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Dili, 01 April 2010 - While it has been operational as a virtual media center for more than three years, Dili now officially boasts a Regional Media House that will address the needs of journalists from the districts of Dili…
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Dili, 31 March 2010 - The Government of Timor-Leste today launched a new web portal as part of its communications programmes aimed at bringing the country's communications systems into the 21st century: www.timor-leste.gov.tl…
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Dili, 29 March 2010 - Global development expert Professor Jeffrey Sachs arrived in Timor-Leste on the weekend at the invitation of the Minister of Finance Emilia Pires for a five-day visit, during which he will attend high…
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Dili, 29 March 2010 – The Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) celebrated its tenth anniversary over the weekend with major parades and activities in the capital Dili. Established on 27 March 2000 by the then UN…
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Same, 19 March 2010 - To be a woman in Timor-Leste is a challenge. The opportunities are not the same for everybody, and being female and blind, the difficulties are even greater. Consider the case of Rita da Costa Fernandes…
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Lisapat, 8 February 2010 (IRIN) - Ask anyone in rural Timor-Leste what they want most and the answer is always water. "We don't have any," complained Filomena Brites, 35, who walks up to 3km four times a day to the nearest…
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Dili, 5 February 2010 - SRSG Ameerah Haq held her first meeting with Timorese NGOs and civil society groups at the NGO Forum headquarters in Dili, this week. A group of about 60 people from member organizations discussed a…
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Dili, 29 January 2010 - SRSG Ameerah Haq and Police Commissioner Luís Carrilho visit Baucau ahead of PNTL resumption. The chief of UNMIT, SpecialRepresentative of the Secretary-General Ameerah Haq, made herfirst district…
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The Human Rights and Transitional Justice Section (HRTJS) of UNMIT is pleased to announce the 2010 United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) – Timor-Leste Scholarship Competition. The scholarship…
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The Independent Comprehensive Needs Assessment (ICNA) is a mission consisting of four judicial and legal experts selected to perform an assessment of the overall justice system of Timor-Leste. The basic purpose of the ICNA is…
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Dili, 13 October 2009 - The National Parliament debated the first ever Motion of No Confidence. The Motion was tabled by Fretilin and KOTA to express their opposition to the release of Maternus Bere, a former militia leader…
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Dili, 3 November 2009 - Singing, dancing, flower petals cascading into the warm sea and an unveiled painting ensured that Timor-Leste's National Women's Day, November 3rd 2009, was marked with creativity, colour and flair…