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.
Every year on 20 June, the world pays tribute to the strength and courage of the millions of refugees scattered across the globe. Often classified unjustly as illegal migrants, refugees flee their countries of origin not by…
23 June 2007 Dili – The ballot papers for the parliamentary election on 30 June arrived in Dili today from their printing location in Surabaya, Indonesia. The chartered flight carrying the papers was met by officials from the…
26 June 2007 Dili, Timor-Leste – The distribution of ballot papers for the Parliamentary Elections on 30 June commenced today from Dili to the District Capitals through the joint efforts of the Technical Secretariat for…
On the 30th June 2007, STAE carries out the delivery of the sensitive electoral materials to the districts, including the ballot papers. In total, 652000 ballots were produced and will ultimately be distributed to the 708…
On the Parliamentary Elections in Timor-Leste On Saturday you will vote for your new parliament with the election of 65 members who will take their place to oversee the governance and development of Timor-Leste, as your…
Dili, Timor-Leste 27 June 2007 – As political campaigning concludes throughout the country today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste, Mr. Atul Khare, commended all political parties and the…
The members of the Security Council expressed their full support for the holding of the parliamentary elections in Timor-Leste on 30 June 2007. The members of the Security Council called upon all parties in Timor-Leste to…
Dili, Timor-Leste – Representatives from five political parties met yesterday in Ermera district to discuss how best to prevent further violence in the area during and after the election period. Also in the meeting were…
Dili, Timor-Leste, July 6, 2007 – The head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) has congratulated all 16 political parties for their democratic conduct following the parliamentary election on June…
20 July 2007, Dili – In the wake of successful elections, UNPol and PNTL came together on 18 July 2007 at the Ministry of Interior to formulate a joint plan for the reform, restructuring and reconstitution of the PNTL. Also…
Role of UN Volunteers was crucial to the success of the elections in Timor-Leste, said President José Ramos-Horta Dili, Timor-Leste – The President of the Republic of Timor-Leste, Dr. José Ramos-Horta, has congratulated the…
19 July 2007, Dili – on 17 July 2007, a PNTL team in Liquica recaptured an escaped prisoner who had been charged with murder and arson on 6 January 2007. The escapee, Jose Da Silva, was apprehended in Lusatia sub-village. He…