Timor

East Timor: over 30 suspected militia surrender to UN peacekeepers

13 June 2001
A security operation conducted by United Nations peacekeepers in East Timor has resulted in the surrender of 34 suspected militia members in the eastern part of the territory, the UN Transitional Administration (UNTAET) said today in Dili.

East Timor: UN lauds move to dissolve CNRT resistance organization

11 June 2001
Sergio Vieira de Mello, the head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), has called the dissolution of the East Timor resistance umbrella organization CNRT a difficult and painful decision, but a "politically courageous, wise and timely one."

United Nations mission in East Timor to hold conference on defence force

8 June 2001
Fourteen countries have confirmed their participation in the second international conference of countries willing to help develop the future East Timor Defence Force (ETDF), the United Nations mission in East Timor announced today.

Progress in transfer of power to East Timorese 'impressive:' head of UN mission

7 June 2001
The effort of recruiting, selecting and placing East Timorese as civil servants during the territory's transition to independence - a process called "Timorization" - has displayed "impressive numbers," the head of the United Nations mission there said today.

UN mission reports successful registration of Timorese refugees in Indonesia

6 June 2001
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today reported that the electoral registration of East Timorese refugees in Indonesia's West Timor province had been carried out successfully.

Over 75 per cent of Timorese people registered for elections so far: UN mission

5 June 2001
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today reported that over 75 per cent of the East Timorese population had been registered to vote in the August elections for a Constituent Assembly.

East Timor: effort launched to canvass public views on constitutional issues

4 June 2001
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today deployed polling experts throughout the territory to hold public hearings that will allow the population to express its views on constitutional matters.

East Timor: recent grenade attack linked to private dispute, UN probe finds

1 June 2001
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today reported that the grenade attack that killed five people along the East/West Timor border last week was the result of a private dispute between a militia member and a gambling ring organizer.