Timor

Sukehiro Hasegawa briefs the Council

Annan’s envoy to Timor-Leste calls for international aid after UN’s May deadline

23 January 2006
The senior United Nations envoy to Timor-Leste, the world’s newest nation, today called on the Security Council to authorize continued international support for the country after the end of the UN’s mandate there on 20 May.
President Xanana Gusmão

Timorese President presents human rights report to Annan

20 January 2006
Timorese President Xanana Gusmão today presented an independent human rights report to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and called attention to the need for aid to his country once the UN Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) ends its mission there in May.

Democratic governance taking hold in Timor-Leste but aid still needed – Annan

19 January 2006
Timor-Leste has continued to consolidate its democratic governance but some international political presence should remain there until the end of next year’s elections, long after the mandate of the United Nations mission in the country is due to expire, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report released today.