UNMIT
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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    • Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

    Momentum: Timor-Leste forges a vibrant future

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    Relocating from camps to new homes.

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    Woman stands in front of tent in a camp for internally displaced persons in Dili • Martine Perret, 4/6/2007
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    Girl cooks a meal over an improvised stove in a camp for internally displaced persons in Dili • Martine Perret, 4/6/2007
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    Family stands in front of a burned house after civil unrest in Babulu • Martine Perret, 23/8/2007
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    Family stands in front of a burned house after civil unrest in Babulu • Martine Perret, 23/8/2007
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    Taking down a tent in Jardim Borja da Costa camp in Dili • Martine Perret, 28/12/2007
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    People return home to Ermera district after living in a camp for internally displaced persons for two years • Martine Perret, 29/3/2008
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    People return home to Ermera district after living in a camp for internally displaced persons for two years • Martine Perret, 29/3/2008
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    People return home to Ermera district after living in a camp for internally displaced persons for two years • Martine Perret, 29/3/2008
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    Family builds new home after returning from a camp for internally displaced persons • Martine Perret, 21/4/2008
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    UN helps residents of the Seminario Maior Fatumeta camp in Dili to return to their homes • Martine Perret, 30/4/2008
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    Rice is distributed to people leaving National Hospital camp for internally displaced persons in Dili • Martine Perret, 6/5/2008
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    President José Ramos-Horta and government ministers meet with residents of the Bairo Pite neighbourhood in Dili • Martine Perret, 15/6/2008
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    Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão addresses families in Jardim Borja da Costa camp for internally displaced persons in Dili accompanied by UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Finn Reske-Nielsen (left in blue shirt) and Minister for Social Solidarity Maria Domingas Alves (right) • Martine Perret, 21/5/2008
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    Families start to rebuild their homes in Dili after leaving Jardim Borja da Costa camp for internally displaced persons • Martine Perret, 21 /5/2008
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    Internally displaced persons build homes on top of temporary structures • Martine Perret, 30/5/2008
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    Reconciliation ceremony in Ermera for internally displaced persons returning to the community • Martine Perret, 31/5/2008
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    At a traditional reconciliation ceremony in Ermera, coconut juice is sprinkled on participants to refresh their spirits so that they can start life a new • Martine Perret, 31/5/2008
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    Girls' shadows on a tent in a camp for internally displaced persons • Martine Perret, 3/7/2008
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    Family prepares to return home from Metinaro, the last camp for internally displaced persons to close, as UN Police and Timor-Leste National Police stand by • Martine Perret, 10/8/2009
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    Family prepares to return home from Metinaro, the last camp for internally displaced persons to close • Martine Perret, 10/8/2009
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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.