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Dili, 17 June 2010 - Quite a number of countries are conducting population and housing censuses in 2010. Populous heavy-weights like USA, Brazil and Indonesia are all doing it this year, and so is tiny Timor-Leste, with…
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Dili, 10 June 2010 – The top United Nations envoy to Timor-Leste has underscored the need for dialogue to bring an end to gender-based violence in the fledgling South-East Asian nation. Yesterday, Ameerah Haq, the Secretary…
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New York, 29 May 2010 - On the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, we honour the sacrifices of the men and women who lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. This year's commemoration is a somber one…
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Dili, 27 May 2010 – Vulnerable people in Timor-Leste will receive a nutritional boost, thanks to a new food fortification factory set up with assistance from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).The new site will…
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Dili, 3 May 2010 (IRIN) - Timor-Leste's Law Against Domestic Violence was passed by parliament eight years after it was first drafted. "This law is very important for Timor-Leste, because domestic violence here is very common…
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Dili, 03 May 2010 - The National Parliament in Timor-Leste passed the Law Against Domestic Violence on 3 May with 30 votes in favour, three abstentions and no votes against. While the law is still awaiting promulgation by the…
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Dili, 6 May 2010 - IOM in cooperation with the PNTL Police Training Centre delivered a workshop for senior law enforcement officers to raise awareness of trafficking and methods to combat human trafficking in Timor-Leste…
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International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2010 - Joint message of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, and Agneta S. Bridges, Secretary-General, ICM, the International Confederation…
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Dili, 26 April 2010 (IRIN) - Almost a third of Timor-Leste's maize harvest is lost each year due to poor storage facilities, analysts say, fuelling food insecurity. "This is a multi-faceted problem, but better storage…
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Dili, 22 April 2010 – Timor-Leste's police force has made considerable strides since its creation 10 years ago, the top United Nations police official in the nation has said, while adding that the key challenge remains…
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Dili, 22 April 2010 - The Secretary- General, Message on International Mother Earth Day, 22 April 2010. Secretary-General message on International Mother Earth Day
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Dili, 06 April 2010 - The Government of Timor-Leste will host three major international events this week, at the newly refurbished conference centre in capital city's old market place. Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão will…