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Timor-Leste police and soldiers hug after game of tug of war. Both side wore "timor unidade nasional" t-shirts. Together they then challenged the international forces. Photo from tumbleweed in timor lorosae.

UN: Annan appoints UN veteran from India as new Special Representative

ACTJET: Justice and Reconciliation in East Timor: Australia and the CAVR, web version
ACTJET news December 2006

UNMIT: The UN and the Timorese Government formalise policing arrangements

UNMIT: Arrest in murder case shows growing confidence in police

UK Launch of Timor Justice (CAVR) Report
Living Timorously: CAVR report launch in the UK

Bibliography of works on Timor Leste held in the National Library of Australia

Online Opinion: Muddy boots ... (Cosgrove)

Dili-gence: Dili via Google Earth
Dili Central Map

UNV volunteers arrive in Timor-Leste to begin work on election
Dili-gence: Mozambique, Rainy Season

Catholic News: First graduates from ACU Timor teachers course

The Watson Institute for International Studies: Problems continue to plague East Timor

LH: Timor-Leste slips slightly in UNDP Human Development Index

NZGOV: Troops to Ensure Smooth Elections in Timor-Leste
Cuban aid to E Timor: political implications of government statement (Max Lane)

Bush May Face Religious Wrath in Indonesia
HRF: Human Rights Advocates Urge Bush to Raise Munir Case with Indonesian President
Truth, West Papua and Indonesia: 2 + 2 really can = 5
Black-listing of academic George Aditjondro

TL Government Media Releases for November

The parks of Palácio do Governo are transformed for the people, 1 November

A better understanding of managing our most important source of income, 3 November

Millennium Challenge program to create thousands of jobs in Timor-Leste, 4 November

Export of scrap metal banned to stop rogue traders, 6 November

Dr Alkatiri off to Portugal for medical treatment, 8 November

New ferry may help farmers get produce to market quicker, 10 November

Tears of joy as peace, not war, starts to break out in East Timor, 13 November

Soldiers and police rally to show solidarity, peace and trust, 15 November

Timor-Leste medical students in Cuba 'the best and most disciplined', 15 November

Soldiers and police embrace friendship as peace is given a chance, 16 November

48 new primary teachers and 6 staff graduate to help the children, 17 November

Timor-Leste disabled athletes get set to compete with 61 other nations, 17 November

Timor-Leste's Council of Ministers listens to the ordinary citizen, 18 November

Here's a way to borrow money to start that small business, 18 November

Prime Minister greets new GNR commander and farewells Captain Carvalho, 19 November

Radical tax reform proposals will go before the Council of Ministers, says PM, 20 November

Council of Ministers considers draft report on the rights of children, 21 November

31ST Independence Day Events to honor our heroic veterans - and find a path to peace, 25 November

Martial arts leaders pledge to end gang violence, 25 November

High-level Government meeting discusses support programs, 25 November

SEAPA: Mob attacks AFP stringer in Timor-Leste

Living Timorously Blog

IOM supports return of displaced Timorese community

Bibliography of works on Timor Leste (East Timor) held in the National Library of Australia

UNMIT Announces Appointment of Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste

UNMIT presses on with preparations for 2007 elections
UNMIT: Press Conf on Return of IDPs 10 November 20

TLGOV: 100-day speech of the Second Constitutional Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste delivered by H.E. the Prime Minister Dr. José Ramos-Horta

UN: Timor-Leste: citing better security, top UN official calls on displaced to return home
UNMIT: UNPOL steps up its security efforts in Dili

Fretilin: Situation Analysis and Perspectives

Australian Foreign Aid - Good people, bad systems

TLGOV: Timor-Leste offshore bid round; Production Sharing Contracts signed with ENI and Reliance

Joyo/Pantau: Murder At Mile 63: Part One of a Report on the Timika Killings

IFRC: Storms and floods Appeal No. MDRTP001 Update No. 4

UNICEF: Youth centre helps spread messages of peace in Dili, Timor-Leste

Beyond Teresa blog

Assessing Water Quality in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Timor-Leste (2.1 mb)
Education in Post-Conflict Environments: Challenges and Opportunities for Timor-Leste (2006 Symposium at ANU)

JSMP: Response to the Report of the UN Independent Special Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste

Atul Khare of India to be the next SRSG in Timor-Leste - bio


From Timor Cartoon blog

USGOV: Millennium Challenge program to create thousands of jobs in Timor-Leste

Trocaire: Timor Leste far from recovery

AUSAID: A Survey Of Gangs And Youth Groups In Dili, Timor-Leste, A Report Commissioned By Australia's Agency For International Development
UN: Speak to me nicely. A Study on Practices and Attitudes about Discipline of Children in Timor-Leste Direct link to the report click here.

