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UNHCR closes office in Timor-Leste, ending 12 year operation
13 Jan 2012 -
Timor-Leste vows never to turn back on refugees as UNHCR office closes
12 Jan 2012 President José Ramos-Horta says the country has emerged from the trauma of its birth and UNHCR's departure is good news. -
UNHCR winds up cash-starved Timor-Leste operation
3 Jul 2007 The UN refugee agency has ended nearly 14 months of emergency action in Timor-Leste because of a lack of money. The last international staff have left the young nation, leaving behind a small core of national staff to help rebuild the skills of civil servants and look after a few refugees from Asia and West Africa. -
Timor-Leste: When this nun speaks, even rival gangs listen
3 Oct 2006 Thousands of Timor-Leste's displaced people are heading into a rainy season, still living in tents. UNHCR is distributing items to make their life a little more bearable, and a feisty nun is standing up to rival gangs who have been terrorising the 2,000 displaced people under the protection of her Roman Catholic order. -
Timor-Leste: As violence escalates in Dili, UNHCR hands over relief items for rebuilding
1 Sep 2006 -
UNHCR hands relief items to Timor-Leste, expresses concern about security situation
1 Sep 2006 UNHCR on Friday handed relief items to the government of Timor-Leste to help families whose houses were destroyed during violence earlier this year. The refugee agency also expressed concern about fresh violence in the country. -
Japanese ambassador visits resilient IDPs in foothills near Dili
14 Jul 2006 Japanese Ambassador Kenji Shimizu received a warm welcome from villagers when he helped a UNHCR mission distribute aid to displaced people outside the Timor-Leste capital Dili. Japan has donated US$2 million towards the refugee agency's emergency relief operations in Timor-Leste. -
Troubleshooting UNHCR technicians get to work on Dili's crowded camps
11 Jul 2006 UNHCR has formed a mobile technical team to deal with drainage problems and other repair work at crowded camps in the Timor-Leste capital Dili. The teams have started working at several sites where displaced people have gathered. -
Blankets bring respite to those staying in hills near Dili
4 Jul 2006 UNHCR continues its relief operations within Dili and in areas outside the Timor-Leste capital. Distribution of blankets is welcome for the young and elderly in the foothills near Dili as it gets chilly at night during the coldest month of the year.