News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

6 December 2006, Dili-- A senior police advisor from the Philippines has been designated the Police Commissioner for the United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) Rodolfo Asel Tor joined the mission on December 2. He was previously the Director for Plans with the Philippine National Police and…

Dili, December 8, 2006 - Seventeen people arrested last Tuesday in relation to an alleged attack on the police post in Bidau have been remanded in custody after appearing in the Dili District Court yesterday. The judge presiding over the first inquiry administered the most severe punishment possible…

08 December 2006, Dili--- Following their recent arrival, the first 40 electoral United Nations Volunteers (UNVs) showed off their recently acquired Tetum language skills at a "Tetun Only" performance today. The electoral UNVs arrived in mid November to begin gearing up for the 2007 presidential and…

14 December 2006 – Warning that Timor-Leste's rainy season will soon cause flooding and disease in the camps for people displaced by deadly violence earlier this year, the top United Nations official there reiterated his call for people to return home or go to emergency sites, while the head of UN…

Dili – December 19 2006 – In a move that represents an increasing stabilization in Timor-Leste, United Nations today started deployment of district commanders and their units to all 12 districts. Deployment is expected to be complete by the week's end. The officers leaving Dili today will join other…

Dili, 26 December 2006 – United Nations police in Dili have arrested one suspect on charges of rape and sexual abuse, following a month long investigation into the crimes which took place in October and November. The arrest was made yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of the Vila Verde area in Dili…

11 January 2007 – The United Nations envoy in Timor-Leste today welcomed the peaceful response by the population to the trial of former Interior Minister Rogerio Lobato and his co-defendants, who are being tried for allegedly arming civilians during the deadly violence that erupted last year, which…

26 January 2007, Dili—The Government of Timor-Leste, the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) and the Government of Australia have reached a trilateral agreement on the provision of assistance to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was…

1 February 2007, Dili—Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary-General Finn Reske-Nielsen, head of Governance Support for the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste appealed to Timorese State institutions today to observe the recommendations made by the Independent Electoral…

1 February 2007, Dili—United Nations Police made a sweeping arrest of 47 people late last night for riotous behaviour, possession of illegal weapons and suspicion of other crimes including homicide. The arrests follow a two-week long investigation conducted by Dili District UNPol in Bari Piti and…

19th February, 2007 - Efforts by United Nations Police (UNPol) and the International Security Forces (ISF) to find five people who escaped from Becora Prison in Dili on Saturday will continue across Timor Leste over the next few days. Efforts to date have included UNPol vehicle check points across…

20th February, 2007 Dili - The Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr Atul Khare said United Nations police along with the police of Timor Leste will enhance security arrangements across Dili in response to growing violence in the capital. At approximately 3.50am today UNPol officers…