News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Dili, 2 June 2011 - The Military Liaison Group of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste completed a two-day seminar for F-FDTL naval officers on United Nations maritime peacekeeping operations. This was an important undertaking in the history of F-FDTL, as Timor Leste is wants to…

Dili, 3 May 2011 – Petroleum Fund revenue must target the development of the non-oil economy, especially the rural sector, in order to raise living standards, says Report. Much progress has been made in Timor-Leste in recent years, but many people remain poor. Wealth from the oil resources must be…

Watch online Dili, 27 March 2011 - The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) today handed over policing responsibility from the UN police to the Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) at a ceremony celebrating the 11th anniversary of the PNTL at the Palacio do Governo in Dili…

Dili, 23 February 2011 - Briefing to the Security Council by Ms. Ameerah Haq Special Representative of the Secretary-General 22 February 2011 Madam President, 1. Thank you for the opportunity to introduce the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste…

Dili, 13 January 2011 - Staff of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) gathered at Obrigado Barracks this morning to commemorate all who died in the earthquake in Haiti one year ago, and to show solidarity with the people of Haiti in their devastating loss. Special…

Dili, 27 December 2010 - An incident occurred on the afternoon of 26 December at a Vila Verde residence complex involving a UN Police Officer and a Timorese national, working for the security firm, Asia Pacific Assurance Company, APAC. The incident resulted in a gunshot wound to the lower leg of the…

Dili, 14 December 2010 –Timor-Leste celebrated the 62nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with numerous events throughout the country. On 10 December, International Human Rights Day, human rights defenders from all walksof life gathered at venues across the country to debate…

Dili, 10 December 2010 - Timor-Leste is celebrating the 62nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with numerous events throughout the country today. On 10 December, International Human Rights Day, human rights defenders from all walksof life are gathering at venues across the…

Dili, 7 December 2010 - "Volunteering is important because you need people to do things not just for financial reasons, but because they want to help. If it wasn't for volunteers, many things wouldn't get done". This is the view of Tessa Koppert at UNDP, one of the many UNVs (United Nations…

Dili, 3 December 2010 - In support of UNMIT's Road Safety Campaign Week, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (ASRSG) Finn Reske-Nielsen, accompanied by Deputy SRSG Shigeru Mochida and UNPOL Commissioner Luis Carrilho visited the Traffic Unit at UNPOL's Dili…

Dili, 24 November 2010 - The following statement is issued by the UNMIT Spokesperson's Office: Mr. Andre Thorsen, an adviser on the regulation of private security companies who has been working under UN auspices in Timor-Leste, recently made a presentation on the subject at the request of Timor…

Dili, 17 November 2010 - On the occasion of Eid al-Adha UNMIT Police Commissioner Luis Carrilho joined members of UNMIT's Turkish Police Contingent as they presented gifts to children at the Dili Mosque Orphanage which houses 87 children. Yesterday, the Muslim community of Timor-Leste began the…