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Some of the thousands displaced in Timor-Leste

UN aid official in Timor-Leste helps launch employment programme for the homeless

21 July 2006
The top United Nations aid official in Timor-Leste helped formally launch an employment programme today for some of the estimated 155,000 people, 15 per cent of the population, who were forced to flee their homes after violence erupted in the tiny nation in April.

Timor-Leste needs ‘long term commitment’ from international community: UN envoy

19 July 2006
Following the recent deadly violence in Timor-Leste, in which 155,000 people were forced to flee their homes, it is important for the international community to realize that the tiny nation needs a sustained, long-term commitment, a United Nations envoy said today after briefing the Security Council on his recent assessment mission to the country.

Timor-Leste: UN appeal for those displaced by violence is almost funded; some concerns

18 July 2006
The top United Nations aid official in Timor-Leste said today that the $19.6 million flash appeal for the 155,000 people forced to flee their homes after recent violence is almost fully funded but he warned that provision should be made for the difficult period between harvests and the dry season.

Timor-Leste: UN presents prime minister with blueprint to strengthen rule of law

11 July 2006
Seeking to restore calm in Timor-Leste and boost the rule of law in the country it ushered to independence from Indonesia just four years ago, the United Nations today presented the new prime minister with a report covering key issues such as the fight against corruption, ethical behaviour by officials and freedom of information.

Timor-Leste: UN envoy outlines tasks of new UN mission in troubled country

10 July 2006
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on all parties in Timor-Leste to seek unity after the appointment of a new prime minister, as his special envoy outlined the tasks of a new United Nations peacekeeping mission following violence in the small nation that the world body shepherded to independence from Indonesia just four years ago.
Special Envoy Ian Martin (R) in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: UN officials meet rebel soldiers’ leaders in effort to resolve crisis

6 July 2006
Continuing their efforts to calm tensions in Timor-Leste, the top two United Nations officials there today met with a group of rebel soldiers, who had surrendered their automatic weapons, and urged them to press their case non-violently.
A displaced Timorese 81-year-old Moniz Alves

Timor-Leste: UN officials meet party leaders in effort to resolve crisis

5 July 2006
The top two United Nations officials in Timor-Leste today met with the leaders of all registered political parties as they continued their efforts to calm tensions after two months of unrest in the small South-East Asian nation that the world body shepherded to independence from Indonesia four years ago.

Timor-Leste: UNICEF reports malnutrition among children displaced by violence

3 July 2006
Initial checks on children in makeshift camps for displaced persons in Timor-Leste today indicated that 15 per cent need immediate treatment for malnutrition after violence ripped through the small South-East Asian nation, driving more than 155,000 people, 15 per cent of the total population, from their homes.