Press Releases

  • Timor-Leste’s ‘remarkable progress’ and challenges.
    25 Feb 2010 - SRSG Haq speech at the UN's Security Council. Timor-Leste has made "remarkable progress" since the violence that disrupted it in 2006, but the long-term goals of recovery and development may prove even more challenging, the Special Representative of the United Nations...
  • Bilingual edition of the Timor–Leste penal code is launched.
    25 Feb 2010 - Dili, 22 February 2010 - A ceremony was held at the Court of Appeal in Dili on Friday, the 19th of February 2010 to release the printed bi-lingual edition of the penal code of Timor-Leste. 1000 copies of the book were printed with the financial support of the UNDP Justice...
  • IOM backs Timor-Leste reforestation initiative.
    24 Feb 2010 - Dili, 23 February 2010 - IOM deployed ten trucks to support a national reforestation campaign launched as part of the government's Dili City of Peace programme. The trucks were used to transport over 20,000 saplings and some 4,000 school children from Camea to Dili, where ten...
  • UN provides $4.1 million as new project on human security is launched
    24 Feb 2010 - Dili, 25 February 2010 - Continuing its support to Timor-Leste, the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) has approved the financing of a new, three-year $4.1 million joint programme to strengthen human security in Timor-Leste and help Government efforts in the...
  • National Parliament - Committe A: Law against domestic violence on top of the parliamentary agenda.
    09 Feb 2010 -
    Dili, 04 February, 2010 - Gender Resource Centre of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste -- Deputada Fernanda Borges and members of Committee A of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste held a seminar on domestic violence on 3rd February. "We need to...
  • UNFPA hands over equipments to the Guido Valadares National Hospital.
    04 Feb 2010 -
    Dili, 04 February 2010 - In the interests of improving life quality of Timorese mothers, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), under its programme of support to the Ministry of Health, handed over equipments for assisting mothers in child...
  • WFP news release : Australian goverment AID boosts emergency response capacity in Timor - Leste.
    04 Feb 2010 -
    Same, 1 February 2010 - Emergency response capacity in Timor-Leste has been given a considerable boost with the opening of three warehouses built or refurbished by funds donated by the Australian Government, the United Nations World...
  • UNICEF supports launch of Timor-Leste youth parliament.
    27 Jan 2010 - Dili, 18 January 2010 - Secretary of State of Youth and Sports led by Mr. Miguel Manetelu, with support of United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) will organize the launch of the Timor-Leste Youth Parliament on 18 January 2010 in Saint John Paul II Comoro at 8:30 am. H. E. Mr...
  • Joint UN Police and Polícia Nacional Timor-Leste press conference
    20 Jan 2010 - Dili, 12 January 2010 - Police Commissioner Luis Carrilho and PNTL General Commander Longuinhos Monteiro press conference at PNTL Headquarters. Good afternoon. Thank you for your presence here. I would like first of all to salute PNTL General Commander and to wish all of you...
  • Remembering fallen colleagues.
    20 Jan 2010 - Dili, 20 January 2010 - Today the staff of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) held a memorial service for those colleagues and friends who lost their lives in the earthquake which destroyed the UN Headquarters in Haiti on 12 January. The...

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