH DISTRICT ADEQUATE MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO GUARANTEE THE PROTECTION OF THESE PERSONS , ADEQUATE HOUSING ,REGULAR SUPPLY OF FOOD AS WELL AS THE NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE C4> THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES WILL ASSIST THE ICRC IN OBTAINING THE LIST OF THESE PERSONS IN EACH DISTRICT , ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO THE ICSC . •'"S^THr LTTS OF PRISONERS AND DETAINEES HAVEING BEEN COMPLETED AND TRANSMITTED TO ICRC,ICRC WILL FIWALIZE,AND SUBMIT FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT MEETING ,A SCHEME FOR THE GENERAL RELEASE OF PRISONERS AND DETAIWEEES* 7* THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 10 OCLOCK LOCAL TIME FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER AT THE LEDRA PALACE U» CONFERENCE AREA * 8» AT THE END OF THE MEETING MR CLERIDES AND MR DENKTASH CONIIKUED THEIR PRIVATE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON THE REFUGEE PROBLEM AND OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES UNQUOTE «*
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(FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA -- NOT AN.OFFICIAL RECORD) CAUTION; ADVANCE RELEASE Press Release SG/SM/2071 Not for use before 6 p.m. EDT IHA/209 6 September 1974 6 September SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR RESOURCES FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR CYPRUS Following is the text of an appeal by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, circulated today to Governments of all Member States, for resources to enable the United Nations co-ordinator of humanitarian assistance for Cyprus, Sadruddin Aga Khan, to carry out his task: "The world has followed with serious concern the tragic events which have affected Cyprus. One of the saddest consequences of the recent hostilities is the plight of nearly one third of the island's population rendered homeless and living under conditions of duress and extreme hardship. "During my recent visit to Cyprus, I was myself able to witness the extent of disruption and the resulting suffering of the innocent victims. I also observed the excellent effort already being made", both bilaterally and multilaterally, through the existing structure of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross. "On 20 August 197^, after consultation with all the parties concerned, I designated the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadruddin Aga Khan, as the United Nations co-ordinator of humanitarian assistance for Cyprus. After an initial assessment of immediate requirements made "by him and his team in Cyprus, he approached Governments on 30 August for contributions in cash and kind needed during the coming weeks. I transmitted the High Commissioner's report on this subject to the Security Council on h September 197^ (document S/11^88). "Meanwhile it has been possible, in co-ordination with the authorities in Cyprus, to identify and cost the needs on a short-term basis. It is estimated that until the end of this year some $US22 million will be required from the international community. "Many uncertainties are inherent in the circumstances, and the full extent of the assistance needed from the international community will depend greatly on the evolution of the situation in Cyprus. (more) - 2 - - Press Release SG/SM/20?! IHA/209 6 September "The support of the variouE programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations is available to the High Commissioner; and a satisfactory mechanism of co-ordination exists both in Nicosia and Geneva to ensure the maximum effectiveness of the humanitarian effort, both bilateral and multilateral. • • "I earnestly appeal to the international community — to all Governments, non-governmental organizations and all men of goodwill -- to extend to the United Nations co-ordinator the necessary resources and financial means to carry out this humanitarian task. "Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration." c c r c BOOK CF c C YS 9 SSS NY £0? 4 I71SZ: ETATPRIORITE c UNFICY? c c YZ 455 MY 207 4 171SZ^ ..-t-: C E'iATPKIGRItE UMHCR C £-71 WECKMASS-PiU^OS/PREMCHASD 576 KELLY/SADRUDDIS AGA^) KHA3. FOLLOWING MOTE DATED 3 SEPTEMBER 1974 ADDRESSED TO SECGEM C RECEIVED FROM PERMANENT OBSERVER OF THE HOLY SEE: e QUOTEJSISCE THE BEGINNING OF TilE HECEST CONFLICT ON THE ISLAND OF CYPRUS, HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI,s C (, DEEPLY GONCERSED FOR THE GRAVE SITUATION OF THE CIVILIAN COMMUJJJTY ON THAT ISLAND, DECLARED HIS INTENTION TO ESTABLISH A HUMASITARIAM RELIEF MISSION FOR M.L THE CIVILIAN VICTIMS OF T)€ CONJFLICT* THE PONTIFICAL PROGRAM WAS THEM INTERRUPTED DUE TO THE SUSPENSION OF THE GENEVA NEGOTIATIONS. PARA THE HOLY= FATHER WISHES MOW TO INFORM THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED C S71 WECKMASU-HUtfOS/PREMCHASD 376 KELLY/ SADRUDDIN A GAM KHAS. FOLLOWING NOTE DATED 3 SEPTEMBER 1974 ADDRESSED TO SECGEtt C : RECEIVED FROM PERMANENT OBSERVER OF THE HOLY SEE: QUOTE tSISCE THE BEGINNING OF THE RECENT CONFLICT ON THE ;; OF CYPRUS, HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI, 2 P2= (.' DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR THE GRAVE SITUATION OF THE CIVILIAN COMMUNITY OS THAT ISLAND, DECLARED HIS I8TE3JT10H TO ESTABLISH A HUMANITARIAN W-- ' RELIEF HI SSI OH FOR ftLL THE CIVILIAN VICTIMS OF THE CONFLICT. ( THE PONTIFICAL PROGRAM WAS THEN INTERRUPTED DUE TO THE SUSPENSION OF THE GENEVA NEGOTIATIONS. PARA THE HCLY= C P3 = C FATHER WISHES SOW TO ISFORM THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED MATIOSS THAT A PONTIFICAL MISSION HAS BEEN DISPATCHED TO CYPRUS C WITH THE PURPOSE OF STUDYING A JOINT RELIEF PROGRAM IS COOPS- ;;'; C RATIOS WITH ALL CATHOLIC RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS. IKE MISSION, COMPOSED OF MSGR. JOSEPH HARvNIETT, COSSULTAST OF TH£ = P4 = -7 C PONTIFICAL COUNCIL QUOTE COR UMUM UMQUOTE AND WSGR* FRANCESCO- : OF THE SECRETARIAT FOR THE UNION OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, {' ' ' HAS LEFT FOR CYPRUS Co! MONDAY, SEPTEMBER £;^D. C PARA THE HOLY FATHER WOULD ALSO GREATLY APPRECIATE A^Y ASSISTANCE i; • FROM THE UNITED NATIONS IM ORDER TO FACILITATE THE= C TASK OF THE PONTIFICAL -MISSION. UHQUOTE= GUY.ER+ '. L " } I COL 971 576 3 197 4+ / UNITED NATIONS Distr. Oc FI- f >•»*•II/ PITI\ I I Y! \Y«H-«i*i H-MNW q/nkRP h September 197^ ORIGINAL: ENGLISH REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL PURSUANT TO SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 36l (l97J0 1. This report is submitted in pursuance of paragraph 5 of resolution 36l (197^), which the Security Council adopted on 30 August 197^. In that resolution, the Council expressed its grave concern at the plight of the refugees and other persons displaced as a result of the situation in Cyprus , requested the Secretary-General to continue to provide emergency United Nations humanitarian assistance to all parts of the population in need of such assistance and to report to the Council at the earliest possible opportunity. 2. On 20 August 197^-, I announced the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as cc-ordinator of United Nations humanitarian assistance for Cyprus. The High Commissioner visited the island from 22 to 27 August 197^ to study the problem at first hand. 3. In the light of the Security Council resolution, I requested the High Commissioner to submit to me a report on humanitarian problems in Cyprus with special reference to the plight of the refugees. The High Commissioner prepared his report in close co-operation with the Special Representative of the Secretary- General in Cyprus and the Commander of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force. The text of that report is attached. 