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.

October

UN Police officer and Timorese Police officer conducting an interview with a victim of domestic viol

The Ramelau Cultural festival was officially launched on Tuesday in Hatubuilico, Ainaro district. Th

A man and his children look at the three-dimensional illuminated photo exhibition on the beach prome

This year’s United Nations Day celebrations in Dili took place in front of the Government Palace o

An egret gliding over the small body of water in Tasi-tolu, Dili. The Tasi-tolu lake includes three

On 20 October, Jose Ramos-Horta, President of the Republic of Timor-Leste announced the preliminary

Man playing the Cow Horn (Karau Dikur) in Aileu during a traditional celebration. The Karau Dikur is

On the occasion of the World Food Day, Spain and the UN renewed the commitment to working together a

For the third annual Global Handwashing Day, more than 200 million schoolchildren, parents, teachers

Fisherman with the catch of the day in Suai. UNMIT/Martine Perret

Today is International Day for Disaster Reduction. Timor-Leste is vulnerable to natural disasters an

Thousands of fans attended a live concert in Baucau Saturday night (9 October), part of a series of

Twelve dive sites, all within easy access of the capital, Dili, feature in this week’s inaugural "

World Mental Health Day,” is held on 10 October. Mental health is the foundation for individual we

Men in Lospalos wearing "Salendas". Made from "Tais" cloth, a material traditionally woven by the wo

UNMIT has just launched the Periodic Report on Human Rights Developments in Timor-Leste. The UN repo

World Teacher's Day, held annually on 5 October since 1994, marks the anniversary of the signing in

Sorting and grading of vanilla beans at Cooperativa Café Timor (CCT). This year, six hundred farme

An UNMIT-supported workshop on “Mechanisms to Enhance Coordination of Police Prosecution Work" is