Closure of UNMIT

The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste completed its mandate on 31 December 2012. Find out more about the closure in our Fact Sheet and by visiting the Momentum website which pays tribute to the Timorese achievements and marks the departure of UN peacekeepers.

March

Daniel Sequeira sells his handicrafts, wich are called "lafatik", "luhu" and "bote”. Photo by UNMI

Domingas from Railako weeds her rice paddy. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

On Saturday 26 March 2011, Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and Special Representative of

Timorese National Police Officer patrols the Dili seaport together with her UNMIT police collegue. P

A farmer sells his tamarind crop in Vemasse. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

Florentina from Ulmera, near Tibar, cooks salt which she harvests from the sea. She sells the salt i

Rozito Rozario Perreira sells his coconuts in front of the Dili seafront. Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino

Aerial view of Jaco Island's western beach. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

Children collect seaweed in Behau near Dili. Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino Soares

A construction worker builds a two-storey house in Dili. Photo by UNMIT/Hipolito Da Cruz

Farmers from Aileu pick rice. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

Woman from Suai Loro walks along the beach carrying fire wood for cooking. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Pe

Aerial view of Christu Rei, Dili. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

Farmers in Baucau prepare rice paddies the traditional way, with buffaloes. Photo by Cesaltino B. Xi

Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, which honors the economic, political

A woman sews dolls on Atauro island. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

Two elders from Maubara stand inside a sacred house " Uma Lulik" . Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino Soares

Dry cracked land on the road from Manatuto to Laleia. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

A fisherman shows his catch in Dili. Photo by UNMIT/Cesaltino Ximenes

A young girl stands by a tree in Oecusse market. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

Farmers from Aileu pick rice. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

A mother and child carry bananas home. Photo by UNMIT/Cesaltino Ximenes