Closure of UNMIT

The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste completed its mandate on 31 December 2012. Find out more about the closure in our Fact Sheet and by visiting the Momentum website which pays tribute to the Timorese achievements and marks the departure of UN peacekeepers.

April

Joao displays his catch after fishing in the area of Bebonuk of Dili. Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino Soar

Esperança of Maliana selling vegetables at a local market. Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino Soares

Aleixo sell goods from his kiosk in the Pante Makasar sub-district of Oecussi. Photo by UNMIT/Bernar

Francisco works on the construction of the National Election Commission's (CNE) new office in Dili.

UNESCO's World Book and Copyright Day promotes reading, publishing and the protection of intellectua

22 April marks the 32nd anniversary of Earth Day. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

A National Electoral Commission (CNE) staff member shows a protested ballot paper to electoral obser

Ballot boxes from Oecussi were delivered to the National Electoral Commission's (CNE) Dili office fo

Electoral officers count the ballots and tabulate the results following the close of the second roun

A woman votes in Gleno, Ermera. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Peret

Bartolomeu, a farmer from Oecussi, prepares the food for his cattle. Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino Soare

Primary school students attending classes in Taiboco, a sub-district of Oecussi. Photo by UNMIT/Bern

Andre sells vegetables in the Delta 1 area of Dili. Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino Soares

A farmer in Maubesi leads his goat to pasture. Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino Soares

A woman harvests seashells at sunset in Cristu Rei beach in Dili. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

Teams of PNTL and UNPOL on foot patrol in the Comoro district. Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino Soares

Leonardo Pacheco of Atauro Island sells his carvings of Timor-Leste's national symbol - the sea croc

A woman from Ainaro weaves baskets. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

A woman from the Cafe Cooperativa Timor factory sorts coffee beans in Dili. Photo by UNMIT/Martine P