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.

November

On 28 November 2010, Timor-Leste commemorated the 35th anniversary of the Proclamation of Independen

A young local diver and fisherman in Atauro island, 30 kms from Dili, who goes to fish using only tr

Today is International Day on the Elimination of Violence against Women. In Timor-Leste, ‘The Law

The Tasi-tolu lake includes three permanent shallow saline lakes and a hinterland dominated by Eucal

Between 1957 and 1979, only five out of 6,250 peacekeeping soldiers were women. During the period 19

Between 1957 and 1979, only five out of 6,250 peacekeeping soldiers were women. During the period 19

On 19 November, the first draft of Timor-Leste’s comprehensive counter trafficking law is to be pr

The Geographic Information Group (GIG) in Timor-Leste is organizing a Geographic Information Systems

Today, the Muslim community of Timor-Leste begins the three-day celebration of Eid al-Adha. Commemor

In 2008, joint research between the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Timorese Governme

Thousands of people commemorated the 19th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre today with a march

All children age 6 should be enrolled in school in Timor-Leste, however less than half are, and fewe

Woman collecting shellfish at night in Dili during during low tide. Photo Martine Perret/UNMIT

The 2010 Human Development Report from UNDP shows East Asia and the Pacific had by far the strongest

The Dili Motor Cross event began in 2003. Since 2007 it has become an international spectacle. This

Today National Women's Day marks the killing of one of foremost Timorese female resistance fighter M

The National Directorate for Public Buildings Security is part of the Secretariat of State for Secur

According to a WFP/FAO Joint Crop Food Supply Assessment Mission, food insecurity and under-nutritio