News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Dili, 17 June 2010 - Quite a number of countries are conducting population and housing censuses in 2010. Populous heavy-weights like USA, Brazil and Indonesia are all doing it this year, and so is tiny Timor-Leste, with financial and technical support of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). If you think…

Dili, 10 June 2010 – The top United Nations envoy to Timor-Leste has underscored the need for dialogue to bring an end to gender-based violence in the fledgling South-East Asian nation. Yesterday, Ameerah Haq, the Secretary-General's Special Representative, visited Covalima, a district in the…

New York, 29 May 2010 - On the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, we honour the sacrifices of the men and women who lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. This year's commemoration is a somber one. The past 14 months have been especially deadly for UN peacekeeping. Ambushes…

Dili, 27 May 2010 – Vulnerable people in Timor-Leste will receive a nutritional boost, thanks to a new food fortification factory set up with assistance from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).The new site will produce fortified blended food, called Timor-Vita, targeted for children under…

Dili, 3 May 2010 (IRIN) - Timor-Leste's Law Against Domestic Violence was passed by parliament eight years after it was first drafted. "This law is very important for Timor-Leste, because domestic violence here is very common," said Armando da Costa, of the Secretary of State for the Promotion of…

Dili, 03 May 2010 - The National Parliament in Timor-Leste passed the Law Against Domestic Violence on 3 May with 30 votes in favour, three abstentions and no votes against. While the law is still awaiting promulgation by the President, the passing of the law by the parliament represents a major…

Dili, 6 May 2010 - IOM in cooperation with the PNTL Police Training Centre delivered a workshop for senior law enforcement officers to raise awareness of trafficking and methods to combat human trafficking in Timor-Leste. Senior police and migration service officials from Dili Headquarters and all…

International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2010 - Joint message of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, and Agneta S. Bridges, Secretary-General, ICM, the International Confederation of Midwives. "The World Needs Midwives Now More than Ever" Each year…

Dili, 26 April 2010 (IRIN) - Almost a third of Timor-Leste's maize harvest is lost each year due to poor storage facilities, analysts say, fuelling food insecurity. "This is a multi-faceted problem, but better storage containers could certainly mitigate the problem, provided people understand their…

Dili, 22 April 2010 – Timor-Leste's police force has made considerable strides since its creation 10 years ago, the top United Nations police official in the nation has said, while adding that the key challenge remains bolstering the trust of the people in the fledgling institution. UN Police…

Dili, 22 April 2010 - The Secretary- General, Message on International Mother Earth Day, 22 April 2010. Secretary-General message on International Mother Earth Day

Dili, 06 April 2010 - The Government of Timor-Leste will host three major international events this week, at the newly refurbished conference centre in capital city's old market place. Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão will present a summary of the national strategic development plan on 7 April at the…