4. The High Commissioner has informed me that, in order to meet the immediate needs, he has been in touch with the representatives of potential donor Governments. However, the problems left in the wake of the recent hostilities in Cyprus are of such magnitude that substantial resources will be required if the Secretary-General, and the High Commissioner in his capacity as co-ordinator for humanitarian assistance, are to be in a position to continue to provide emergency assistance as requested by the Security Council in paragraph 6 of its resolution 361 (1974). I therefore intend to make, before the end of this week, an appeal to^Governments, non-governmental organizations and individuals to support the United Nations effort to assist the afflicted population of Cyprus, to provide relief and to endeavour to find a peaceful solution to the problem of refugees. 7U-23U02 S/13A88 English Annex Page 1 Annex REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON•HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN CYPRUS Introduction 1. On 20 August 197^ the Secretary-General appointed me co-ordinator of United Nations humanitarian assistance in Cyprus. Preceded by two UNHCR officials, I arrived in the island on 22 August 197^ and remained there until 27 August. 2. During my stay in the island I had several occasions to meet with Acting President derides and with Vice-President'Denktash. I also attended on 26 August the joint meeting on humanitarian questions presided over "by the Secretary-General with the Acting President and the Vice-President. In addition, I had. consultations with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and the Commander of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus and met with senior members of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, the chief delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as well as with representatives of potential donor Governments. 3. Thanks to the co-operation received from the authorities and the logistic support provided by UNFICYP, I visited by car and helicopter the British Sovereign Base Areas of Dhekelia and Episkopi where there are considerable numbers of displaced persons. I also toured the areas of Kyrenia, Kythrea, Larnaca, Limassols the Troodos Mountains and Paphos and stopped to see some villages on the way. In the course of these visits , I had occasion to gather firs.t-hand impressions of human sufferings and the extent of disruption. The problem ^. A large number of Greek Cypriot displaced persons, estimated to be 163,800, have fled their homes in the northern part of-the island and are now in the south. There are also an estimated 3^,000 Turkish Gypriots in the south. Of these numbers, some 50,000 Greek Cypriots and some 7,800 Turkish Cypriots.are in the British Sovereign Base Areas. In the south'there is, therefore, a total of some 197,800 persons in need. In the north there are an estimated 20,000 Greek Cypriots who did not or could not leave and a further 7,800 Turkish Cypriots who are homeless, making a total of 27,800 persons in need in the north and a total of 225,600 in the whole island. These figures were given locally to UNHCR by the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. It should be noted that not all 225,600 are displaced, as most of the Greek Cypriots in the north are still in their own homes, but deprived of their livelihood. The great majority of these are or shortly will be in need of assistance. 5. Related to the present situation are also other problems such as the care of large numbers of livestock left behind on Greek Cypriot farms in the north and the maintenance of the irrigation of the citrus plantations. S/11W8 English Annex Page 2 • Assistance already provided 6. The immediate assistance is already "being provided from several sources, "both bilateral and multilateral. Since the second half of July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (iCRC) has played a vital role not only in its traditional context of the Geneva Red Cross conventions but also in the provision of relief. Indeed, the ICRC has some Uo delegates on the island distributing relief assistance in close co-operation and in many instances vith the logistical support of UNFICYP. 7. Since the beginning of the hostilities in Cyprus in July 197^, UNFICYP has made all possible efforts to assist the afflicted population. UNFICYP activities in support of the humanitarian relief programme have included information gathering on conditions in towns and villages, providing supply convoys, giving medical assistance and escorts for medical and casualty evacuations, escorting work parties to repair power lines, transformers, generators and other essential services, assisting in tracing missing persons and protection, where necessary, of Turkish Cypriot villages. 8. Supplies for Turkish Cypriots come through the Red Crescent and for Greek Cypriote either through the Cyprus Government Welfare Department or the Red Cross. Four UNFICYP trucks are allocated permanently to move food and supplies to areas in need. Vehicles are allotted on a daily basis in response to requests from the agencies involved, and the supplies are delivered to their destination under UNFICYP escort. To date, 121 loads have been delivered, 92 to Turkish Cypriots and 29 to Greek Cypriots. 9. UNFICYP provides medical assistance to the sick and infirm in isolated villages and co-operates in the evacuation of seriously ill patients by providing escorts by road, and if required, by helicopter. _ . * 10. Specific instances of successful UNFICYP intervention as regards public facilities include Pyroi , where the badly damaged transformer has now been repaired, and the power line from.Nicosia to Kyrenia, which was broken at Kaimakli, and where work is proceeding under UNFICYP protection. A joint meeting of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot technicians is being arranged under UNFICYP auspices to consider the repair of the electricity supply to Lefkoniko. 11. The UNFICYP Civilian Police (UNCIVPOL) too is actively engaged in the' humanitarian relief efforts. In addition to the tracing service established by the ICRC in line with its traditional work, a special UNFICYP missing persons bureau has been set up since 15 July 197^. About 2,180 persons have been reported missing, of whom 580 were located. It must be mentioned, however, that UNCIVPOL investigations in this regard and other related matters are hampered in ohe north owing to restrictions of movement. UNCIVPOL co-operation with the ICRC is excellent and it is supporting the Red Cross efforts by^visiting prisons and refugee camps. . S/11W8 English Annex Page 3 Conclusions and future action 12. The economic and social disruption caused by the recent upheavals in Cyprus constitutes a serious obstacle to the efforts of local authorities to bring life back to normal. More than one third of the total population has been affected by the events. The condition of nearly a quarter of a million persons requiring humanitarian assistance has been mentioned in the above paragraphs, These groups include not only those homeless and uprooted who have had to leave one zone of control for another,, but also sizable groups of Greek Cypriots in the Turkish zone and Turkish Cypriots in the Greek zone. They are mostly concentrated in identified areas where all protective measures possible under the circumstances are being taken. However, they are deprived of their livelihood and, in terms of assistance required, their situation is comparable to that of displaced persons. 13. Pending an amelioration of the over-all situation leading to some measure of socio-economic stability and enabling populations in rural and urban areas to pursue their normal means of livelihood, considerable efforts would be required of the international community to provide adequate humanitarian assistance in Cyprus. The assessment of requirements made on the spot calls for (i) immediate assistance required in coining days and weeks to save human lives and alleviate hardship; (ii) short-term assistance required over a period of several months, depending on the evolution of the over-all situation. ih. During the first phase, the United Nations efforts are to be concentrated on supplementing the humanitarian work already being carried out, on providing such basic assistance as medicaments, food, blankets, shelter etc.3 and on preventing duplication of relief to the extent possible3 both through bilateral and multilateral channels. The need for such assistance is immediate and, given adequate means, may be completed in the next few weeks . 