Timor

East Timor among highlights of Security Council agenda in May, president says

6 May 2002
A meeting to mark the independence of East Timor - a United Nations success story - will be among the highlights in the work of the Security Council in the month of May, the current President of the 15-member body said today.

East Timor: UN agency makes final push to return refugees before independence

3 May 2002
With just over two weeks to go before East Timor’s independence, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today said it was concentrating its efforts on helping as many of the 55,000 remaining refugees return home.

East Timor: Gusmão invites Indonesian leaders to independence celebrations

2 May 2002
East Timor's President-elect Xanana Gusmão today personally invited Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri and other senior officials to the territory's upcoming independence celebrations, the United Nations Transitional Administration (UNTAET) said today.

New labour code brings international standards to East Timor

1 May 2002
The head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today signed into force a new labour law ensuring that international standards of worker protection would be recognized in the soon-to-be independent territory.