N'Djamena, 27 January 2009 – The United Nations Mission in Central African and Chad (MINURCAT) successively hosted military teams from Togo and Ghana. The two countries have expressed a willingness to contribute military…
Timor-Leste, 22 January – "UNICEF regrets that the adjustment of figures may have given the wrong impression that under-five mortality rate seemed to have almost doubled – from "55" in 2006 to "97" in 2007. The difference…
Dili, 13 January 2009 - This week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched Historia ba Dame (History for Peace) a five-part radio documentary on national and local radio around the country. Historia aims…
20 September - UNMIS Observes the International Day of Peace 09 September - SRSG Ashraf Qazi commends DDR progress 28 May - UN Peacekeepers Day 01 May - Security Council extends UNMIS mandate 20 April - Census coverage on…
Dili, 24 December 2008 - There has been some press speculation about a supposed UN report about Timor. As a general rule, we do not comment on internal UN communications either to deny or confirm their existence. However, the…
Dili, 17 December 2008 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will tomorrow hand over a vehicle to the national NGO, PRADET. UNFPA has assisted PRADET in its work in providing counselling and shelter to victims of…
Dili, 16 December 2008 - UNMIT's Human Rights and Transitional Justice Section today launched the thematic report on the Right to Food in Timor Leste. The report examines all the various efforts made by the Government of…
Dili, 12 December 2008 - UNMIT welcomed the F-FDTL and Human Rights booklet newly released by the Government of Timor-Leste. Aimed at building human rights awareness among F-FDTL members, the booklet was distributed today…
Dili, 10 December 2008 - 10 December is globally celebrated as International Human Rights Day – a day to reflect on the human rights work in the past year, and a day to make renewed commitment to the human rights work that…
Dili, 09 December, 2008 - The Office of the President of the Republic, through the Coordinating Committee for the Reform and Development of the Security Sector, will host a two-day seminar starting on 11 December in the…