Timor

President Jose Ramos Horta of Timor-Leste presents medal to UNMIT Police Commissioner, Luis Miguel Carrilho.
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UN police serving in Timor-Leste awarded national medal of merit

29 March 2012
United Nations police serving in Timor-Leste were honoured this week with the country’s medal of merit for their efforts to assist the fledgling nation consolidate peace and security.
Voters turn out early to cast their ballots in Timor-Leste’s presidential elections.
UNMIT/M. Perret

FROM THE FIELD: Calm in Dili as Timor-Leste votes

19 March 2012
Patients at Timor-Leste’s national hospital, located in the capital, Dili, had an unusual sighting around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday – in addition to the doctors and nurses on their regular early rounds, mobile voting units were paying their own visits to the hospital’s patients.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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Praising progress in Timor-Leste, Ban urges peaceful, democratic presidential poll

1 March 2012
As the presidential election in Timor-Leste approaches, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged all candidates to conduct their activities in a peaceful and democratic manner, saying the poll is yet another milestone since the restoration of the country’s independence in 2002.