TIMOR-LESTE / CYCLE TOUR
Some 300 bike riders participate in UN-supported five-day cycle Tour de Timor UNMIT
Some 300 bike riders participate in UN-supported five-day cycle Tour de Timor UNMIT
Important progress has been made to promote equality for Timorese women, the UN's Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Finn Reske-Nielsen said today. UNMIT
The President of Timor-Leste Taur Matan Ruak said on Thursday (30 August) that the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) will be long remembered as a success in peacekeeping operations. UNMIT
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (16 August) highlighted a new global initiative aimed at raising the importance of education. UNMIT
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today praised the people of Timor-Leste for the progress they have made ten years after the country's restoration of independence, commending the Government for consolidating a security sector that will be able to protect the country as the United Nations peacekeeping mission prepares to leave at the end of the [...]
For Juventina and Augusto – the only athletes representing Timor-Leste in the summer Olympic Games – winning a medal is a long shot, but they are proud to show the world that their young nation “lives in peace and harmony”. UNMIT
The people of Timor-Leste celebrated the tenth anniversary of the restoration of independence on Sunday, which also coincided with the inauguration of the country’s new President, Taur Matan Ruak, who won presidential elections last month. UNMIT
President of Timor Leste Jose Ramos Horta presents presidential medals to the United Nations mission in the country (UNMIT). On Sunday (20 May) Timor-Leste will celebrate its 10th anniversary of the restoration of independence. UNMIT
Timorese voted Monday in the second round of the presidential elections between Taur Matan Ruak and Francisco Gutterres “Lu Olo”. Both candidates are guerrilla leaders from the 24-year war against Indonesian occupation. UNMIT
On the verge of the second round vote for president scheduled for 16 April, teams of officers in Dili dedicate at least four hours per day to approaching families, schools and people they meet along the way. The exercise in conversation is aimed at helping prevent crime before it occurs. UNMIT