15. Concurrently, efforts have to be made to provide assistance required over^ a longer period. The necessary planning for timely provision of required material assistance is being carried out. It is felt, in this respect, that the full extent of disruption will be more acutely felt by the population of Cyprus in general as the existing meagre stocks run out. 16. The co-ordinator is represented in both zones. A satisfactory mechanism of consultation and co-ordination has been established both at UNHCR headquarters level in Geneva and at the local level in Nicosia. In my capacity as United Nations co-ordinator of humanitarian assistance to Cyprus I hare already approached Governments for contributions in cash and kind amounting to $US 9 million, in order to meet the immediate requirements. At the same time, needs for the short-term phase are being identified and costed and it is expected that the United Nations Secretary-General will be in a position during this week to appeal to Governments for their support. 17- It is clear that the situation of displaced persons and other elements of the Cypriot population should not be allowed to deteriorate into a more or less permanent burden. The support of the international community over the coming months would be critical in determining the future of these people. It is hoped that, as in the case of similar situations in the past, the international community will rise to this humanitarian challenge and respond generously to the Secretary- General's appeal. REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN CYPRUS Introduction 1. On 20 August 19T1* the Secretary-General appointed me co-ordinator of United Nations humanitarian assistance in Cyprus. Preceded by two UNHCR officials, I arrived in the island on 22 August 197^ and remained there until 27 August. 2. During my stay in the island I had several occasions to meet vith Acting President Clerides and vith Vice-President Denktash. I also attended on 26 August the joint meeting on humanitarian questions presided over by the Secretary-General vith the Acting President and the Vice-President. In addi- tion, I had consultations vith the Special Representative of the Secretary- General in Cyprus and the Commander of the United Nations Force in Cyprus and met vith senior members of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent,the chief delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as veil as vith representatives of potential donor governments. 3. Thanks to the co-operation received from the authorities and the logistic support provided by UNFICYP, I visited by car and helicopter the British Sovereign Base Areas of Dhekelia and Episkopi. I also toured the areas of Kyrenia, Kythrea, Larnaca, Limassol, the Troodos Mountains and Paphos and stopped to see some villages on the vay. In the course of these visits, I had occasion to gather first-hand impressions of human sufferings and the extent of disruption. The problem k. A large number of Greek Cypriot displaced persons, estimated to be 163,800, have fled their homes in the northern part of the island and are nov in the south. There are also an estimated 3^,000 Turkish Cypriots in the south. - 2 - Of these numbers, some 50,000 Greek Cypriots and some 7,800 Turkish Cypriots are in the British Sovereign Base Areas. In the south there is, therefore, a total of some 197,800 persons in need. In the north there are an estimated 20,000 Greek Cypriots who did not or could not leave and a further 7,800 Turkish Cypriots who are homeless, making a total of 27,800 persons in need in the north and a total of 225,600 in the whole island. These figures were given locally to UHHCR "by the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. It should "be noted that not all 225»600 are displaced, as most/the Greek Cypriots in the north are still in their own homes, but deprived of their livelihood. The great majority of these are or shortly will be in need of assistance. 5. Related to the present situation are also other problems such as the care of large numbers of livestock left behind on Greek Cypriot farms in the north and the maintenance of the irrigation of the citrus plantations. Assistance already provided 6. The immediate assistance is already being provided from several sources, both bilateral and multilateral. Since the second half of July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is playing a vital role not only in its tradi- tional context of the Geneva Red Cross conventions but also in the provision of relief. Indeed, the ICRC has some 1*0 delegates on the island distributing relief assistance in close co-operation and in many instances with the logistical support of UHFICYP. Since the beginning of the hostilities in Cyprus in July 197^» UHFICYF has made all possible efforts to assist all affected persons. 7. UHFICYP activities in support of the humanitarian relief programme have included information gathering on conditions in towns and villages, providing supply convoys, giving medical assistance and escorts for medical and casualty evacuations, escorting work parties to repair power lines, transformers, genera- tors and other essential services, assisting in tracing missing persons and protection, where necessary, of Turkish Cypriot villages. 8. Supplies for Turkish Cypriots come through the Red Crescent and for Greek Cypriots either through the Cyprus Government Welfare Department or the Red Cross. Four UHFICYP trucks are allocated permanently to move food and supplies to areas in need. Vehicles are allotted on a daily basis in response to requests from the agencies involved, and the supplies are delivered to their destination - 3 - under UNFICYP escort. To date, 121 loads have "been delivered, 92 to Turkish Cypriots and 29 to Greek Cypriots. 9. UNFICYP provides medical assistance to the sick and infirm in isolated villages and co-operates in the evacuation of seriously ill patients by providing escorts by road, and if required, by helicopter. 10. Specific instances of successful UKFICYP intervention as regards public facilities include Pyroi, where the badly damaged transformer has now been re- paired, and the power line from Nicosia to Kyrenia, which was broken at Kaimakli, and where work is proceeding under UNFICYP protection. A joint meeting of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot technicians is being arranged under UHFICYP auspices to consider the repair of the electricity supply to Lefkoniko. 11. The UHFICYP Civilian Police (UNCIVPOL) too is actively engaged in the humanitarian relief efforts. In addition to the tracing service established by the ICRC in line with its traditional work, a special missing persons bureau ,has .been set up since 15 July 197^. About 2,180 persons have been reported missing, of whom 580 were located. It must be mentioned, however, that UNCIVPOL investigations in this regard and other related matters are hampered in the north owing to restrictions of movement. UNCIVPOL co-operation with the ICRC is excellent and it is supporting the Committee efforts by visiting prisons and refugee camps. Conclusions and future action 12. The economic and social disruption caused by the recent upheavals in Cyprus constitutes a serious obstacle to the efforts of local authorities to bring life back to normal. More than one-third of the total population has been affected by the events. The conditions of nearly a quarter of a million persons requiring humanitarian assistance has been mentioned in the above paragraphs. These groups include not only those homeless and uprooted who have had to leave one zone of control for another, but also sizable groups of Greek Cypriots in the Turkish zone and Turkish Cypriots in the Greek zone. They are mostly concentrated in identified areas where all protective measures possible under the circumstances are being taken. However, they are deprived of their livelihood and, in terms of assistance required, their situation is comparable to that of displaced persons. 