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Timor-Leste: UN envoy hails new report on policing needs

30 November 2002
Timor-Leste requires added funding to boost its law enforcement operations, the senior United Nations envoy to the country said today, endorsing the findings of a new report on the country's policing needs.

New Zealand troops begin repatriation from UN mission in Timor-Leste

15 November 2002
Troops from New Zealand ended three years of United Nations peacekeeping operations in Timor-Leste today, handing over responsibility for the rugged area that borders West Timor to soldiers from Thailand and Singapore.
UNMISET chief Kamalesh Sharma

UN envoy appeals for continued international support for Timor-Leste

14 November 2002
The top United Nations envoy in Timor-Leste today appealed for continued international support for the infant nation, stressing that global backing is particularly important for the development and stability of public administration institutions.

Timor-Leste: UN mission remembers 2 peacekeepers killed in Bali blast

13 November 2002
The United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) today held a memorial service for two UN peacekeepers killed in last month’s bomb explosion at a Bali nightclub.

With international help, Timor-Leste making steady progress, Annan reports

11 November 2002
In the five months since independence, the people and leaders of Timor-Leste have continued to consolidate the foundations of their country, making steady progress with the help of the international community, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report.

Timor-Leste indicts militia members, Indonesian officers for 1999 crimes - UN mission

6 November 2002
The serious crimes unit in Timor-Leste today issued two new indictments, including the first-ever charges filed against Indonesian military officers for their conduct independent of their involvement with militia groups during the territory’s popular consultation in 1999, the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) announced today.

UN agency and migration organization join forces to return refugees to Timor-Leste

1 November 2002
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) today announced the launch of a final push to help refugees return to Timor-Leste by the end of this year.