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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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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Dili, 25 February 2010 - Continuing its support to Timor-Leste, the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) has approved the financing of a new, three-year $4.1 million joint programme to strengthen human security in Timor-Leste and help Government efforts in the attainmen of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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Dili, 23 February 2010 - IOM deployed ten trucks to support a national reforestation campaign launched as part of the government’s Dili City of Peace programme.
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