Timor Leste say NO to violence against women.
Dili, 3 November 2009 - Singing, dancing, flower petals cascading into the warm sea and an unveiled painting ensured that Timor-Leste's National Women's Day, November 3rd 2009, was marked with creativity, colour and flair…
Tour-de-Timor race starts for 350 cyclists.
Dili, 25 August 2009 - We hope that everyone will be a winner in this race for peace," said President José Ramos-Horta yesterday at the opening of the Tour-de-Timor, a multi-stage bicycle race open to Timorese and…
Timor - Leste commemorates anniversary of FALINTIL.
Dili, 20 August 2009 - Today marks the 34th anniversary of the formation of the Forças Armadas da Libertação Nacional de Timor-Leste (FALINTIL)- translated in English as The Armed Forces for the National Liberation of East…
Community police help reforest Timor-Leste
The UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) is one of 11 UN missions participating in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign. Led by Community Police officers from the…
Charting women’s history in Timor-Leste
Dili, 07 July, 2009 - Ahead of the presentation of Timor-Leste's Initial State Report to the Committee for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), a preparatory Mock Session was…
Breakthrough as Timor's remaining IDP camp begins to close
Dili, 02 July, 2009- As Timor-Leste's last major internally displaced persons camp begins to close, the nation starts to grapple with the longer term consequences of the three-year displacement. More than three years after…
FEATURED NEWS: SRSG Atul Khare:10 years on Strong foundations of democracy and rule of law
On the 5th of May, is the day agreements were signed in 1999 in New York that paved the way for the Popular Consultation on August 30 of that year. That day, ten years ago, represents the beginning of the process that led to…
UN Development Assistance Framework Report 2009
The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) is the result of an ongoing consultative process intended to analyse how the United Nations can most effectively respond to Timor-Leste's national priorities and…
Democratic Goverance Forum
A unique session bringing together President José Ramos Horta with key members of civil society to discuss peace and poverty was held today as part of UNMIT's Democratic Governance "Let's Talk with our Leaders" Forum. This…
SG Report on Timor-Leste
The latest report by the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste has been released. The report covers the period from 9 July 2008 to 20 January 2009 and highlights the major developments in…
IOM and the Czech Republic Increase Support to Female IDPs and Returnees
DILI, Timor- Leste – This week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will begin a new Project designed to increase support to the Government of Timor-Leste, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and beneficiaries…
Timor-Leste photographers featured at United Nations Headquarters
The photo exhibit "Dalan Nabilan—Towards the Future: Timor-Leste," opened on 16th September 2008 at United Nations Headquarters in New York City to an audience of more than 200 UN members and their guests, showcasing the…