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Refugee status for East Timorese still in West Timor to end 1 January - UN agency

30 December 2002
East Timorese who fled to Indonesian-controlled West Timor amid the violence that followed the 1999 popular consultation will no longer be regarded as refugees after 1 January, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today, ending one of the agency's most difficult repatriation efforts.

7 arrested for last week’s violence in Timor-Leste – UN mission

13 December 2002
United Nations police have arrested seven suspects in the burning of the house of Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri during the violence that erupted last week in Timor-Leste, the UN mission in the country announced today.

Timor-Leste: UN mission announces steps to bolster police in wake of last week's riots

10 December 2002
As investigations into last week's violence in Timor-Leste continue, the United Nations top envoy to the country today announced a number of immediate steps to strengthen the new nation's police force.

UN envoy highlights progress, challenges at donors’ conference for Timor-Leste

9 December 2002
The head of the United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste today drew attention to the country’s development challenges and to some of the young nation’s successes as donors gathered in the capital, Dili, for the opening of a two-day pledging conference.

Timor-Leste: Reporting calm in Dili, UN plans to probe recent violence

6 December 2002
The senior United Nations envoy to Timor-Leste today reported that calm has been restored to the country's capital, Dili, following Wednesday's incidents in which at least two Timorese were killed and another three seriously injured.

UN troops, police called in to quell deadly melee in Timor-Leste capital

4 December 2002
United Nations peacekeepers and police were called in to restore order in Dili, Timor-Leste, today following a violent demonstration involving more than 600 people that left one student dead and a Timorese parliamentarian injured.

Timor-Leste court sentences juvenile for killings after UN-run ballot in 1999

2 December 2002
A special court in Timor-Leste today sentenced a juvenile to one year in prison following his conviction last month for the manslaughter of three people during the violence that followed the 1999 popular consultation organized by the United Nations.

Timor-Leste: UN envoy hails new report on policing needs

30 November 2002
Timor-Leste requires added funding to boost its law enforcement operations, the senior United Nations envoy to the country said today, endorsing the findings of a new report on the country's policing needs.

New Zealand troops begin repatriation from UN mission in Timor-Leste

15 November 2002
Troops from New Zealand ended three years of United Nations peacekeeping operations in Timor-Leste today, handing over responsibility for the rugged area that borders West Timor to soldiers from Thailand and Singapore.
UNMISET chief Kamalesh Sharma

UN envoy appeals for continued international support for Timor-Leste

14 November 2002
The top United Nations envoy in Timor-Leste today appealed for continued international support for the infant nation, stressing that global backing is particularly important for the development and stability of public administration institutions.