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In Memoriam: the United Nations family in Timor-Leste yesterday held a memorial ceremony at the Dili headquarters to remember the late Takahisa Kawakami, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General. With Mrs Kawakami and their daughter, United Nations colleagues were also joined by high level representation from all State bodies and the Government. We honoured a dear husband and father, a cherished friend and admired colleague, and a deeply respected peacekeeper.
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A blind woman gets a new chance at life

 

To be a woman in Timor-Leste is a challenge. The opportunities are not the same for everybody, and being female and blind, the difficulties are even greater. Consider the case of Rita da Costa Fernandes, 25, and blind since birth.

 

Rita and her brother Julio, who is also blind, were living in the remote village of Tutuluhum, Manufahi district, when they heard of the Fuan Nabilan Foundation

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Speech by SRSG Ameerah Haq

 

Dili, 17 March 2010 - Airport Farewell for the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Takahisa Kawakami.


To the representatives of the Government and Parliament of Timor-Leste, and of the Japanese mission to Timor-Leste, United Nations colleagues, Mrs. Chieko Kawakami, Miss Mao Kawakami,

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UNMIT Mourns Deputy SRSG Takahisa Kawakami.

 

Dili, 15 March 2010 - It is with great sadness that the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) announces the untimely death of our dear colleague Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Takahisa Kawakami. Mr. Kawakami passed away overnight of natural causes, at his residence in Dili.

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Joint Press Conference - full transcript.

 

Dili, 11 March 2010 - SRSG Ameerah Haq and Deputy Prime Minister José Luís Guterres held a joint press conference to discuss the results of the 23 and 26 March Security Council meetings on Timor-Leste, the 12-month extension of UNMIT's mandate and the way forward. Full transcript.

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One woman can make a difference.

  

Dili, 10 March 2010 – Today Ameerah Haq, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Timor-Leste, visited the Bermeta Haburas kindergarten in Bogoro in Liquica District as part of celebrations for this year’s International Women’s Day.

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Women’s and girls’ education key theme of International Women’s Day.

 

“When every child has an education the entire nation prospers, and I emphasize that education for women and girls will ensure a platform for greater democratization of development,” Ameerah Haq, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, told a gathering in Dili at an event celebrating International Women’s Day on 8 March.

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Timorese women police officers celebrated on International Women’s Day.


The number of women officers in the national police in Timor-Leste (PNTL) is among the highest percentage of police forces globally, a point emphasized at a special ceremony to celebrate International Women’s Day at PNTL headquarters in Dili.

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UNFPA and the Ministry of Health revise UNTL Midwifery School curriculum.

 

Dili, 26 February 2010 - The Ministry of Health, the National University of Timor-Leste (UNTL) and UNFPA conducted the training workshop on curriculum revision of the Midwifery School, held on 18 February at the Health Sciences Institute.

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Timor-Leste’s ‘remarkable progress’ and challenges.

 

SRSG Haq speech at the UN’s Security Council.
Timor-Leste has made “remarkable progress” since the violence that disrupted it in 2006, but the long-term goals of recovery and development may prove even more challenging, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Timor-Leste (SRSG) Ameerah Haq said in front of the Security Council which had a debate on Timor-Leste.

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UN Security Council discusses Timor-Leste's challenges and future.

 

Dili, 24 February 2010 - Timor-Leste has made remarkable progress since violence erupted there in 2006. On Tuesday, the UN Security Council met to discuss The Secretary-General's report on the country, as well as its progress and future. Gerry Adams reports:

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The village of Suai Loro, located on the southern coast of Timor-Leste, has an expansive black-sand beach.

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