SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas briefing to Security Council on UNOWA activities
I am pleased to be here today to brief you on the situation in West Africa and the implementation of UNOWA’s mandate. Further to the 16th...
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Finn Reske-Nielsen appointed Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste
Dili, 18 June 2012 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, appoints Finn Reske-Nielsen as Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste and Head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste. Finn Reske-Nielsen will serve as head of the UN Mission…
Secretary-General's message - 10th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence of Timor-Leste
Secretary-General's message on the 10th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence of Timor-Leste (delivered by Mr. Vijay Nambia, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Myanmar) Dili, Timor-Leste, 20 May 2012 - Secretary-General's message on the Tenth Anniversary of the Restoration of…
Ban hails Timor-Leste’s ‘impressive advances’ on 10th independence anniversary
Dili, 21 May 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people of Timor-Leste on the 10th anniversary of their country's restoration of independence, hailing the "impressive advances" over the past decade, and noting that national institutions are now able to safeguard stability and…
Record number of Timorese police officers pass UN peacekeeper recruitment test
Dili, 17 May 2012 - Seventeen Timorese police officers passed the recent recruitment test to serve as peacekeepers in UN missions overseas. The rigorous recruitment process tested the candidates' English language, driving and firearms skills. The number of Timorese national police (PNTL) passing the…
UNMIT Press Release
UN Secretary-General appoints Ameerah Haq to head Department of Field Support in New York Dili, 26 April 2012 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon selects Ameerah Haq, the head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), as Under-Secretary-General for the UN's…
UN congratulates Timor-Leste for peaceful and orderly run-off poll
New York , 16 April 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his top envoy in Timor-Leste have congratulated the people of the country on the successful holding today of the second round of the presidential election. "The peaceful and orderly manner in which the people of Timor-Leste exercised their…
SRSG Ameerah Haq says goodbye to the Council of Ministers
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Ban hails Timor-Leste’s ‘impressive advances’ on 10th independence anniversary
Dili, 21 May 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people of Timor-Leste on the 10th anniversary of their country's restoration of independence, hailing the "impressive advances" over the past decade, and noting that national institutions are now able to safeguard stability and…