13. Pending an amelioration of the overall situation leading to some measure of socio-economic stability and enabling populations in rural and urban areas to pursue their normal means of livelihood, considerable efforts would be required of the international community to provide adequate humanitarian assistance in Cyprus. The assessment of requirements made on the spot calls for (i) immediate assistance required in coming days and veeks to save human lives and alleviate hardship; (ii) short-term assistance required over a period of several months, depending on the evolution of the overall situation. lU. During the first phase, the United Nations efforts are to be concentrated on supplementing the humanitarian work already being carried out, on providing such basic assistance as medicaments, food, blankets, shelter etc., and on preventing duplication of relief to the extent possible, both through bilateral and multilateral channels. The need for such assistance is immediate and, given adequate means, may be completed in the next few weeks. 15. Concurrently, efforts have to be made to provide assistance required over a longer period. The necessary planning for timely provision of required material assistance is being carried out. It is felt, in this respect, that the full extent of disruption will be more acutely felt by the population of Cyprus in general as the existing meagre stocks run out. 16. The co-ordinator is represented in both zones. A satisfactory mechanism of consultation and co-ordination has been established both at UNHCR headquarters level in Geneva and at the local level in Nicosia. In my capacity as United Nations co-ordinator of humanitarian assistance to Cyprus I have already approached governments for contributions in cash and kind amounting to US$9 million, in order to meet the immediate requirements. At the same time, needs for the short-term phase are being identified and costed and it is expected that the United Nations Secretary-General will be in a position during this week to appeal to governments for their support. 17. It is clear that the situation of displaced persons and other elements of the Cypriot population should not be allowed to deteriorate into a more or less permanent burden. The support of the international community over the coming months would be critical in determining the future of these people. It is hoped - 5 - that, as in the case or similar situations in the past, the international community vill rise to this humanitarian challenge and respond generously to the Secretary-General's appeal. /- <-t ZY215 SSS UMHCR GENEVA 16SO/1610 03 1223Z = P 1/64/50 = ET At PRIORITY '•'* UN AT IOWS NEWYORK MOST IMMEDIATE HCR 1145 FOR GUYER/URQUHART/D AYAL HCH 1146 INFO V/ECJMAMN-KUROZ/PREM CHAND/KELLY FROK SADDRUDDIN AGA KHAN. FOLLOWING IS DRAFT REPEAT DRAFT TEXT OF REPO.RT UNDER SECCO ' RESOLUTION 361 QUOTE — INTRODUCTION — PARA ON 20 AUGUST 1974 THE SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTED ME CO-ORDIMATOR OF UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN CYPRUS* = P2/52/50= PRECEDED BY TWO UHHCR OFFICIALS I ARRIVED CYPRUS ON 22 AUGUST 1974 AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL 27 AUGUST 1974. PARA DURING MY STAY IH THE ISLAND I HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO MEET WITH ACTING PRESIDENT CLERIDES AND WITH VICE-PRESIDENT DENKTASH. I ALSO ATTENDED ON 26 AUGUST THE JOINT = MEETING ON HUMANITARIAN QUESTIONS PRESIDED OVER BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL WITH THE ACTING PRESIDENT AND THE VICE-PRESIDEHT. PAPA. TW &rsnTTTnn, ^ Wftn PAMCITH TAVTONC I.ITTU TUTT c^-r-P^TA^V-n-rMrn ?,i c SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AHD THE COMMANDER OF UWF1CYP AND METjjT • WITH SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE RED CROSS AND THE RED CRESCENT, '•''*•" THE CHIEF = f PA/52/50' DELEGATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS, * AS WELL AS tflTH REPRESENTATIVES OF POTENTIAL DONOR GOVERNMENTS. PARA THANKS TO THE CO-OPERATION RECEIVED FROM THE AUTHORITIES *' AMD THE LOGISTIC SUPPORT PROVIDED BY UNFICYP, I VISITED BY '•* CAR AND HELICOPTER THE BRITISH SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS OF DHEKELIA= P5/52/50= r AND EPISKOPI. I ALSO TOURED THE AREAS OF KYREBIA, KYTHREA, * LARNACA, LIKASOL, THE TROODOS MOBTAIHS AND PAPHOS AND STOPPED : TO SEE SOME VILLAGES OH THE WAY* IM THE COURSE OF THESE VISITS, I HAD OCCASION TO GATHER FIRST-HAND IMPRESSIONS OF HUMAN ^ SUFFERINGS AND THE = PS/53/51 = \K EXTENT OF DISRUPTION. PARA -- THE PR03LEI1 — PARA A LARGE '* NUMBER OF GREEK CYPRIOT DISPLACED PERSONS, ESTIMATED TO 3E 163,800, HAVE FLED THEIR HOMES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND TO THE SOUTH. THERE ARE ALSO AH ESTIMATED 34,000 TURKISH ^c CYPRIOTS IH THE SOUTH. = «. P7/53/50= OF THESE NUMBERS, SOME 50,000 OF THE GREEK CYPRIOTS AND SOME 7, SCO OF THE TURKISH BYPRIOTS ARE IN THE BRITISH SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS. IN THE SOUTH THERE IS, THEREFORE, A TOTAL OF SOME A- 157,000 PERSONS IN NEED. IH THE NORTH THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED *• 20,000 = v PS/52/50= GREEK CYPRIOTS WHO DID NOT OH COULD NOT LEAVE AND A FURTHER 7,soo TURKISH CYPRIOTS WHO ARE HOMLESS, WAKING A TOTAL OF 27,800 PERSONS IN MEED IN THE NORTH AND A TOTAL OF 225,600 IN THE WHOLE ISLAND. THESE FIGURES WERE GIVEN LOCALLY TO UKHCR V BY THE RFD = ; y / .> if ~> u- CROSS AND THE RED CRESCENT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NOT ALL 223,600 ARE DISPLACED AS MOST OF THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS IK THE SOUTH AMD SOME OF THE GREEK CYPRIOTS IN THE NORTH ARE STILL IN THEIR OWN HOMES, BUT DEPRIVED OF THEIR LIVELIHOOD COLON c THE GREAT MAJORITY = r P10= OF THESE ARE OH SHORTLY WILL BE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. PARA. ( RELATED TO THE PRESENT SITUATION ARE ALSO OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE LARGE NUMBERS OF LIVESTOCK LEFT BEHIND ON GREEK BYPRIOT FARMS IN THE NORTH AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE IRRIGATION OF THE CITRUS PLANTATIONS. = PH = ' PPARA — ASSISTANCE ALREADY PROVIDED -- THE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE IS ALREADY BEING PROVIDED FROM SEVERAL SOURCES BOTH BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL. SINCE THE SECOND HALF OF JULY, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC3 IS PLAYING A VITAL HOLE MOT ONLY IN ITS TRADITIONAL CONTEXT OF P12/53/5l= THE GENEVA RED CROSS CONVENTIONS BUT ALSO IN THE PROVISION OF RELIEF* INDEED, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS HAS SOME 40 DELEGATES OH THE ISLAND WHO, IN CLOSE CO-OPERATION AND IN MANY INSTANCES WITH THE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT OF UBFICYP, t CONTINUE TO DISTRIBUTE RELIEF ASSISTANCE. = PARA THE PRINCIPAL UMFICYP ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE HUMA- NITARIAN RELIEF PROGRAMME ARE COLON INFORMATION GATHERING* ON CONDITIONS IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES, PROVIDING SUPPLY CONVOYS, GIVING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND ESCORTS FOB MEDICAL AND CASUALTY EVACUATIONS, ESCORTING WORK PARTIES TO REPAIR POWER LINES, TRANSFORMERS, GENERATORS AND = P14 = OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES, ASSISTING IN TRACING MISSING PERSONS PHOTECTiON, WHERE NECESSARY, OF TURKISH CYPRJOT VILLAGE^/.' PARA SUPPLIES FOR TURKISH CYPRIOTS COME THROUGH THE RED CRESCENT ARD FOR GREEK CYPRIOTS EITHER THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT WELFARE DEPARTMENT OR THE RED CROSS, FOUR UNFICYP TRUCKS ARE ALLOCATED = c P15 = c PERMANENTLY TO MOVE FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO AREAS IN HEED. VEHICLES ARE ALLOTTED ON A DAILY BASIS IK RESPONSE TO REQUESTS c FROM THE AGENCIES INVOLVED AND THE SUPPLIES APE DELIVERED c