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.
Dili, 15 November 2010 - The Geographic Information Group (GIG) in Timor-Leste announces that it will be organizing a unique two-week-long event about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping. The event will take…
Dili, 11 November 2010 (IRIN) - Hardly a tremor was felt in Timor-Leste after the undersea 6.1 magnitude earthquake 85km north of the capital, Dili, on 16 October. The country, sited in one of the world's most volatile…
Dili, 8 November 2010 - Most developing countries made dramatic, and often underestimated, progress in health, education and basic living standards in recent decades, reveals a detailed new analysis of long-term Human…
Dili, 24 October 2010 - This year's United Nations Day celebrations in Dili took place in front of the Government Palace, and were more engaging than ever. A three-dimensional photo exhibition, children's activities, singing…
Dili, 15 October 2010 - On the occasion of World Food Day, Spain and the UN renewed their commitment to work together against hunger and malnutrition in Timor-Leste. In 2010, Spain became a major donor to UN agencies, funds…
Dili, 15 October 2010 – Today United Nations Police Adviser Ann-Marie Orler met with Timor-Leste's President José Ramos-Horta to discuss the progress and challenges of the resumption process of primary policing…
Dili, 14 October 2010 (IRIN) - HIV prevalence is low in Timor-Leste - 0.2 percent based on results from the latest surveillance by the government and World Health Organization (WHO). But this rate is rapidly increasing and…
Dili, 14 October 2010 – United Nations Police Adviser Ann-Marie Orler visited Baucau and Liquica Districts today to speak with officers of Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL), United Nations Police (UNPOL), and United…
Dili, 12 October 2010 – United Nations Police Adviser Ann-Marie Orler arrived in Timor-Leste this afternoon to begin a five-day official visit. She was received at the Nicolau Lobato International Airport by Acting SRSG Finn…
Dili, 11 October 2010 - "My wife and I have 6 children under the age of 9. We survive on what little I can farm from public land. We own 2 hens and 2 pigs". Blasius Abi's life is just one example of the hand-to-mouth…
Dili, 30 September 2010 - "I wanted the chance to serve my nation. The Timorese Parliament needs legal drafters for the long term future of the country." So says Mr. Aires Francisco Cabral, one of the 10 legal drafters…
Dili, 5 October 2010 - In a public report released in Dili today, the United Nations noted that Timor-Leste has made progress in key human rights areas, including strengthening of the security and justice sectors and…