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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

Women from Eukesi near Lautem carry wood home. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret At a ceremony in its Dili Headquarters this morning, UNMIT paid tribute to colleagues who fell in li Young girls from Loro, a sub-district of Suai, use traditional nets to catch prawns and crabs from a Women from Camenasa, a sub-district of Suai, perform the traditional dance, "Tebe-Tebe", before init Young woman performs the traditional Timorese "Bidu" dance. Photo by Bernardino Soares/ UNMIT Januario Manaha, a man from Ilimanu, sells “Babadok”, Timorese traditional drums, around Be-Ali Children play basketball in a school in Dare, near Dili. Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino Soares Celestina Ximenes, from Seisal suco, carries flowers to decorate the church for Easter celebrations Magdalena Salsinha, a 55 year old woman from Ermera, has picked coffee for the last 40 years.   Phot As an act of social solidarity for the Ataúro community, the UNMIT Portuguese Formed Police Unit an Children study in a school in Suai.Photo UNMIT/Martine Perret Fishermen caught in the murky waters of Timor Sea, near Dili. Photo UNMIT/Bernardino Soares Young members of Movimento Adolescentes e Crianças (MAC) practice capoeira on the beach in Dili. Ph Esperança, a woman from Maliana, sells vegetables at a local market.Photo UNMIT/Bernardino Soares Coffee beans maturing on a branch.Photo UNMIT/Martine Perret Primary school students from Lalawa suco plant trees in Covalima. Photo by Domingos Da Costa/ UNMIT Young boys from Atauro wear their traditional wooden goggles for fishing. Photo UNMIT/Martine Perret Dili commuters sit inside a microlet, a local mini-bus, on a rainy afternoon. Photo UNMIT/Martine Pe Dolphin diving in the waves of the Timor Sea, near Atauro. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret Juvito Do Rego, a young boy, washes his face from a water fountain in Dare, near Dili. Photo by UNMI
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