News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The Ministry of Health and UNICEF launched Timor-Leste's celebration of the International Year of Sanitation on Friday, 20 June. The launch was organized to increase awareness across the country on sanitation and hygiene issues. Many activities were used to highlight the launch, including a…

The Government has signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) in support of the first review of the country's security sector. Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UNDP Representative Finn Reske- Nielsen signed the…

Manatuto District is on its way to becoming the first district in Timor-Leste where all PNTL officers have been successfully certified by UN Police (UNPol), a first step towards resuming full command. At an official ceremony held on 21 June in Manatuto, 49 PNTL officers received certificates and…

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and action film star Jackie Chan paid his first visit to Timor-Leste from 24-26 June to promote the use of martial arts for peace. The kung fu expert met with children and martial arts groups in Dili and the districts, and led several hundred martial arts students at the…

Editorial: On the sixth edition of SCIT we are pleased to give you news about the trial of a former Mahidi Militia member. A special panel at the Dili District Court convicted him for 3 crimes of murder and sentenced him to 16 years in prison. This was the first Panel to be formed since the closure…

Editorial: On the 5th edition of SCIT info we are pleased to report great developments in terms of reparations for the victims of past human rights violations in Timor-leste: the Parliament approved a resolution that opens the way to the establishment of a new institution that will implement…

Editorial In the fourth edition of SCIT we are pleased to publish an interview with the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal, Dr. Claudio Ximenes, where he offers a keen explanation of the role of the judge, of the courts and the current status of the courts in Timor-Leste. I would like to call your…

Editorial: In the third edition of SCIT info we are pleased to introduce the third pillar of the justice system in Timor-Leste: the Office of the Public Defender. The Director of this Office, Dr. Sérgio D`Hornai, provides an insight into the crucial work of the Public Defenders, the progress made…

Editorial In this edition of SCIT info we have the opportunity to know better another agent of the justice sector in Timor-Leste, Judge Maria Natercia Gusmão. The President of the Dili District Court and acting President of the Court of Appeal, offers an insight on the Timorese courts and shares her…

Editorial: With 'SCIT info', we intend to regularly keep the population of Timor-Leste informed on the progress of the Serious Crimes Investigation Team, within the limitations of confidentiality that our mandate requires. Furthermore, we whish to provide accurate information about our working…

Dili, 19 June 2012 - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to Timor-Leste, Finn Reske-Nielsen, hands over election materials to the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) ahead of the 2012 parliamentary election. The election materials consist of 5,000…

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 Department of Field Support which services all peacekeeping and political missions. Ameerah…