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Dili, 13 January 2011 - Staff of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) gathered at Obrigado Barracks this morning to commemorate all who died in the earthquake in Haiti one year ago, and to show…

Dili, 27 December 2010 - An incident occurred on the afternoon of 26 December at a Vila Verde residence complex involving a UN Police Officer and a Timorese national, working for the security firm, Asia Pacific Assurance…

Dili, 14 December 2010 –Timor-Leste celebrated the 62nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with numerous events throughout the country. On 10 December, International Human Rights Day, human rights…

Dili, 10 December 2010 - Timor-Leste is celebrating the 62nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with numerous events throughout the country today. On 10 December, International Human Rights Day, human…

December 10 is celebrated all over the world as "International Human Rights Day" in commemoration of the adoption of the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" in 1948. It's a reminder for all nations, large and small, as…

Dili, 7 December 2010 - "Volunteering is important because you need people to do things not just for financial reasons, but because they want to help. If it wasn't for volunteers, many things wouldn't get done". This is the…

Dili, 3 December 2010 - In support of UNMIT's Road Safety Campaign Week, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (ASRSG) Finn Reske-Nielsen, accompanied by Deputy SRSG Shigeru Mochida and…

Dili, 24 November 2010 - The following statement is issued by the UNMIT Spokesperson's Office: Mr. Andre Thorsen, an adviser on the regulation of private security companies who has been working under UN auspices in Timor…