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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.

Momentum: Timor-Leste forges a vibrant future

Momentum: Timor-Leste forges a vibrant future

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  • Map of Timor-Leste
  • Message from Acting Special Representative in Timor-Leste Finn Reske-Nielsen
  • Message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations
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  • Timeline of UN Missions in Timor-Leste
  • Timor-Leste’s history at a glance
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  • Voice
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  • Arte Moris - Young artists in Timor-Leste
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  • Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
  • Leadership
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  • Videos: Confidence
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    Momentum: Timor-Leste forges a vibrant future

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    Achieving peace through sport

    An athlete lifts a heavy barbell across the shoulders outdoors, standing in a residential area with trees, buildings, and laundry visible in the background.
    Athlete Alguida Amaral prepares for the Dili marathon. 8 January 2011. UNMIT / Martine Perret
    Runners participate in a night road race, moving along a dim<lluminated street. Several participants wear numbered bibs as they run together in a group.
    Runners compete in the third Dili marathon. 12 May 2012. UNMIT / Bernandino Soares
    A road race featuring athletes using hand‑powered tricycles at a starting line, with spectators watching from both sides of the street beneath an inflatable race arch.
    Competitors in the third Dili marathon cross the finish line. 12 May 2012. UNMIT / Bernandino Soares
    A motocross rider performs an aerial stunt, stretched horizontally while holding a dirt bike high above the ground against a clear blue sky.
    Driver pulls a stunt at the annual Dili motocross event. 7 July 2010. UNMIT / Bernandino Soares
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    Tour de Timor, September 2012. UNMIT
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    Riders cross the border between Mota'ain, Timor Leste, into Indonesia during the 2012 Tour de Timor. Besides being one of the world's most gruelling bicycle races, the Tour de Timor is a unique event for peace. UNMIT / Bernardino Soares
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    Tour de Timor, September 2012. UNMIT / Bernardino Soares
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    A group of men and women practice capoeira on the beach in Dili, Timor-Leste, preparing for upcoming events such as International Youth Day, 12 August. UNMIT / Martine Perret
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    Timorese children and members of the Portuguese Formed Police Unit (FPU), working with the UN’s mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), play football on the sidelines of the annual Dili marathon. UNMIT / Martine Perret
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    UNMIT staff members and others including local people, participate in the second International Dili Marathon. The race is an initiative to promote peaceful social conditions in order to support national stability, sovereignty and unity. UNMIT / Martine Perret
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    Tour de Timor, September 2012. UNMIT
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    Crowds line the road to the Presidential Palace in Dili to cheer on the arrival of riders in the final stretch of the Tour de Timor bike race. The multi-stage race started in Dili on 11 September and took cyclists through over 600 kilometres in the eastern districts of Timor-Leste. UNMIT / Martine Perret
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    A rider speeds by in the first stage (Dili to Laclubar) of the 2011 Tour de Timor bike race. The multi-stage race started in Dili on Sunday 11 September and will travel through over 570 kilometres of the eastern districts of Timor-Leste. UNMIT / Martine Perret
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    A staff member of the UN mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) takes part in the annual "Tour de Timor" race. UNMIT / Martine Perret
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    This year, UNMIT planned 3 events that ranged from formal and informative to fun and festive to commemorate UN Day. Here, staff members of UNMIT play volleyball at the State Secretariat for Youth and Sports in Dili. UNMIT
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    Female staff members of UNMIT playing volleyball at the State Secretariat for Youth and Sports in Dili as part of UN Day activities. UNMIT
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    • United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste

    The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) was established by Security Council resolution 1704 of 25 August 2006. UNMIT supported Timor-Leste’s stability, democratic governance, police and justice sector reform, and human rights.