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.

February

A woman from Betano washes her child by the village well. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

A mother and child walk down the main street of Vila in Atauro. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

An aerial view of Oecusse. Photo UNMIT/Martine Perret

A young girl carries her brother to the water well in Maubara. Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino Soares

Firefighters from Dili train in emergency response.
UNMIT/ Bernardino Soares.

A child plays in a Dili school. Photo by UNMIT/ Bernardino Soares.

Bird of Tasi Tolu. Photo by UNMIT/Marino Mouzinho.

An UNMIT police officer stands during a medal parade in Dili. Photo by UNMIT/Bernardino Soares.

A fisherman in Dili carries his catch to market. Photo by UNMIT/Hipolito Da Cruz

Sunset in Dili after a storm. Photo by UNMIT/Martine Perret

A mother with her children in Baucau rest at their house, which is made of corrugated iron and has a

A farmer from Aileu stands in front of her rice field. Photo UNMIT/Martine Perret

During a ceremony, a man from Same wears the traditional Manu-Fulun headdress made of rooster feathe

United Nations Police and PNTL patrol the streets of Dili, Timor-Leste's capital. Photo by UNMIT/Mar

A young man walks past murals at the Dili stadium after a football match. Youth unemployment is one

Primary school children received free health screenings from officers of the Malaysian Formed Police

Water buffaloes swim in a river near the village of Lautem. Farmers rely on buffaloes for meat and p

Rural women contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction in Timor-Leste. The photo shows wome