More than three years after the Timorese people voted to begin the process of independence from Indonesia, the General Assembly today voted to admit the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste as the 191st Member State of the United Nations.
The United Nations experience in East Timor enabled the world body to learn many lessons, including those relating to supporting institution-building and planning for complex operations, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a conference on the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today.
East Timor government officials and United Nations senior military officers have paid tribute to the UN’s top military observer in the country, who died over the weekend.
