Timor

Hailing elections in East Timor, Council urges cooperation towards statehood

10 September 2001
The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the 30 August elections for East Timor's first Constituent Assembly and urged all parties to work together to draft a constitution that reflects the will of the East Timorese people.

UN agency holds talks with Indonesia on return of East Timorese refugees

10 September 2001
The United Nations Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees arrived in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta today for talks with senior government officials about the return of 80,000 East Timorese refugees who fled the post-referendum violence of 1999.

East Timor: UN mission expects large refugee group to return from West Timor

7 September 2001
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today said it expects about 2,000 East Timorese refugees to return from West Timor next week following five days of talks with refugee leaders.

UN announces final results of East Timor's first-ever democratic elections

6 September 2001
The Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin) has captured a majority of 55 seats in the 88-member Constituent Assembly, as the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today announced the results of the territory's first-ever democratic elections.

UN mission announces early election results for two more East Timor districts

5 September 2001
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today announced final results for another two of the territory's 13 districts, leaving only the outcome of the balloting in the capital, Dili, to be determined.

Fretilin leads preliminary results in East Timor elections, UN reports

4 September 2001
The party that led East Timor's fight for independence is standing at the front of the preliminary results of the territory's historic elections, according to early reports from the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) released today.