Uv\T)ER UH ESCORT TO THEIR DESTINATION. TO DATE 121 LOADS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED , 92 TO TURKISH CYPRIOTS = c P 16/52/50= c AND 29 TO GREEK CYPRIOTS. PARA UNFICYP PROVIDES MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE SICK AND INFIRK IN ISOLATED VILLAGES' AND CO-OPERATES c IN THE EVACUATION OF SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS BY PROVIDING c ESCORTS 3Y ROAD, AND IF REQUIRED, BY HELICOPTER. PARA SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF SUCCESSFUL UNFICYP INTERVENTION AS REGARDS = c PIT- PUBLIC FACILITIES ARE AT PYROI WHERE THE BADLY DAMAGED TRANS- FORMER HAS NOW BEEN REPAIR AND THE POWER LINE FROM NICOSIA TO KYHEMIA, WHICH WAS BROKEN AT KAIMAKLI, AND WHERE WORK IS PROCEEDING UNDER UN PROTECTION. A JOINT MEETING OF C7REEK CYPRIOT AND TURKISH CYPRIOT TECHNICIANS IS BEING = ARRANGED UNDER UN AUSPICES TO CONSIDER THE REPAIR OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO LEFKONIKO. PARA UNCIVPQL TOO IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS. IN ADDITION TO THE TRACING SERVICE ESTABLISHED BY THE ICRC IN LI HE WITH ITS TRADITIONAL WORK, A SPECIAL MISSING PERSONS BUREAO HAS BEEN = SET UP SINCE 15 JULY 1974. ABOUT 2, ISO PERSONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED MISSING, OUT OF WHOM 580 PERSONS WERE LOCATED. IT MUST BE MENTIONED , HOWEVER, THAT UNCIVPOL INVESTIGATIONS IN THIS Uinc-rt nc.JL.mc.j-. i-iHiJie.no HII^ n HI-.-/- c.j.>-v - » *«•- iwjii.i DUE TO RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT. = c. P20= UNC1VPOL CO-OPERATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS CICRC) IS EXCELLENT AND IT IS SUPPORTING THE COMMITTEE EFFORTS BY VISITING PRISONS AND REFUGEE CAMPS. PARA « CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE ACTION -- PARA ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DISRUPTION CAUSED BY RECENT UPHEAVALS IN CYPRUS CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS OBSTACLE = F21= TO THE EFFORTS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO BRING LIFE BACK TO ; NORMALCY. MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE TOTAL POPULATION HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE EVENTS. THE CONDITION OF NEARLY A QUARTER OF A MILLION PERSONS REQUIRING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE PARAGRAPHS. = P22 = THESE GROUPS INCLUDE WOT ONLY THOSE HOMELESS AMD UPROOTED WHO HAVE HAD TO LEAVE ONE ZONE OF CONTROL FOR ANOTHER, BUT ALSO SIZABLE GROUPS OF GREEK CYPRIOTS IN THE TURKISH ZONE AND TURKISH CYPRIOTS IN THE GREEK ZONE. THEY ARE MOSTLY CONCENTRATED IN IDENTIFIED AREAS WHERE ALL PROTECTION = P23/52/50 = MEASURES, POSSIBLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, ARE BEING TAKEN. HOWEVER, THEY ARE DEPRIVED OF THEIR LIVELIHOOD AMD, IN TERMS OF ASSISTANCE REQUIRED, THEIR SITUATION IS COMPARABLE TO THE DISPLACED PERSONS, PARA PENDING AN AMELIORATION OF THE OVERALL SITUATION LEADING TO SOME MEASURE OF SOClQ-ECOPtoMIC = P24 = STABILITY AND ENABLING POPULATIONS IN RURAL AND UR3AN AREAS TO PURSUE THEIR NORMAL MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD,.. CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS WOULD BE REQUIRED OF. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN CYPRUS. THE ASSESSMENT OF REQUIREMENTS HADE OH THE SPOT POINTS CLEARLY TO: I) IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE REQUIRED = IN COMING DAYS AND WEEKS TO SAVE HUNAN LIVES AND ALLEVIATE HARDSHIP SEMICLH ID SHORT TERM ASSISTANCE REQUIRED OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE OVERALL SITUATION. PARA DURING THE FIRST PHASE, THE UNITED NATIONS EFFORTJ c ARE TO BE CONCENTRATED OH SUPPLEMENTING THE = P26 = HUMANITARIAN WORK ALREADY BEING CARRIED OUT, OH PROVIDING SUCK I, BASIC ASSISTANCE AS MEDICAMENTS, FOOD, BLANKETS, SHELTER ETC,, AND ON PREVENTING DUPLICATION OF RELIEF TO THE EXTENT POS- SIBLE, BOTH THROUGH BILATERAL AMD MULTILATERAL CHANNELS, PARA THE WEED FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE IS IMMEDIATE AMD, P27 = GIVEN ADEQUATE MEANS*, MAY BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. 1 CONCURRENTLY, EFFORTS HAVE TO 3E HADE FOR ASSISTANCE THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED OVER A LONGER PERIOD. THE NECESSARY PLANNING FOR TIMELY PROVISION OF REQUIRED MATERIAL ASSISTANCE IS BEING CARRIED OUT. IT IS FELT, P28 = . - IB THIS RESPECT, THAT THE FULL EXTENT OF DISRUPTION WILL BE MORE C. ACUTELY FELT BY THE POPULATION OF CYPRUS IN GENERAL AS THE EXIS- TING MEAGRE STOCKS RUN OUT, PARA THE CO-ORDIMATOR IS REPRESENTED IN BOTH ZONES. A SATISFACTORY MECHANISM OF CONSULTATION AND CO-ORDINATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BOTH = P29/53/51 .= . AT'UNHCR HEADQUARTERS LEVEL IN GENEVA AMD AT LOCAL LEVEL IN NICOSIA* IN MY CAPACITY AS UNITED NATIONS CO-ORDIHATOR OF HU- MANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO CYPRUS I HAVE ALREADY APPROACHED GOVERN- MENTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS IN CASH AND KIND AMOUNTING TO US DOLLARS 9 MILLION, IN ORDER TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS. = P30 s AT THE SAME TIME, NEEDS FOR THE SHORT-TERM PHASE ARE BEING IT IS EXPECTED ™AT THE UNITED NATIONS S MILLION, IN ORDER TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS. = P30 = f AT THE SAME TIME, NEEDS FOR THE SHORT-TERM PHASE ARE BEING 'C IDENTIFIED AND COSTED AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL WILL BE IN A POSITION DURING THIS WEEK TO APPEAL TO GOVERNMENTS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THEIR SUPPORT. PARA IT IS CLEAR THAT THE SITUATION s AD. OF V- - P31 = OF DISPLACED PERSONS AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF CYPRIOT POPULATION ASS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DETERIORATE INTO A MORE OR LESS PER- MANENT BURDEN. THE SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OVER THE COMING MONTHS WOULD BE CRITICAL IN DETERMINING THE FUTURE OF THESE POPULATIONS. IT IS HOPED THAT, AS = P32/5S/56 = I'M THE CASE OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS IN THE PAST, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL RISE TO THIS HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGE AND RESPOt4D GE- GENEROUSLY TO THE SECRETARY-GENERALS APPEAL, UNQUOTE PARA GRATEFUL FOR NICOSIAS DRAFT OF WHICH CONSIDERABLE PORTIONS to INCORPORATED ALTHOUGH CONDENSED. YOU MIGHT CARE TO REFLECT ^ oo THIS IN HEADING OF REPORT OR IN SECGENS COVERING NOTE + ~3 CO COL CKD + V? 02 MOST IMMEDIATE Y; y, SY7S IMMEDIATE NICOSIA SS9/961 30 1SOQZ = 1 •' ET AT PRIOR IT E ' •)-, UHATIQHS NEW YORK a UMFICYP 1447. MISC, 306 FOR GUYER/IRQUHART, SADRUDDIN ASA KHAN, FROM WECKMANN-MUNOZ/PREM CKASD/KELLY. AAA KEREUHDER DRAFT REPORT ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE* )! QUOTE U A LARGE NUMBER OF GREEK CYPRIOT DISPLACED PERSOKS, ESTIMATED }) TO BE 163,800, HAVE FLED = )) P2/5E/30 = THEIR HOMES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND TO THE SOUTH, THERE ARE ALSO AN ESTIMATED 34,000 TURKISH CYPRIOTS ) LIVING IH NEED IN THE SOUTH. OF THESE NUMBERS, SOME 50,000 OF THE GREEK CYPHIOTS AND SOME 7,800 OF THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS ARE IN THE BRITISH SOVEREIGN BASE = ; P3/52/50 s • • '$'* AREAS. I« THE SOUTH THERE IS THEREFORE A TOTAL OF SOME 137,000 PERSONS IK NEED. IH THE NORTH THERE A3E } AN ESTIMATED 20,000 GREEK CYPRIOTS WHO DID NOT OR COULD NOT LEAVE AND A FURTHER 7,800 TURKISH CYPRIOTS WHO WERE BOMBED .OUT AND ARE HOMELESS, MAKING A TOTAL OF = 27,800 PERSONS IN HEED W THE NORTH, AM) A TOTAL OF 225,600 •'"^ IN THE WHOLE ISLAND. THESE FIGURES WERE GIVEN TO UNHCR BY ^ THE CGREEK) CYPRUS RED CROSS AND THE (TURKISH) CYPRL5S RED CRESCENT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NOT ALL 225,600 ARE m DISPLACED, = $ p5 = A3 MOST OF THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS IK THE SOUTH AND SOME OF ^fc THE GREEK CYPRIOTS IN THE NORTH ARE STILL IN THEIR OWN HOMES, ($ BUT DEPRIVED OF THEIR LIVELIHOOD} ALL ARE OR SHORTLY WILL BE IN WEED OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 2, IN ADDITION TO THE HUMANITARIAN s 1$ P PROBLEMS INVOLVED, THERE IS THE NEW FACTOR OF LARGE NUMBERS OF LIVESTOCK LEFT BEHIND ON GREEK CYPRIOT FARMS IN THE NORTH. ($ UNFICYP HAS BEEN UHABLE TO VERIFY THAT THEY ARE BEING LOOKED AFTER BECAUSE ACCESS TO THIS REGION HAS BEEN RESTRICTED, APART FROM THE CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS TO THE AGRICULTURAL = (t P7 = RESOURCES OF THE ISLAND, THE DEATHS OF ANIMALS OM A LARGE SCALE COLLD POSE A SERIOUS HEALTH HAZARD, MOREOVER, (ft EVIDENCE IS WOT AVAILABLE WHETHER IRRIGATION OF THE CITRUS PLANTATIONS IS BEING NAINTAINE0, 3. THE PRINCIPAL UNFICYP ACTIVITIES I» SUPPQRRT OF THE (ft REFUGEE RELIEF PROGRAMME ARE s PS = ^ .,. INFOgMATjO£ j3 AT HER: ING 0 H CO ND IT 10 H S IN T 0V NS AMP _V ILL AG£S, (• PROVIDING SUPPLY CONVOYS, GIVING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AMD ESCORTS FOR MEDICAL AND CASUALTY EVACUTAIONS, ESCORTING WORK PARTIES TO REPAIR POWER LINES, TRANSFORMERS,... 