Dili, 18 October 2011 - Specialised teams from PNTL and UNPOL today disposed of 19 pieces of unexploded ordnance, including mortars, hand grenades and artillery. The safe disposal of unexploded ordnance is critical to the…
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Dili, 12 October 2011 – 160 national police officers from Timor-Leste's justice section are learning how to work on internal disciplinary and misconduct issues within the national police force. When they complete the courses…
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BUJUMBURA, 21 September 2011 (IRIN) - The massacre of 41 people in a bar near Bujumbura on 18 September was one of the most deadly incidents in Burundi in recent years but it took place in a climate of constant low-level…
United Nations study shows community leaders are the most trusted source of information in Timor-Leste Dili, 11 October 2011 – A United Nations study shows that although access to radio, television and newspapers has…
Equator Prize Opens Worldwide Call for Sustainable Development Award Nominations New York, 29 September 2011 - A UNDP-led partnership that rewards communities around the world for their conservation and development solutions…
UN peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste reconfirms it did not import two containers of ammunition in 2011 Dili, 29 September 2011 – The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) today reconfirmed that it has not…
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23 September 2011 – Burundi, one of the first States targeted by the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission that seeks to prevent post-conflict countries from relapsing back into violence, today said a massacre perpetrated…
Hera, 23 September 2011 (IRIN) - A cornerstone of the government's development plan is a promise to electrify every home in Timor-Leste within just a few years. But communities living in the shadow of the power plant supposed…
New York, 20 September 2011 - The Secretary-General met today with Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão of Timor-Leste, on the margins of the 66th session of the General Assembly. The Secretary-General commended continued…
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BUJUMBURA, 21 September 2011 (IRIN) - The massacre of 41 people in a bar near Bujumbura on 18 September was one of the most deadly incidents in Burundi in recent years but it took place in a climate of constant low-level…