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United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste

Closure of UNMIT

The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste completed its mandate on 31 December 2012. The establishment of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) was preceded by a number of other UN operations or missions deployed in Timor-Leste beginning in 1999.

Momentum: Timor-Leste forges a vibrant future

Momentum: Timor-Leste forges a vibrant future

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  • Message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations
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  • Special Representatives of the Secretary-General
  • Timor-Leste’s history at a glance
  • Timeline of UN Missions in Timor-Leste
  • Map of Timor-Leste
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  • Arte Moris - Young artists in Timor-Leste
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    Momentum: Timor-Leste forges a vibrant future

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    Meet the people of Timor-Leste.

    A man and a woman from Tutuala wear traditional tais weavings
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    A man and a woman from Tutuala wear traditional tais weavings. 22 December 2007.
    Traditional soldiers wear ceremonial costumes at special events
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Traditional soldiers wear ceremonial costumes at special events. 19 April 2008
    Man wears the traditional manu-fulun headdress made of rooster feathers.
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Man wears the traditional manu-fulun headdress made of rooster feathers. 12 November 2008.
    Elder wears the traditional dress of Ainaro district with ornaments signifying heroism
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Elder wears the traditional dress of Ainaro district with ornaments signifying heroism. 28 September 2008.
    Rice harvest in Aileu
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Rice harvest in Aileu. 4 February 2009.
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    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    As the security situation improves, youth becomes an age of opportunity for the 60 per cent of Timor-Leste’s population under the age of 25. 28 February 2009.
    Farmer herds buffalo near Manatuto
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Farmer herds buffalo near Manatuto. 25 April 2009.
    Woman participates in a traditional ceremony in Lospalos
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Woman participates in a traditional ceremony in Lospalos. 14 May 2009.
    With 19,600 members from 16 cooperatives and 494 small-scale farmer groups, Cooperativa Café Timor obtained a Fair Trade certification in 2001
    UNMIT
    With 19,600 members from 16 cooperatives and 494 small-scale farmer groups, Cooperativa Café Timor obtained a Fair Trade certification in 2001. 10 July 2009.
    At a ceremony marking the resumption of primary policing responsibility by the Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) in Manatuto, a young boy from a local art group wears blue paint
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    At a ceremony marking the resumption of primary policing responsibility by the Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) in Manatuto, a young boy from a local art group wears blue paint. 25 July 2009.
    Timorese fishers use traditional gear
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Timorese fishers use traditional gear. 15 March 2004.
    Young man reading a newspaper in Dili.
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Young man reading a newspaper in Dili. 29 April 2010.
    Members of the dance troupe Movimento de Adolescentes e Crianças practice Capoeira
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Members of the dance troupe Movimento de Adolescentes e Crianças practice Capoeira. 29 July 2010.
    Dancers entertain at the International Day of Peace
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Dancers entertain at the International Day of Peace. 21 September 2010.
    Timorese musician Etson Caminha performs as part of a nationwide campaign against human trafficking.
    UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Timorese musician Etson Caminha performs as part of a nationwide campaign against human trafficking. 9 October 2010.
    Timorese women celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day
    UNMIT / Bernardino Soares
    Timorese women celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.
    Woman performs the traditional bidu dance
    UNMIT / Bernardino Soares
    Woman performs the traditional bidu dance. 6 March 2011.
    Woman plays a baba-dook at a traditional ceremony in the village of Hera, east of Dili
    UNMIT / Bernardino Soares
    Woman plays a baba-dook at a traditional ceremony in the village of Hera, east of Dili. 28 July 2010.
    Tour de Timor bike race
    Tour de Timor bike race. 11 September 2011. UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Children play football at Bidau Santana in Dili
    Children play football at Bidau Santana in Dili. 16 November 2011. UNMIT / Bernardino Soares
    Girl at Carnival de Timor in Dili
    Bernardino Soares
    Girl at Carnival de Timor in Dili. 18 February 2012. UNMIT / Bernardino Soares
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    • United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste

    The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) was established by Security Council resolution 1704 of 25 August 2006. UNMIT supported Timor-Leste’s stability, democratic governance, police and justice sector reform, and human rights.