| Subject: UNMISET Daily Media Review 20
April 2005
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UNMISET Daily Press Review
Compiled by the Public Information Office from national and
international sources
Daily Media Review Wednesday, 20 April 2005
Ireland continues to assist Timor-Leste
The Republic of Ireland has indicated that it will maintain its
position in assisting Timor-Leste for the next ten to twenty years.
Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta yesterday issued a press release,
detailing the commitment made to him by the Irish Prime Minister and
Foreign Minister during a visit to Dublin last week. Timor-Leste is one of
only two countries in the Asia region that receives assistance from
Ireland. (Timor Post)
UNDP offers continuing support to Timor-Leste
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has promised to continue
to support Timor-Leste's development, namely in areas such as
infrastructure, finance, human resources, and veteran's affairs. UNDP's
Country Director, Naheed Haque, conveyed this information during a seminar
at Hotel Timor on Monday, titled Review of Country Program 20032005. Ms
Haque also announced that UNDP is also currently stepping up efforts to
assist the justice sector in infrastructure and human resource
development. (STL)
Local NGO's fold due to poor management
The NGO Forum listed 400 local non-government organisations in Timor-Leste
for the year 1999-2000, but data collected in April 2005 indicates that
this number has fallen to approximately 200. NGO Forum District Liaison
Officer, Duarte dos Santos Xavier, said the folding of such a large number
of NGO's was due to poor management.
Meanwhile, the number of international NGO's has fallen from more than
100 at the beginning of Timor-Leste's reconstruction to 70. Xavier
attributed the drop in the number of international NGO's to a decrease in
the amount of money circulating in Timor-Leste as the UN mission prepares
to close. (STL)
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