Leadership

Jose-Ramos Horta, Timor-Leste's, newly elected President and Nobel Peace laureate, inspects an guard of honor before making his inaugural speech in the capital, Dili. UNMIT / Martine Perret

A man speaking into a microphone surrounded by an audience. In the background are posters promoting International Day of Peace.

Dili University students speak with the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General on International Day of Peace. 21 September 2007. UNMIT / Martine Perret

Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, during his official visit to Dili in August 2012.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Atul Khare visit Dili's Motael Church camp for internally displaced persons with camp director Luis Vieira (right). 14 December 2007. UNMIT / Martine Perret

A woman in a blue shirt representing the United Nations speaking with a group of women in an Internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp. In the background is an UNHCR tent.

Minister for Solidarity, Maria Domingas Alves, visits internally displaced persons in the Jardim Borja da Costa camp in Dili. 28 December 2007. UNMIT / Martine Perret

José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste waving to a crowd.

José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste, returns home after receiving medical treatment in Australia, for near the fatal wounds inflicted during an attack by a rebel group. UNMIT

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A group of people congregate as doves fly into the sky.

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Model United Nations at Dili University. UNMIT

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Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) Finn Reske-Nielsen receiving a traditional welcome. UNMIT

Xanana Gusmão, the first president of East Timor (2002–2007) and later prime minister (2007–2015), shaking hands with Ameerah Haq, SRSG for UNMIT. UNMIT