Timor

East Timor: Assembly approves structure of draft constitution

30 November 2001
East Timor’s Constituent Assembly today approved the overall structure of the nation’s first draft Constitution, with debate on the draft’s 151 articles scheduled to begin early next week, the United Nations Transitional Administration reported from the capital, Dili.

East Timor's Assembly receives first draft of constitution: UN mission

29 November 2001
The 88 members of East Timor's Constituent Assembly received today draft copies of the nation's first constitution for consideration and debate, the United Nations mission reported from the capital, Dili.

East Timor: Assembly sets first presidential elections for early April

28 November 2001
The Constituent Assembly of East Timor today approved a motion recommending that the territory’s first presidential election be held in early April 2002, and affirmed that the formal transfer of powers and sovereignty from the United Nations to democratically elected East Timorese institutions would take place a month later, on 20 May.

Progress expected as East Timor, Indonesia meet to discuss border issues, UN mission says

19 November 2001
Some 50 officials from East Timor and Indonesia this morning began a three-day meeting aimed at fostering good relations and furthering the normalization of activities along the border between the two countries, the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) said today.

UN peacekeeping force in East Timor begins downsizing process

14 November 2001
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today began the gradual reduction of its peacekeeping component with a ceremony to mark the imminent departure of the 264-strong Kenyan contingent.

UN slated to start downsizing East Timor peacekeeping force next week

9 November 2001
The gradual downsizing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in East Timor is scheduled to start next week as the territory heads towards its independence in early 2002, the UN Transitional Administration (UNTAET) said today.

UN mission continues efforts to bring home East Timor's refugees

5 November 2001
More than 200 refugees arrived today in East Timor for a "come and see" visit as part of the on-going process of reconciliation, the United Nations Transitional Administration in the territory (UNTAET) said.