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Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) on parade in celebration of its tenth anniversary

Timorese police resume primary duties in another district, UN says

7 September 2010
The national police of Timor-Leste have resumed primary responsibility for the conduct of operations in another district of the South-East Asian nation, where it will be led by the country’s first female district commander.
Relief supplies being unloaded from a UN helicopter

Timor Leste: UN peacekeepers help with delivery of aid supplies to flood victims

13 August 2010
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste is distributing relief supplies to communities in the southwest of the small South-East Asian country that have been hit by recent floods.
SRSG Ameerah Haq visits Salele, Timor-Leste

Top UN envoy calls for dialogue to curb violence against Timorese women

10 June 2010
The top United Nations envoy to Timor-Leste has underscored the need for dialogue to bring an end to gender-based violence in the fledgling South-East Asian nation.
A child in Dili, capital of Timor-Leste.

Timor-Leste: UN helps set up local factory to produce fortified food

26 May 2010
Vulnerable people in Timor-Leste will receive a nutritional boost, thanks to a new food fortification factory set up with assistance from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
UN Police Commissioner Luis Carrilho

Building trust in police is outstanding challenge in Timor-Leste – UN official

22 April 2010
Timor-Leste’s police force has made considerable strides since its creation 10 years ago, the top United Nations police official in the nation has said, while adding that the key challenge remains bolstering the trust of the people in the fledgling institution.
Timor-Leste's national police have resumed responsibilities

Timor-Leste police resume control of second largest city from UN

16 April 2010
The United Nations handed over formal control today of policing operations in Baucau, Timor-Leste’s second largest city, to national police as part of an ongoing strategy to lessen the Organization’s direct control over the country’s nascent security operations.
Timor-Leste's national police have resumed responsibilities

Timor-Leste: UN continues transfer of functions to national police

13 April 2010
The United Nations has handed back policing responsibilities to Timor-Leste in a fifth district as part of the gradual transfer of the functions it assumed in 2006 after a wave of deadly violence shook the newly independent country.
Outside the Universidade Nacional Timor-Loro Sa’e

Timor-Leste’s economy at ‘turning point,’ says top UN envoy

7 April 2010
Timor-Leste’s economy is on the cusp of moving from recovery to development, the top United Nations envoy to the fledgling nation said today, stressing the need for an economic expansion that is not based only on oil revenues.
Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) on parade in celebration of its tenth anniversary

UN hails milestone as Timorese police celebrate tenth anniversary

29 March 2010
The National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL), which was set up by the United Nations in the wake of the country's vote for independence, has celebrated its 10th anniversary, making it one of the oldest institutions in the fledgling South-East Asian nation.
UNMIT mourns Deputy SRSG Takahisa Kawakami

Ban mourns death of deputy head of UN peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste

15 March 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today mourned the death of his deputy envoy in Timor-Leste who passed away last night, paying tribute to his dedication to helping the people of the fledgling nation consolidate sustainable peace and stability.