News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Dili, 05 January 2010 - Today Ms Ameerah Haq arrived in Dili to take up her post as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Timor-Leste. Ms Haq most recently served as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Sudan as well as the United Nations…

Dili, 4 January 2010 - On Saturday 2 January the Acting Police Commissioner Ibrahim Idris and the Acting General Commander of the Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL), Afonso de Jesus, signed off on the Preventive Suspension of the PNTL officer under investigation in relation to the incident at…

Dili, 30 December 2009 - Acting Police Commissioner Idris Ibrahim today held a joint press conference with the Acting General Commander of Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL), Afonso de Jesus, to provide an update on the police response to a situation of disorder that took place on late evening…

Dili, 18 December 2009 - The successful UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Security and Livelihoods Project in the District of Baucau in Timor-Leste received fresh additional funding worth 600.000 EUR from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) in November…

Dili, 18 December 2009 - Today Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Security Sector Support and Rule of Law, Mr Takahisa Kawakami and Secretary of State for Security, Dr Francisco da Costa Guterres, presided over a ceremony in Dili marking the resumption…

Great efforts needed to tackle environmental migration beyond Copenhagen, says IOM on International Migrants' Day Geneva, 18 December 2009 – Greater efforts are needed beyond Copenhagen to tackle the complex issue of environmental and climate-induced migration, says the International Organization…

Dili, 14 December 2009 – Today Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Security Sector Support and Rule of Law, Mr Takahisa Kawakami and Secretary of State for Security, Dr Francisco da Costa Guterres, presided over a ceremony marking the resumption of…

More than 30 percent of maize grain produced in Timor-Leste is lost every year due to insects and other pests. This equates to about 44,000 tonnes of staple food becoming unavailable to the Timorese people, and is nearly equivalent to the amount of rice annually imported into the country. FAO Timor-…

Dili, 10 December 2009– On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Timor-Leste (SRSG) addressed the special session of Timor-Leste's National Parliament to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human…

Dili, 5 December 2009- Today the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Timor-Leste (SRSG) Atul Khare and Deputy Prime Minister José Luis Guterres presided over the ceremony marking the resumption of primary responsibility for the conduct of police operations by…

Dili, 9 November 2009 - The Geographic Information Group (GIG) in Timor- Leste announces that it will be organizing a unique week-long event about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping. The event will take place from 18- 25 November 2009 at Casa Europa from 8am-5pm (excluding the weekend)…

Joint Press Release Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste Model UN simulates historical 1999 session of the Security Council on Timor-Leste Dili 24 October 2009 – Today a celebration of United Nations Day a…