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Each year on 7 April, we observe World Health Day to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization in 1948. This year's theme, "Good health adds life to years", conveys an important message: promoting…

United Nations mine action programmes make an invaluable contribution to post-conflict recovery, humanitarian relief efforts, peace operations and development initiatives. They prevent landmines and other explosive ordnance…

Dili, 2 April 2012 – The head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) met with both presidential candidates ahead...

"Scores of United Nations staff and personnel were victims of detention, abduction, kidnapping, assault, harassment and even murder again over the past year. Every attack on a United Nations staff member is a tragedy for the…

Dili, 19 March 2012 - Timor-Leste is getting ready for a second presidential ballot as a free country after Nobel peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta lost his re-election bid. Voters will go to the polls in April to choose…

Download Dili, 19 March 2012 - Over the weekend the citizens of Timor-Leste took to the polls to vote for a new president. Results so far show incumbent Jose Ramos-Horta will not be among candidates for a run-off scheduled…

Dili, 16 March 2012 - The people of Timor-Leste are gearing up to vote in presidential elections this Saturday. The people of the Southeast Asian nation of Timor Leste are voting in their third presidential election since the…

Dili, 17 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 mobile voting…

The head of the DPKO Hervé Ladsous underlined on 21 February 2012 before the General Assembly Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations the challenging diversity of work undertaken by DPKO's various field missions…