The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Jan Kavan, ended his tour of Timor-Leste today, saying he was “personally convinced” the tiny island-nation – the world’s first in the new millennium – was heading in the right direction.
Secretary General Kofi Annan has named a senior Malaysian officer as the next commander of peacekeeping forces of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET).
The United Nations mission in Timor-Leste today rebutted recent media allegations that the world body's police force had failed to adequately investigate the trafficking of women and organized prostitution in the country.
