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Dili, 13 January 2011 - Staff of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) gathered at Obrigado Barracks this morning to commemorate all who died in the earthquake in Haiti one year ago, and to show…
- Press Releases 01
Dili, 27 December 2010 - An incident occurred on the afternoon of 26 December at a Vila Verde residence complex involving a UN Police Officer and a Timorese national, working for the security firm, Asia Pacific Assurance…
- Featured News
Dili, 15 December 2010 (IRIN) - As the number of reported sexual crimes in Timor Leste increases, survivors - mostly women and girls - must wait up to one year as their cases wind through a struggling court system. In a…
- Press Releases 01
Dili, 14 December 2010 –Timor-Leste celebrated the 62nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with numerous events throughout the country. On 10 December, International Human Rights Day, human rights…
- Press Releases 01
Dili, 10 December 2010 - Timor-Leste is celebrating the 62nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with numerous events throughout the country today. On 10 December, International Human Rights Day, human…
- Statements
UNITED NATIONS, 10 December 2010 - Since the United Nations was established over 60 years ago, there have been dramatic advances in crafting and implementing a system of universal human rights – rights which are, under…
- Featured News
UNITED NATIONS, 10 December 2010 - Human rights are the foundation of freedom, peace, development and justice — and the heart of the work of the United Nations around the world. Laws to protect and promote human rights are…
- Press Releases 01
Dili, 7 December 2010 - "Volunteering is important because you need people to do things not just for financial reasons, but because they want to help. If it wasn't for volunteers, many things wouldn't get done". This is the…
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Dili, 3 December 2010 - In support of UNMIT's Road Safety Campaign Week, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (ASRSG) Finn Reske-Nielsen, accompanied by Deputy SRSG Shigeru Mochida and…
- Press Releases 01
Dili, 24 November 2010 - The following statement is issued by the UNMIT Spokesperson's Office: Mr. Andre Thorsen, an adviser on the regulation of private security companies who has been working under UN auspices in Timor…
- Featured News
Dili, 22 November 2010 (IRIN) - Timor-Leste's government is engaging rural communities to improve the country's road network, which is almost 60 percent unpaved, to create jobs and develop vital infrastructure. The TIM-Works…
- Press Releases 01
Dili, 17 November 2010 - On the occasion of Eid al-Adha UNMIT Police Commissioner Luis Carrilho joined members of UNMIT's Turkish Police Contingent as they presented gifts to children at the Dili Mosque Orphanage which houses…