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.

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

Momentum: Timor-Leste forges a vibrant future

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