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Dili, 9 September 2010 – Miss World New Zealand 2010, Cody Yerkovich, is in Timor-Leste to show support for the country's development. Miss Yerkovich visited Suai, Covalima District, where a Community Policing Pilot Project…

Dili, 7 September 2010 - Today the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Timor-Leste (SRSG) Ameerah Haq and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão presided over the ceremony marking the resumption of…

Dili, 2 September 2010 - President José Ramos-Horta today presided over a ceremony to celebrate the declaration of Oecusse as the first district in Timor-Leste to be "Free from illiteracy." The event was attended by Deputy…

Dili, 31 August 2010 - Shigeru Mochida of Japan arrived today in Timor-Leste to assume his duties as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Security Sector Support and Rule of Law with the United…
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Dili, 19 August 2010 - Today is the second World Humanitarian Day, the day the United Nations General Assembly has designated in tribute to humanitarian workers and the work they do. The day also serves to honour and…

Dili, 12 August 2010 - The official launch of the International Year of Youth took place in Dili, Timor-Leste, today when Secretary of State for Youth and Sports Miguel Manetelo opened a seminar in Dili, the capital, on the…

Dili, 28 July 2010 - Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Zacarias Albano da Costa, and the Republic of Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa yesterday signed an agreement on bilateral…