UNMIT: High-level team arrives in Timor to prepare for 2007
Transcript of press conference
UN: All Timorese share 'responsibility' for the success of 2007 elections: UN Poll Experts

NZ Defence Force: Kiwi Troops Prepare for Timor-Leste Elections

AUSTCARE: John Rodsted - Diary in the field (June)

AUSGOV: Change Of Command in Timor-Leste
AUSGOV: Military responds to Timor allegations

TLGOV: Opening Speech on the Penal Procedure Conference for the Justice Sector by "Lu-Olo"

Fretilin: Time to be Affirmative
FRETILIN: Displaced people in Timor down by half Minister optimistic
Interview with Mari Alkatiri

Places of suffering and pathways to healing: post-conflict life in Bidau, East Timor. PhD thesis
UNFPA: Gender-Based Violence in T-L

TLGOV: Government reaffirms full support for Australian and NZ troops

NPR Check: Hendren's Magic Marker (on Adm Fallon's visit to ET)

Timor Leste Conflict Assessment (2004)

Blog chronicle of visit to Timor-Leste (look in October)

Economic and Social Justice for Societies in Transition Speech by Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

TIMOR-LESTE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE Wednesday, 25 October 2006
UN: Timor-Leste: airport reopens after UN helps curb gang violence
UN: Security Council discusses role of women in peacekeeping, post-conflict
USGOV: Statement in UN 4th Committee

Incidents with ADF and Australian police in Loro Mata and Comoroe

NZ's Goff: Speech to Japan Press Club

Nobel Peace Laureates urge governments to vote for an Arms
DCAF: The Post-Conflict Security Sector (comparative study)

Jura Povu Timor - A Proposal to Bring a Solution to the Current Crisis - An Oath for the People of Timor: Strengthening Unity, Ending Violence and Cherishing Culture through Customary Timorese Belief Structures

Security Council Report: Update No. 2 Timor-Leste
UN: Troop-Contributing Countries Offer Guidance as Fourth Committee
UN: Senior peacekeeping official stresses efficiency and a broader approach to security

UNMIT press conference to discuss the reactions to the recently released Commission of Inquiry report and to provide a public security update. Transcript of press conference

TIMOR-LESTE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE: Wednesday, 18 October 2006

A report on Human Rights Abuses and complaints against the International Forces in East Timor mainly in Dili and Lautem.

IOM: East Timor: Dili camp management forum

IMF: Staff Statement at the Conclusion of the 2006 Article IV

Guns and the Pacific - A Wasteful Hiccup at the United Nations


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UNMIT press conference to discuss the reactions to the recently released Commission of Inquiry report and to provide a public security update. Transcript of press conference

TIMOR-LESTE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE: Wednesday, 18 October 2006

Timor-Leste Ministry of Labor and Community Reinsertion website contains a wealth of information on the current displacement of Timor-Leste's population

November 17 - 10

Amy Goodman- Bush has chance to hold terrorists accountable
FONGTIL- Timor-Leste NGOs in solidarity with the victims of Santa Cruz massacre
E. Timorese mark 15th anniversary of Santa Cruz massacre

Four believed dead in more Timor violence
Timor-Leste medical students in Cuba ‘the best and most disciplined’
Soldiers and police rally to show solidarity, peace and trust
Reinado, Railos must hand in weapons, says JRH
Hugs, tears in Dili lift peace hopes

Army, police march together in show of unity
East Timor soldiers, police parade in gesture of reconciliation
E Timor's youth unite for peace rally
Peace Rally Could Be Turning Point

Retired BG Tan appointed deputy special representative by UN
UN Police Weekly Security Update

First East Timorese teachers graduate
Timor documentary planned for Al-Jazeera International

No More Aid for Refugees from December says JRH
Women and children first (Kirsty Sword Gusmao)
HOPE for violent youth

Lisbon funds training schemes worth euros 1.25mn from 2007-2009
300 teachers ready to re-launch Portuguese language program

Indonesian military chief wants border body

UNMIT Daily Media Review

17 November
16 November
14 November
11 November

November 11 - 6

ETimor premier pledges solution for thousands of displaced
2007 to be a growth year for East Timor, prime minister says
East Timor premier urges residents to return home, warns of aid cut

A New Generation Displaced
Filipino cop to be named UN mission chief in East Timor
Portugal president urges continued UN support for East Timor

East Timor to submit gas pact to parliament
Assets in East Timor’s oil fund total US$847 million in September
Export of scrap metal banned to stop rogue traders

Alkatiri arrives Portugal for routine medical exams
Alkatiri's FRETILIN 'politically dishonest' - President Gusmso
Interview with General Secretary of Fretilin, Mari Alkatiri, in Dili
Alkatiri grilled over allegedly arming civilians

Timor-Leste’s most precious resource of all – its young people
New ferry may help farmers get produce to market quicker

Parliament and FONGTIL signed a cooperation agreement
Parliamentary commission to study UN report on violence

Tempo Semanal- new free weekly in TL

Indonesia's historic botanical gardens dug up to make helipad for Bush
No political, military pressure in Bush visit- Indonesian minister
RI, US special forces to resume cooperation
Indonesia's 'sporadic' foreign policy must go back to 'free and active'

Artful dodging on treaty's more unpalatable parts
The new Australia-Indonesia security treaty- what's in it for us?

UNMIT's Daily Media Review

10 November
9 November
8 November
7 November
6 November

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