0 GENERATORS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES, ASSISTING IN TRACING MISSING PERSONS, AND PROTECTION, WHERE = , • ' . • ' • ' »*"'.•.,-•[. ', . ^ •• '• , HISSING PERSONS, AND PROTECTION, ¥HERE = , . I P9 s. • • !i NECESSARY, OF TURKISH CYPRIGT VILLAGES, i . • 4, INFORMATION COLLECTED EY MILITARY AND UHCIVPOL PATROLS CONCERNING HUMANITARIAN WEEDS IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES IS ?" COLLATED AT KQ UNFICY? AND PASSED TO THE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED. ! ' 5. SUPPLIES JFOR TURKISH CYPRIOTS COME FROM THE CYPRUS RED CRESCENT AND - j FOB GREEK CYP&IOTS EITHER FROM THE GOVERNMENT WELFARE DEPARTMENT OR THE CYPRUS HSD CROSS, FOUR UNFICYP TRUCKS ARE ALLOCATED PERM A ME STL Y TO MOVE FOOD AND SUPPLIES 10 AREAS IN NEED. THE VEHICLES ARE ALLOTTED ON A DAILY BASIS IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FROM THE AGENCIES INVOLVED AND THE SUPPLIES AHE = Pit - DELIVERED UNDER UN ESCORT TO THEIR DESTINATION. TO DATE 121 LOADS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED, 92 TO TURKISH CYPRIOTS AND 29 TO GREEK CYPRIOTS, THE • PREPONDERATE OF DELIVERIES TO TURKISH CYPRIQT LOCATIONS ARISES BECAUSE THE LOCAL CYPRIOT RED CROSS, HAS ITS OWN VEHICLES. UNFICYP AID TO THE s P12 s GREEK CYPHIOT COMMUNITY LARGELY CONSISTS OF PROVIDING FOOD CONVOYS FOR GREEK CYPHIOTS LIVING IN THE KYRENIA AREA. 6. LOCAL UN PROVIDES MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE SICK AND INFIRM IN ISOLATED VILLAGES AND GO-OPERATES IN THE EVACUATION OF SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS BY PROVIDING ESCORTS ROAD AND, IF" s P - J***^-.r a,-V-r-..--vv^-^T^-.t,..-^--..-^. ,-.- -- ,„:,••-•*- .*.. ^a..,,aw .. "REQUIRED; BY HELICOPTER." " . .7. THE PRESENT SITUATION HAS INCREASED THE DIFFICULTIES OF RESOLVING PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE MAINTENANCE OF 7. THE PRESENT SITUATION HAS INCREASED THE DIFFICULTIES OF r RESOLVING PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLIES. UNFICYP MILITARY ESCORTS ARE PROVIDED FREQUENTLY FOR WORK PARTIES GOIHG TO REPAIR ESSENTIAL SERVICES, SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF SUCCESSFUL UNFICYP INTERVENTION ARE AT = PYROI GD WD 446 820, WHERE THE BADLY DAMAGED TRANSFORMER HAS NOW BEEN REPAIRED AND THE 66 KV LINE FROM NICOSIA TO KYRENIA, WHICH WAS BROKEN AT KAIMAKLI, A SUBURB OF NICOSIA, AND WHER.E WORK IS PROCEED INS UBDER UN PROTECTION* A JOINT MEETING OF TURKISH CYPRIOT s P15 = AND GREEK CYPRIOT TECHNICIANS IS BEING ARRANGED UNDER UN AUSPICES' TO CONSIDER THE REPAIR OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO LEFKCNIXO GD WD 6S5 023. 8. USCIVPOL TOO IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS, A SPECIAL MISSING PERSONS BUREAU HAS BEEN SET UP SINCE 15 JULY 1974. = PIS = j* ABOUT 2, ISO PERSONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED MISSING, OUT OF WHOM 580 PERSONS WERE LOCATED* IMPORTANCE IS ATTACHED TO THE INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED ATROCITIES AND A NUMBER OF CASES CAN BE CONSIDERED AS CLARIFIED. IT flUST BE MENTIONED, HOWEVER, THAT UWCIVPOL INVESTIGATIONS ARE HAMPERED IN = P17 = THE NORTH DUE TO RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT. UBC1VPOL CO-OPERATION WITH THE INTER NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE .RED CROSS IS EXCELLENT AND IT IS SUPPORTING THE COMMITTEE'S EFFORTS BY VISITING PRISONS AND REFUGEE CAMPS. S>. SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES A ND T HE E ST ABL I SHM E NT^ OF UNHCR_=_ P! « - WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS IS EXCELLENT AND IT IS SUPPORTING THE COMMITTEE'S EFFORTS BY VISITING PRISONS AND REFUGEE CAMPS. 9. SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES AMD THE ESTABLISHMENT OF UNHCR = PIS 2 REPRESENTATION AT NICOSIA, A CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT IK THE CO-ORDINATION OF THE OVERALL HUMANITARIAN OPERATION IS ANTICIPATED. UNHCR IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN ASSESSING THE SEEDS OF THE PERSONS CONCERNED, THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES ON THE ISLAND AND THE REQUREWEMTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.. 10. THE SITUATION OF THE s P19 = PEOPLE OF CYPRUS HAS BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AMD MUCH SUFFERING EXISTS ON THE ISLAND. Uf-JFICYP IS DOING THE UTMOST WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF ITS POSSIBILITIES AS®, IN MOST WELCOME PARTMERHSIP WITH UWHCR, WILL ENDEAVOUR TO ALLEVIATE THE DISTRESS. BBB. FOR SADRUDDIN. PLEASE SEND ANY AMEflDME.NTS = i» x- P20/11 s cr CTJ CO YOU WISH TO MAKE DIRECT TO UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS. * c; UNQUOTE = TJ COL 1447 30fi 1 163,800 34,000 50,000 7,800 197,000 £0,000 7,800 27,SQO 225,600 225,600 £ 3 4 5 121 92 29 6 7 446 820 66 TOD i: UNITED NATIONS Distr. S Eir rC* iU \ nR 5I °Tr vY /1^$^^%liffiS^^l GENERAL tScSHKl? S/RES/361 (197*0 COUNCIL W|W 30 August 1971* RESOLUTION 36l (197*0 Adopted by the Security Council at its 1795th meeting, on 30 August 197** The Security Council, Conscious of its special responsibilities under the United Nations Charter, Recalling its resolutions 186 (196*0, 353 (197*0 , 35*1- (197*0, 355 (197*0, 357 (197*0, 358 (197*0, 359 (197*0 and 360 (197*0, Wotins that a large number of people on the island have been displaced, and are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, Mindful of the fact that it is one of the foremost purposes of the United Nations to lend humanitarian assistance in situations such as the one currently prevailing in Cyprus, Noting also that the United Nations High Commissioner- for Refugees has already been appointed as Co-ordinator of United Nations Humanitarian Assistance for Cyprus with the task of co-ordinating relief assistance to be provided by United Nations programmes and agencies and from other sources, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General contained in document S/11U73, 1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the part he has played in bringing about talks between the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus; 2. Warmly welcomes this development and calls upon those concerned in them to pursue the talks actively with the help of the Secretary-General and in the interests of the Cypriot people as a whole; 3. Calls upon all parties to do everything in their power to alleviate human suffering, to ensure the respect of fundamental human rights for every person and to refrain from all action likely to aggravate the situation; **. Expresses its grave concern at the plight of the refugees and other persons displaced as a result of the situation in Cyprus and urges the parties concerned, in conjunction with the Secretary-General, to search for peaceful 7*1-22983 S/RES/361 (197*0 Page 2 solutions of the problems of refugees, and take appropriate measures to provide for their relief and welfare and to permit persons who wish to do so to return to their homes in safety; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit at the earliest possible opportunity a full report on the situation of the refugees and other persons referred to in paragraph h of this resolution and decides to keep that situation under constant review; 6. Further requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide emergency United Nations humanitarian assistance to all parts of the population of the island in need of such assistance; 7. Calls upon all parties, as a demonstration of good faith, to take, both individually and in co-operation with each other, all steps which may promote comprehensive and successful negotiations; 8. Reiterates its call to all parties to co-operate fully with UWIFCYP in carrying out its task; 9. Expresses the conviction that the speedy implementation of the provisions of this resolution will assist the achievement of a satisfactory settlement in Cyprus„ uri 1^ i \. 