Timor

Police cadets in Timor

77 more police cadets graduate in East Timor: UN

30 April 2001
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today announced that 77 more police cadets have graduated from the Timor Lorosa'e police academy in Dili -- bringing the total number of officers performing in the territory to 706.

Civic education programme ends in East Timor: UN

27 April 2001
A programme to train civic educators in East Timor ended today in Dili, the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) has announced.

East Timor: new panel to seek input from civil society on truth commission

26 April 2001
The National Council of East Timor today set up a 15-member panel that will help to gather input from civil society as part of an ongoing effort to establish a "truth commission" on human rights violations committed during the territory's 25-year struggle for independence.

East Timor National Council endorses draft on truth commission

25 April 2001
The National Council of East Timor today endorsed a draft regulation on the establishment of a Reception, Truth and Reconciliation Commission to deal with the human rights violations committed during the territory's 25-year struggle for independence.

East Timor: Ramos-Horta resigns from National Council

23 April 2001
Resigning today from the National Council of East Timor, independence leader and Nobel laureate José Ramos-Horta appealed to the Council and all East Timorese to continue supporting the presence of the United Nations in the territory.

East Timor: UN peacekeepers arrest suspects in Viqueque murders

17 April 2001
Peacekeepers from the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and international police officers arrested three persons today as suspects in murders committed during a riot in Viqueque on 12 March.
Returnees arriving in East Timor

East Timor: UN team visits Indonesia's West Timor to encourage repatriation

16 April 2001
A team from the United Nations mission in East Timor has held "very successful" meetings with thousands of refugees in camps in West Timor, Indonesia, to inform the East Timorese of the situation in their home territory and encourage their repatriation, the UN peacekeeping operation said today in Dili.

East Timor "flexible" in talks over Timor Sea dispute, UN mission says

12 April 2001
A high-level United Nations official in East Timor today said that the UN mission and the territory's transitional administration were "flexible" in the negotiations with Australia over a Timor Sea dispute, but that the strength of East Timor, given its small size, was in international law.

East Timor National Council elects business representative as new Speaker

9 April 2001
The National Council of East Timor today elected a representative from the private sector as its new Speaker, following the recent resignation of Xanana Gusmao, the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) reported in Dili.

Security Council discusses elections, leadership and civil unrest in East Timor

5 April 2001
Civil disturbances in East Timor, the forthcoming elections and the resignation of Xanana Gusmão as president of the National Council dominated discussions in the Security Council today as members heard a briefing by a top United Nations peacekeeping official.