UNMIT
United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste

Closure of UNMIT

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.

Culture

Momentum: Timor-Leste forges a vibrant future

Meet the people of Timor-Leste.

A man and a woman from Tutuala wear traditional tais weavings
A man and a woman from Tutuala wear traditional tais weavings. 22 December 2007.
Traditional soldiers wear ceremonial costumes at special events
Traditional soldiers wear ceremonial costumes at special events. 19 April 2008
Man wears the traditional manu-fulun headdress made of rooster feathers.
Man wears the traditional manu-fulun headdress made of rooster feathers. 12 November 2008.
Elder wears the traditional dress of Ainaro district with ornaments signifying heroism
Elder wears the traditional dress of Ainaro district with ornaments signifying heroism. 28 September 2008.
Rice harvest in Aileu
Rice harvest in Aileu. 4 February 2009.
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As the security situation improves, youth becomes an age of opportunity for the 60 per cent of Timor-Leste’s population under the age of 25. 28 February 2009.
Farmer herds buffalo near Manatuto
Farmer herds buffalo near Manatuto. 25 April 2009.
Woman participates in a traditional ceremony in Lospalos
Woman participates in a traditional ceremony in Lospalos. 14 May 2009.
With 19,600 members from 16 cooperatives and 494 small-scale farmer groups, Cooperativa Café Timor obtained  a Fair Trade certification in 2001
With 19,600 members from 16 cooperatives and 494 small-scale farmer groups, Cooperativa Café Timor obtained a Fair Trade certification in 2001. 10 July 2009.
At a ceremony marking the resumption of primary policing responsibility by the Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) in Manatuto, a young boy from a local art group wears blue paint
At a ceremony marking the resumption of primary policing responsibility by the Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) in Manatuto, a young boy from a local art group wears blue paint. 25 July 2009.
Timorese fishers use traditional gear
Timorese fishers use traditional gear. 15 March 2004.
Young man reading a newspaper in Dili.
Young man reading a newspaper in Dili. 29 April 2010.
Members of the dance troupe Movimento de Adolescentes e Crianças practice Capoeira
Members of the dance troupe Movimento de Adolescentes e Crianças practice Capoeira. 29 July 2010.
Dancers entertain at the International Day of Peace
Dancers entertain at the International Day of Peace. 21 September 2010.
Timorese musician Etson Caminha performs as part of a nationwide campaign against human trafficking.
Timorese musician Etson Caminha performs as part of a nationwide campaign against human trafficking. 9 October 2010.
Timorese women celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day
Timorese women celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.
Woman performs the traditional bidu dance
Woman performs the traditional bidu dance. 6 March 2011.
Woman plays a baba-dook at a traditional ceremony in the village of Hera, east of Dili
Woman plays a baba-dook at a traditional ceremony in the village of Hera, east of Dili. 28 July 2010.
Tour de Timor bike race
Tour de Timor bike race. 11 September 2011. UNMIT / Martine Perret
Children play football at Bidau Santana in Dili
Children play football at Bidau Santana in Dili. 16 November 2011. UNMIT / Bernardino Soares
Girl at Carnival de Timor in Dili
Bernardino Soares
Girl at Carnival de Timor in Dili. 18 February 2012. UNMIT / Bernardino Soares