30 ET AT PRIOR IT E 8EWYC8X * o UBFICYP 144?. 8XSC, 30S f'Qrt QUYES/IRSUKAST, I^Din ^ H£R£US&ER BRA?! KEPCKT Qtf HUSfi»ITA5lXAS ASSISTANCES U A LASfiE HUSSER OF GREEK CYPRiOT IHSPL^CSD PEBfSCBS, ESTZ TO 0S: 1 €5,800, HAVE FL£C * P2/SS/SO * TH£IS HO^ES 1« THI «tRlTKER« PAST GF THE ISLfl«& TO THE SGLTK. THERE ARE ^LSO AK £SI!3AT£D ^4,QQO TURKISH L IV IKS IB HEED 18 THE SOUTH* Of THESE »U!»HlEf?Ss 50,000 OF TJiE GREEK CYPRIOTS A»D SGSF ?S800 OF TK£ ASS IK T^S BRITISH SWEKISS MS£ * * IH THE SOUTH THESE IS ?H£HEf01t£ A TOTAL OF SOflg 1*7,000 ?O?S08S IN »£EO. IS T!iE NORTH THE&E KHZ AS S3TI1ATE& £0,000 6»£2K CYPRIQTS WHO BI& $01 OR COfLD SOT LEAVE AND A F18TJIS8 7*603 TURKISH CYPRI0TS WHO WEHE SO.IBSB A 85 ARK KOilEUSS, WAKI8C A T 8T^L ©F & PEftSGSS IS S££S I« THE »OST«» ASS A TOT At OP £#5,600 W THE WH6LE ISLA»5» THESE FI8UK£3 WES£ QlVE^ 1C UJWCR SY TKS CiRElK) cyPIJUS a ED CROSS A«D THE' J|£i CSISCECT* IT SKOULO 2E »OT SB 1KAT SOT ALL 225,630 ARE P5 a ft AS ?iosr sf T;JE rmKisH cYraioxs J^ THE sown A*J& ^o^s: or TJS GREEK CYTOIOTS IS THE JWHTK 4R£ SI ILL I ft T«£I3 OWH HOMES, BIS DEPRIVES 0F TH£II> UZVELIHOOOi Alt AHS OR SH0HTIY WIIU BE IH if£E0 Of ISTESiWinOSAL ASS1STAHCE* £* Ifi ADDITION TO THE HUM AS IT AR I AN 5 JOBLESS 1KVCLVS9, THESE 1$ TH£ S^£^ FACTOR OF LARGE »US3£flS OF LIVESTOCK LEFT B2HUTO %n 6«EEX CYPSIOT F^HJIS £tl THE WORTH UNFICYP HAS SEE It USABtE TO VERIFY THAT THEY ASE 8KIJW3 LOOKED "AFTEH SECAU^E ACCESS TO THIS »£!3zo« IMS BEEM A?A8T FSOJ1 THE COBS£9UE»TIAt LOS5 70 THE AS OFtPOE. ISLAND, THE &EATH& OF 'ANIMALS 0!^ A SCALE ?CS£ A SERIOUS tiSALtH HA2A&D* .HORS9V£1!t s nor AVAZLASLE WHSTKER i8»ieATio» of THE CITRUS S IS '8SISe '• HA IHT AIMED*. ., . OrlFISY? ACTlVIflSS 111 SU?FOHRT 0F THE * ' ' c«01TIOBS 1M TOWNS AMD VILLAGES SSCORTS FOR MEBICAL A 08 CASUALTY E ESCORT INS WORK PASTIES T6 RSPAIfc ?0«ER LltfES, TSA 6ESERATQSS MD OTMK9 ESSENTIAL SERVICES, ASSIST IB3 IK TftACIBS aiSSlStt PER SOUS, AKD PRQTSCII08, BH£ft£ * Pfr s «£C£SSAHY» 0F TUHKXSH eVPRlOl VILLAGES* 4. I»F03?IATIQ!9 COltECTES SY MILITARY A^» UtfClVPCL PATROLS 0 CSSCiESfSIKS HU^A91TAA2AH SEEDS 18 TOWNS « VILLASCS IS c COLLATED AT HO USFICYP A® PASSES TO THE I »TJi^ RATIONAL AND MAT 10 HAL OKgARIZATIOifS CO»C£RH£0* c 5, SUPPLIES FOR TURKISH CYPRIOTS CCrtK FROM IHI CYPRUS c PIO * r FOR GfcE£K CYPS10TS EITHER 'FSOM THE GOVER8?JESI 0^ THE CYPRUS «SD CS8SS. FOIJ^ UMFlCYf* TRUCKS P£R«A»E»TLY TO flOVE FOOfi AUD SUPPLIES TO AREAS 18 THE VEHICLES AH£ ^iLOTTSB 0*1 A DAILY BASIS IS K£S?O^S£ TO HE?5IjEST& Fa0# THE ASS^CICS IMVOLVfiD At!) THS SUPPLIES AHC s PU * r &£LIV£RED UWBSS UM ESCOHT TO TMEI8 BEST I»Af IOK* TO DATE J2J ' LOADS SAVS SEEM DELIVERED* ^2 ID TUaSISH CYPRIOTS AKD £9 TO milK CYPRIOTS. THE PRSPOtTOEHASCS: OF DELIVERIES TO TURKISH . r CYP8IOT UOCATIOMS ARISES BECAUSE: TH£ LOCAL CYPHtOT RED CROSS c. HAS IT$ OW» VEHICLES. USFJCYP A IS T?> THE a c. (SSEEK CYFSIOT COSaoSITY LARGELY CCSSISTS OF PROVIDI86 c COWOYS FOR 6TIEEX CYPRIOTS LXVI8S I» THE KYR£«IA AREA. (£. 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' YCU TG TO H£AO«UARTSRS« 30€ i I 20*090 '7fSOO 27»80S 4 5 121 $2 £5 446. 820 5^0 S- 10 TOO OMNI PRESS LOW a 22 ?ay UNO CH S NICOSIA 3$ 2? 0950* ETATPRIORITE HOST IMMEDIATE ' HICOM-E FOB SECGEN REYR MESSAGE TURKGOV JNTEREST IN THIS MORNINGS FIRST COORDINATION MEETING HAPPY ADVISE YOU SUBJECTS DISCUSSED EXCLUSIVELY HUMANITARIAN IN 8EST SPIRIT AND FULLEST COOPERATION BOTH SIDES* THIS TAKEN NOTE OF AND GREATLY APPRECIATED BY REPRESENTATIVES DONOR COUNTRIES AS WELL AS ICRC. WARMEST GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SUPPORT HIGHEST CONSIDERATION AND PERSONAL .COL OMNI PRESS LDN 22SS12V UNO CH M UNITED NATIONS Press Section Office of Public Information United Nations, N.Y. (FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA -- NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD) Press Release CYP/77^ 27 August 197^ STATEMENT MADE BY UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES ON HIS DEPARTURE FROM CYPRUS (The following was received from the Chief Information Officer of UNFICYP in Nicosia.) Before his departure from Nicosia today, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, made the following statement to the press: "As I leave Nicosia, I would like to express my warm gratitude to Major-General Prem Chand and also for the assistance I have received from the Secretary-General's Special Representative, Mr. Weckmann, to establish work here. "It is very difficult-here. • I think that, as Fhave been able to see during my visit, emphasis on the humanitarian role is extremely important. I hope that it can-_be' constructive, and that it will continue, as well as other agencies' roles in dealing with humanitarian problems. "As Co-ordinator, I have been able to see during my visit since last Thursday the plight of displaced persons -- north, south, east and west of this island. And it is difficult to really pinpoint individual suffering, but what I can see by having met so many people is that it goes across ethnic groups, race and religion. "It has affected so many people in-Cyprus on both sides. And so we have now gotten an assessment. We are working on facts and figures. "I am going back to Geneva and an appeal will be launched shortly and follov7ed up. In the meantime, co-ordination has been established. I have made available .f'600,000 -- $300,000 on this side and $300,000 on the other -- for immediate needs, purchase of local stuff, cash needs, which is just the beginning. "The meeting which we have had this morning established very good co-ordination. It was carried out in a spirit of constructive and helpful interest. There was no controversy at all. (more) - 2 - Press Release CYP/771* 27 August "I think it followed the incentive and example shown in yesterday's meeting which the Secretary-General spoke of when Mr. Clerides and Mr. Denktash discussed humanitarian problems. These meetings will continue every Monday, and we are hopeful of finding a solution to the humanitarian problems. "In the past, refugees sometimes have divided people. They have been a source of controversy, sometimes even conflict. Here in Cyprus, it would seem, after yesterday's meeting when we discussed this, all of us together, that refugees have brought people together, that refugees have created a climate which hopefully can lead to solution on this island. "I am confident that with the remarkable resilience of the people of Cyprus, the response to the refugees' needs can be overcome in the present difficulties and the refugee problem here can be solved." Questions Answered Asked if he was coming back again to Cyprus, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees replied: "I certainly hope to come regularly and see how our efforts are progressing."