News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Dili 2 July, 2009 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (SRSG) for Timor-Leste Atul Khare today met members of the United States House Democratic Assistance Committee led by Chairman Rep. David Price (D-NC) at the UN headquarters in Dili. The other members of the…

Dili, 30 June 2009 - Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão and Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (SRSG) for East Timor Atul Khare presided today over the ceremony marking the resumption of primary responsibilities for the conduct of police operations by Polícia…

Dili, 09 June, 2009- The improvement in the quality of life of Timorese women and their families is the objective that Alola Foundation, supported by UNFPA, expects after launching the report, "Maternal Mortality, Unplanned Pregnancy and Unsafe Abortion in Timor-Leste: A Situation Analysis." The…

Lospalos (Timor-Leste), 14 May 2009 - Today in Lautem District the Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) resumed primary policing responsibility in the first district since the establishment of UNMIT by the Security Council on 25 August 2006 with a ceremony led by Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana…

Dili, 13 May 2009 - Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão and Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (SRSG) for Timor-Leste Atul Khare today decided that the resumption of primary responsibilities for the conduct of police operations by Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste…

Dili, 27 March 2009 - The first step in the resumption of responsibilities by Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) was announced today by Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (SRSG) Atul Khare. They decided that the…

Dili, 12 May 2009 - The Sri Lankan police contingent of the UN Police initiated a community project for the Becora "Orfanato Santa Bakhita". The 54 members of the contingent have decided to donate an assortment of items, which included a refrigerator and other electrical appliances, to the orphanage…

Dili, 1 May 2009 – Representatives of United Nations Country Team in Timor-Leste met today to review the situation on influenza "A" (H1N1) pandemic. Cases of human influenza A (H1N1) have been identified in countries throughout the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) has reviewed the level of…

Dili, 28 April 2009 - Marking the third anniversary of enhanced UN presence since the 2006 crisis in Timor-Leste, President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão visited the Mission Headquarters of the United Nations in Dili. The leaders of Timor-Leste were received by the Special…

Dili - 23 April 2009 -"It is important that we focus on education because it continues to be a challenge in Timor-Leste," said the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Atul Khare at the opening ceremony of the UNESCO's National Commission in Timor-Leste. "The adult literacy…

Dili, 22 April 2009-- Building on its collaboration with the Universidade Nacional Timor-Loro Sa'e (UNTL), the leading public university in the country, UNDP has launched a facility that will provide a common platform on research, knowledge sharing and discourse about human development issues in the…

Dili, 21 April 2009 – "This week's inauguration of the UNESCO National Commission will be an historic moment in the life of Timor-Leste as a member state of the United Nations," said Kirsty Sword Gusmão, the Chairperson of new National Commission which will be launched on 23 April. "The National…