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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…

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…

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…

19 September 2011– Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the armed attack that took place yesterday near Burundi's capital that killed and injured scores of people, and called on all parties to exercise…

UNMIT Launches Ground-Breaking Report on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Timor-Leste Dili, 20 September 2011 - The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) launched the first public report by a…