• In response to a question as to whether he thought the United Nations refugee teams had enough freedom of movement in the Turkish area, he replied; "I think that freedom of movement is essential, and obviously this is something we will continue to insist upon. And this does not onLy apply to us, but it applies also to other humanitarian agencies and, of course, to the Red Cross." Answering a question about the real number of people in need today, Prince Sadruddin stated: "The estimated population of displaced persons is 200,000. It is difficult to establish a clear census because a lot of people are moving around while the census is being taken at the district level, but I think in a matter of days we will have a more accurate estimate. Already, in one of the districts I have visited, local offices have lists." Replying to the next question, he stated that an appeal would be extended to the international community in general, to all Member Governments. Asked about the case of the little boy from the village Voni, Prince Sadruddin replied: "I am glad you asked that question. I am happy to see that the little boy I found in Voni was immediately treated in hospital and he was well looked after, that his little sister also was taken to hospital. She was apparently sick, and it shows that when someone is in need, you can get response, and it is wonderful and very encouraging. I think it is going to be an incentive to the solution to other problems." * #•«••«• •* ~-4 cr. '"••2 SYIS S NICOSIA 584/580 37 155 |Zr 'lM ATI QMS NEW YORK MOST IMMEDIATE GUYER /UK 9UH ART /AK AT AMI /LF.VI H/GALENQV! CH -ON THE EV£ OF THIS DEPARTURE FRGtf NICOSIA UMHCR PRINCE. SADRUDDIN AGA KHAN MADE FOLLOWING STATEMENT TO THE PRESS QUOTE AS I LEAVE NICOSIA I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY WARM ^.Al.I.T.U&5...TQ..'M^J.' SS.y?«^^S~^^J4^.ftffD ..ALSO' -FO!?-' THE*'nft&grIST I HAVE (RECEIVED FROM SEC6EMS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE WRi ' ,.' WE CM* ASM TO ESTABLISH "WORK. HERE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT HERE, i THINK'THAT AS i HAVS BSEH--ABLE TO SEE DURING MY VISITS EMPHASIS OW HUMANITARIAN ROLE IS EXTREMELY IWPORTAWT. ' I HOPS THAT IT Cft» BE CpMSTR'jCTIVE AWD IT WILL CONT1MUE • t ' • AS WE'LL AS OF OTHER AGENCIES HOLES DEALING VI^H HUMAMITflRIAN PROBLEMS. AS COORDINATOR I HAVE BEEW ABLE. TO SEE DURING MY VISIT SINCE LAST THURSDAY THE PLIGHT OF DISPLACED PERSONS- NORTH, SOUTH* EAST AND WEST OF THIS ISLAND. AMD IT IS' DIFFICULT TO REALLY PINPOINT INDIVIDUAL SUFFERING BUT WHAT ' I CAN SEE BY HAVING MET SO flASV PEOPLE IS THAT IT GOES ACROSS ETHSIC GROUPS* RACE AND RELIGION/ / ,,:. ' - IT HAS AFFECTED SO MANY PEOPLE IN CYPHUS. OM'SOTH SIDES. AND so WE HAVE NOW GOTTEN AS ASSESSMENT . WE ARE WORKING ON FACTS A® FIGURES* I AM GOING BACK TO G£^5EVA AND APPEAL WILL: BE LAUNCHED SHORTLY AND FOLLOWED UP* IN THE MEANTIME' „ . 'COORDINATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, i HAVE MADE AVAILABLE DOLLARS OK THE OTHER FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS, PURCHASE OF .-;i * LOCAL STUFF, CASH NEEDS WHICH IS JUST THE BEGINNING. THE .. * MEETING WHICH WE HAVE HAD THIS MORNING ESTABLISHED VERY GOOD ; -•eeSRB.IN-ATIOW-, IT'WAS'CARS I ED OUT BY A SPIRIT OF CONSTRUCTIVE i;~ AJ® HELPFUL INTEREST. THERE WAS NO CONTROVERSY ftT ALL* 1 -; THINK IT FOLLOWED THE INCENTIVE AND EXAMPLE GIVEN IK . V YESTERDAYS MEETING AT WHICH THE SECRETARY GENERAL SPOKE OF WHERE MR. CLEfUDES AND MR. DEWKASH DISCUSSED HUMANITARIAN PROBLEMS. THESE MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE EVERY MONDAY AMD WE ARE HOPEFUL OF FINDING A SOLUTION TO HUMANITARIAN PROBLEMS. IS THE PAST REFUGEES SOMETIMES HAVE DIVIDED PEOPLE. THEY HAVE 'BEEN SOURCE OF CONTROVERSY, SOMETIMES EVEN CONFLICT* VESS 155 CYPRUS IT WOULD SEEN. AFTER YESTERDAYS MEETING WHEN"WE,DISCUSSED THIS* ALL OF US TOGETHER, THAT A CLIMATE WHICH HOPEFULLY CAM-LEAD TO SOLUTION OF THIS ISLAND.-- I AM CONFIDENT THAT WITH REMARKABLE RESILIENCE OF PEOPLE OF '" CYPRUS THE RESPONSE TO REFUGEES NEEDS CAN BE OVERCOME IS- THE PRESENT DIFFICULTIES AND REGUGEE PROBLEM HERE CAM BE SOLVED UNQUOTE* "~ - . . • ASKED IF m IB COMIN6 BACK AGAIN TO CYPRUS DNHCS .REPLIED, I CERTAINLY HOPE TO COME REGULARLY AND SEE HOW OUR EFFORTS AHE , PROGRESS IMS. , ,-,- , . ':. IN RESPONSE TO THE'QUESTION IF HE THINKS THE UN REFUGES TEAMS HAVE ENOUGH FHSEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN TURKISH AREA, UNHCR REPLIED - QUOTE I THINK FREEDOM OF MOVEMEHT IS ESSENTIAL AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS'SOMETHING VE WILL CONTINUE TO INSIST UPON. At^D THIS DOES ; MOT ONLY APPLY TO US BUT IT APPLIES ALSO TO OTHER HUMANITARIAN :; AGENCIES AMD OF COURSE.TO RED CROSS UNQUOTE* r- ; ,; . ' 'ANSWERIMG QUESTION ABOUT REAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN MEED TODAY 'PRINCE SftDRUDDIM STATED QUOTE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF DISPLACED. t Q PROGRESSING. IN RESPONSE TO THS QUESTION IF HE THIHKS THE UK REFUGES HAVE ENOUGH FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IH TURKISH AREA, UNHCR REPLIED - SUOTE I THINK FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IS ESSENTIAL AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL CONTINUE TO r- INSIST UPON. AND THIS tJOES MOT ONLY APPLY TO US BUT IT APPLIES ALSO TO OTHER HUMANITARIAN C AGENCIES AMD OF COURSE TO RED CROSS UNQUOTE* c ANSWERING QUESTION ABOUT REAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN «ESD TODAY c PRINCE SADRUDDIS STATED QUOTE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF DISPLACED. PERSONS IS 200,000* IT IS DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH A CLEAR CENSUS c BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOVINS AROUND WHILE THE CEMSUS IS c BEING TAKEN AT DISTRICT LEVEL BUT I THINK IN A MATTER OF DAYS WE WILL HAVE 4 MORE ACCURATE ESTIMATE* ALHEADY IH ONE OF THE c DISTRICTS I HAVE VISITED LOCAL OFFICES HAVE LISTS UMQUOTE. c REPLYING TO NEXT QUESTION UNHCR STATED AN APPEAL WOULD BE EXTENDED TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IH GNERSALt TO c ALL TIMER GOVERNMENTS. ASKED ABOUT THE CASE OF LITTLE BOY FROM VILLAGE VOMI, PR I MCE SADRUDDIN REPLIED QUOTE I API GLAD YOU ASKED THAT c QUESTION. I ATI HAPPY TO SEE THE LITTLE BOY I FOUND IN VON1 V»AS IMMEDIATELY TREATED IN HOSPITAL AND HE WAS WELL LOOKED AFTER, THAT ALSO HIS LITTLE SISTER WAS TAKES TO HOSPITAL. SHE WAS c APPARENTLY SICK AND IT SHOWS THftT WHEN SOMEONE IS IN NEED YOU CAS GET RESPONSE AMD IT IS WONDERFUL AND VERY ENCOURAGING. ! 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'-..A'tA. .:3SS SSS Hy',68 2Q 14502 = UNATIOSS ,'^ -1SJ-', . 556 OCOSSELlk/REiFESEJICE MY 555* HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES ARRIVING BEIBUT .WEDNESDAY •• •. . • . • •• • - • • :'Y.:-;I •••'.- •••••.< '..'.v. • : • '•• . , • • . .2i:.AjJQpT AT.iSSD HOURS LOCAL ....TIME BY ..^IR^FBAMCE 154 ^RQ«. . ATHENS. HE I.S, BOOKE8. AT..,ST GEORGE. UJfATlO.JfS AIRCRAFT, ; ; PREFERABLY FOKKER,. FRIEND SHIP, SHOULD BE.t |T HICOMREF'S ; .PISPOSAL FROM THAT T.JME FOR aiGHT.:.tO CYPRUS. DETAILS TO:..8E ;GOORDIMAT£& BYOCOS»ELL WItHHICOMREF.' OFFICE BEIRUT* . t ,-...-. X-7Y393 3 MOST TFL5COJ* WITH UNITED NATIONS Press Section Office of Public Information United Nations, N.Y. (FOR USE or INFORMATION MEDIA — NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD) Press Release SG/A/158 IHA/208 20 August 197U SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS SADRUDDIN AGA KHAN AS CO-ORDINATOR OF UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR CYPRUS (The following is being released in New York, Geneva and Nicosia.) The Secretary-General announced today the appointment of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as co-ordinator of United Nations humanitarian assistance for Cyprus. As a result of recent events in Cyprus, there are a great number of displaced persons who are in urgent need of help, including food, tentage and sanitary and medical supplies. The United Nations Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus (UHFICYP) is doing everything possible to assist the population of both communities and, in co-operation with the International Committee of the Red Cross, to provide immediate relief, but the requirements are now such that a major new relief effort is urgently needed. The High Commissioner for Refugees will co-ordinate relief assistance to, be provided by United Nations programmes and agencies and from other sources. He will also work in close co-operation with the International Red Cross and with UNFICYP. 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