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Timor-Leste is on an important transition path to overcome the political and institutional weaknesses that resulted in the bloody unrest of 2006, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the country said today…

The top United Nations police official is on a five-day visit to Timor-Leste to observe policing operations on the ground in the fledgling nation. UN Police Adviser Ann-Marie Orler today visited the districts of Bacau and…

The Security Council today voted to extend the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti until 15 October 2011, while underlining the significance of next month’s presidential and legislative polls in laying…

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti today voiced concern at reports that arms are being distributed as the impoverished and earthquake-devastated country prepares to hold elections next month. The mission, known…

The Security Council delegation visiting Sudan today stressed that the two referenda scheduled for January must be held on time, in a peaceful environment and according to the provisions of the peace agreement that ended the…

Strengthening the security and justice sectors are among the advances Timor-Leste has made in the past year to enhance human rights, according to a new report by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the fledgling South…

The United Nations initiative to boost the number of female police officers deployed in peacekeeping missions around the globe has made real progress since it was launched a year ago, according to the world body’s top police…

The Timorese national police force today resumed primary responsibility for the fledgling nation’s Immigration Department, Border Patrol Unit and Interpol Office from the United Nations as the gradual transfer of security…

Residents of more than 160 of the numerous temporary settlements that sprang up in Haiti following January’s catastrophic earthquake have been hit by a deadly rainstorm that lashed the capital, Port-au-Prince, on Friday and…