News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Suai, 20 September 2010 - President of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Mr. Libório Pereira, visited Suai, Covalima District today, to observe the CSC's efforts to validate the personal information and employment data of the district's civil servants. The CSC has already completed the data…

New York, 16 September 2010 - THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS AT PRESS BRIEFING TO LAUNCH 2010 REPORT OF THE MDG GAP TASK FORCE New York, 16 September 2010 Good morning, Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great pleasure to see you again. I am pleased to be with you today to share the findings of the 2010…

Dili, 15 September 2010 - Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Timor-Leste (SRSG), Ameerah Haq and the Minister of Education, João Câncio Freitas opened the finals of the nationwide speech championship for high school students, in Dili this morning. Organized by the…

Dili, 10 September 2010 – Today, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Timor-Leste (DSRSG) Shigeru Mochida and Vice Prime Minister José Luís Guterres presided over the ceremony marking the resumption of primary responsibilities for the conduct of police…

Dili, 9 September 2010 – Miss World New Zealand 2010, Cody Yerkovich, is in Timor-Leste to show support for the country's development. Miss Yerkovich visited Suai, Covalima District, where a Community Policing Pilot Project is being led by United Nations Police officers from New Zealand. There she…

Dili, 7 September 2010 - Today the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Timor-Leste (SRSG) Ameerah Haq and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão presided over the ceremony marking the resumption of primary responsibilities for the conduct of police operations by Polícia…

Dili, 2 September 2010 - President José Ramos-Horta today presided over a ceremony to celebrate the declaration of Oecusse as the first district in Timor-Leste to be "Free from illiteracy." The event was attended by Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Finn Reske…

Dili, 31 August 2010 - Shigeru Mochida of Japan arrived today in Timor-Leste to assume his duties as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Security Sector Support and Rule of Law with the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). Mr. Mochida will oversee…

Dili, 19 August 2010 - Today is the second World Humanitarian Day, the day the United Nations General Assembly has designated in tribute to humanitarian workers and the work they do. The day also serves to honour and commemorate those aid workers who have been killed or injured in the course of…

Dili, 12 August 2010 - The official launch of the International Year of Youth took place in Dili, Timor-Leste, today when Secretary of State for Youth and Sports Miguel Manetelo opened a seminar in Dili, the capital, on the theme of "Youth and Globalization". In addition to Secretary of State…

Dili, 04 August 2010 - Fifty students from the Universidade Nasional Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL) were presented with certificates by the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) Police Commissioner Luis Carrilho and UNTL Rector Benjamin Corte-Real, for participating in the UNMIT-organized…

Dili, 30 July 2010 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Timor-Leste (SRSG), Ameerah Haq, met with the Portuguese Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, João Gomes Cravinho, at the Dili headquarters of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor…