Press Releases

  • 03 Dec 2012 - Dili, 30 November 2012 - The United Nations today launched a groundbreaking new multimedia website, Momentum.tl, that pays tribute to the achievements of the people of Timor-Leste since they embarked on the path of independence in 1999 and marks the...
  • 26 Nov 2012 - Dili, 16 November 2012 – Timor-Leste will today say goodbye and thank you to police officers from Pakistan for their role in helping secure peace and building the capacity of the country's national police. Pakistan was...
  • 26 Nov 2012 - Dili, 19 November 2012Timor-Leste today said goodbye and thank you to police officers from Bangladesh for their role in helping secure peace and building the capacity of the country's national police....
  • 26 Nov 2012 - Dili, 24 November 2012 Timor-Leste today says goodbye and thank you to police officers from Portugal for their role in helping secure peace and building the capacity of the country's national police.  ...
  • 06 Nov 2012 - Dili, 31 October 2012 – The National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) was today certified by the Prime Minister and Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, following a joint assessment by the PNTL and United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste Police (...
  • 16 Aug 2012 - Dili, 25 June 2012 – Unarmed civil security guards today completed the final stage of a training programme designed to help them deal effectively with security issues relating to the protection of public buildings. As part of the training, staff from the...
  • 15 Aug 2012 - Silverio Pinto Baptista: I would like to thank the UNMIT Human Rights and Transitional Justice Section for bringing to light the very important issues of human rights in Timor-Leste. There has been mixed reaction to the report and some people have claimed that the report...
  • 15 Aug 2012 - Speakers: Aniceto Neves: Coordinator for Peace Building of HAK Association Caesar Ranawera: UNPol Representative Hipolito Gama: UNMIT Spokesperson
    Hipolito Gama: Good morning everyone and thank you for coming to our weekly press briefing. On Sunday 21st of...
  • 07 Aug 2012 - The Secretary-General congratulates the people, Government and political parties of Timor-Leste for the peaceful and orderly manner in which today's parliamentary election was held....
  • 04 Jul 2012 -
    1. What kind of support is the UN providing to the 2012 Presidential election?   Policing PNTL is responsible for ensuring security during the election. UNPOL is helping PNTL to prepare for this role by...

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