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Security Council extends Timor-Leste peacekeeping mission

26 February 2009
The Security Council today extended for one more year the mandate of the peacekeeping mission it sent to help stabilize the fledgling nation of Timor-Leste in the wake of violent clashes in 2006.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Timor-Leste must begin building foundation for lasting stability, says Ban

19 February 2009
One year after the attacks on the leaders of Timor-Leste, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told the Security Council that the small nation can now embark on paving the way towards long-term stability.

Timor-Leste: Ban encouraged by progress since 2006 crisis

10 February 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is encouraged by the strides made by the leaders and people of Timor-Leste since violence shook the small Asian nation in 2006, but warned that the root causes of that crisis, including poverty and unemployment, still linger.