Timor

Timor-Leste will require financial support over long-term - UN official

Timor-Leste has been stable and largely peaceful since the Government took over responsibility for security from the United Nations mission there, but the youngest UN Member State will need international support in the period ahead, a senior UN official told the Security Council today.

Timor-Leste making progress towards self-sufficiency and drawing borders - UN

Timor-Leste has made significant progress towards self-sufficiency in terms of administration and security, and has advanced in border delimitation talks, but the world's newest country has not been able to bring several people accused of serious anti-independence crimes to justice, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report.