6 September 2006, DILI— The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for Timor Leste, Sukehiro Hasegawa today visited the eastern most district of Lautem where he solicited the views of local government…
7 September 2006, DILI— Finn Reske-Nielsen has been appointed as Deputy Special- Representative for the Secretary General (DSRSG) for Governance Support, Development and Humanitarian Coordination for United Nations Integrated…
14 September 2006, DILI— A ceremony for the official handing-over of executive policing authority from the International Police in Timor-Leste to the United Nations Police (UNPOL) took place yesterday in front of the Palácio…
18 September 2006, Dili – At a Security Task Force meeting held on Friday 15 September, Sukehiro Hasegawa, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste, discussed with Brigadier-General Mick Slater, UN…
19 September 2006, DILI—UN Police (UNPOL) yesterday made a second arrest for an incident that occurred on 1 September at the Jardim Internally Displaced Persons' (IDP) camp near the sea port in the capital of Dili in which…
27 September 2006, DILI — A first group of twenty-five members of the Policia Nacional de Timor Leste (PNTL) has this week resumed duty under a mentoring scheme being run by the United Nations Police (UNPol). Eighteen of the…
29 September 2006, Dili: On the 28th of September, at 2h30 pm, the President of the Superior Council of the Judiciary, Cláudio Ximenes, swore in international judges Ivo Nelson de Caires Batista Rosa (from Portugal) and Telma…
UNMIT is an entirely new mission for Timor Leste. It was established on August 25th this year by the UN Security Council, and its full mandate is spelled out in Security Council Resolution 1704. UNMIT's job is about stability…
12 October 2006, Dili—With over 50,000 internally displaced people living in makeshift camps in and around the capital city, continued low level fighting in the streets, and elections due to take place in the coming year, UN…
Dili, October 12th (UNMIT) - The UN's Acting Special Representative, Finn Reske-Nielsen, this week urged Timor Leste's parliament to speed approval and promulgation of vital electoral legislation. In an address to the 88…