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Model UN simulates historical 1999 session of the Security Council on Timor-Leste
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…
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Director- General meets Kirsty Sword Gusmao
Dili, 14 October 2009- The Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, received Ms Kirsty Sword Gusmão at UNESCO Headquarters. Ms Kirsty Sword Gusmão is the wife of the first President of Timor-Leste, Mr Kay Rala Xanana…
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More capacity in place to tackle Malaria in Timor-Leste
Dili, 20 October 2009- Malaria, a disease without borders, has recently received a boost here in Timor-Leste. Today, with an additional 62 personnel recruited to work in the country's malaria control programme, districts and…
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International Prosecutors and Clerks Sworn Into Office
Dili, 14 October 2009- at the Office of the Prosecutor-General, four international prosecutors and four international clerks were sworn into office for their one-year assignment in Timor-Leste. These justice actors, from Cape…
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UNMIT confirms the death of an UNPOL Officer
Dili, 12 October 2009 - The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) confirms the death of a United Nations Police Officer from Zambia. We offer our sincere condolences to his family, colleagues and friends…
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UNMIT reaction to recent media reports
Dili, 9 October 2009- The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) has seen the media report of the alleged presence of UNMIT staff at the Moon Bar in Dili, Timor-Leste during a raid conducted by the…
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UNMIT Launches third human rights report on TL
Dili, 15 September 2009- In a public report released in Dili today, the United Nations noted that in the past year, Timor-Leste made progress in key human rights areas, including strengthening of the judicial system and…
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PNTL resumes responsibilities over the Police Training Academy
Dili, 11 September 2009– The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Timor- Leste (SRSG) Atul Khare and Fransisco Guterres the Secretary of State for Security on behalf of Prime Minister Kay…
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WHO’s unique health emergency fund gets a boost from TL
Dili, 8 September 2009 - Timor-Leste, the South-East Asia Region's youngest nation, has announced that it will make a contribution to the World Health Organization's (WHO) unique million dollar health emergency fund, whose…
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Baseline study on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Covalima and Bobonaro Districts released
Dili, 13 August 2009 - Tradition, culture of silence, domination and inequality, ignorance of rights, the lack of law, weakness of the judiciary system, as well as economic dependence are among the key factors that make women…
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PNTL resumes primary policing responsibilities in Manatuto
Manatuto, 25 July 2009 – Today the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Timor-Leste (SRSG) Atul Khare and Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão presided over the ceremony marking the…