News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

21ST February, 2007 Dili - I am aware that over the past two weeks there has been an increase in violent incidents in Dili. This is presenting challenges for the people of Dili as violence is interrupting their daily life. I believe that the people of Timor Leste deserve better. I, along with the…

23rd February, 2007 - UNPol is investigating this morning's incident in which a Timorese national was fatally injured, and two others were injured, at an internally displaced persons' camp near the Dili airport. UNPol advises the area is secure after officers from the Malaysian, Pakistani and…

The Electoral Certification Team (ECT) is an independent body appointed by the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 1704 (2006) to assess whether the electoral process for the 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Timor-Leste has been proceeding in a satisfactory…

The top UN envoy in Timor-Leste today formally congratulated Dr. José Ramos-Horta on his victory in the country's presidential election. President-elect Ramos-Horta will be sworn in as the country's second president at a ceremony in Dili on Sunday. "I am confident that the new President Dr. José…

UNMIT, Dili, October 5th, 2006 – I am deeply grateful to the President, Prime Minister, and the President of Parliament for their joint statement of this morning, on the necessity of the upcoming Independent Commission of Inquiry report for building rule of law in Timor-Leste. The report is indeed a…

SRSG Khare welcomes Salsinha surrender, calls for renewed efforts to strengthen rule of law in Timor-Leste Today in Dili, a dozen armed fugitives wanted in connection with the attacks of 11 February formally handed themselves over to the authorities. These attacks threatened Timor-Leste, and I share…

Statement Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Dili (Timor-Leste) Address to the Parliament of Timor-Leste