Timor

UN Police deployed in all 12 districts of Timor-Leste as poll preparations move ahead

28 December 2006
United Nations police officers have now deployed in all 12 of Timor-Leste’s districts to help end the low-level gang violence in the country and provide security for the electoral experts who are helping prepare for next year’s polls, the UN envoy said today, as he stressed the world body’s commitment to the elections.

New UN envoy arrives in Timor-Leste as international police deploy to more districts

19 December 2006
Reforming Timor-Leste’s security sector following this year’s deadly violence remains the top priority of the United Nations mission in the tiny South-East Asian nation, the UN’s new envoy said shortly after arriving, as international police officers deployed to more of the nation’s districts to end the continuing low-level gang violence.

With rains approaching in Timor-Leste, top UN official urges displaced to go home

14 December 2006
Warning that Timor-Leste’s rainy season will soon cause flooding and disease in the camps for people displaced by deadly violence earlier this year, the top United Nations official there reiterated his call for people to return home or go to emergency sites, while the head of UN Police confirmed security continues to improve.

UN in Timor-Leste arrests 17 people after coming under attack in the town of Bidau

8 December 2006
Continuing United Nations efforts to bring stability to Timor-Leste, police officers assisted by a New Zealand Defence force unit this week arrested 17 people after coming under attack at a police post in the town of Bidau, possibly linked to gang rivalries.
Rodolfo Tor

Experienced Filipino becomes Police Commissioner of UN mission in Timor-Leste

7 December 2006
The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) has announced that a senior police adviser from the Philippines has been appointed as the Mission’s new Police Commissioner.
Atul Khare

Timor-Leste: Annan appoints UN veteran from India as new Special Representative

6 December 2006
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed an Indian veteran of United Nations operations in Timor-Leste as his new Special Representative for the small South-East Asian nation, which was shaken earlier this year by violence attributed to differences between eastern and western regions.

UN fully takes over policing role in Timor Leste after agreement with Government

1 December 2006
In a further effort to reduce lawlessness in Timor Leste, particularly after two people were killed in the capital earlier this week, the United Nations will now have prime responsibility for police operations throughout the small and impoverished South-East Asian nation, after signing an agreement today with the Government.

Two killings in Timor-Leste prompt increased UN police activity

20 November 2006
The United Nations is stepping up its police presence in Timor-Leste after two killings in the past 24 hours in Dili, the capital of the small and impoverished South-East Asian nation.

UN Volunteers arrive in Timor-Leste to begin work on election preparations

17 November 2006
A group of 45 United Nations Volunteers (UNV) have arrived in Timor-Leste to join preparations for the strife-torn country’s first post-independence elections next year.

Timor-Leste: citing better security, top UN official calls on displaced to return home

10 November 2006
Nearly seven months after deadly violence forced around 155,000 people in Timor-Leste to flee to temporary camps, the top United Nations official in the tiny nation called today on these internally displaced persons (IDP) to return to their homes, citing a much-improved security situation thanks in part to the increased number of UN police.