DILI: Britian is a strong partner for Timor-Leste’s government to work with in tackling child malnutrition levels, a visiting UK minister said.
Geneva: The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has discussed next steps for Timor-Leste’s membership to the trade body, during a meeting with President of the Republic Jose Ramos-Horta on Monday in Geneva.
New York: Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta inspected 20 years of democracy in the country, highlighting improved social indicators, but also persistent challenges such as malnutrition and poverty, and advocated leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for attention on global inequality and an energy transition that considered the needs of fragile states.
New York: Timor-Leste President of the Republic Jose Ramos-Horta said his country’s progress on UN anti-poverty targets continues to be impacted by the financial crisis and “obliteration of ODA” in 2007, which has never recovered, according to a United Nation’s statement.
HAVANA: Timor-Leste expressed on Saturday in Cuba its commitment to continue working within the G77+China to defend the principle of equality in the global economic and social order, according to local media outlets.
DILI: The United States government will close its scholarship programme applications on November 17, 2023 for young Timorese who study for university degrees there, the US embassy in Timor-Leste announced on Friday.
DILI: The United Nation’s Children’s agency, UNICEF with funding from the Government of Japan delivered eight million iron sulphate and folic acid supplement tablets for Timor-Leste’s child malnutrition efforts, officials from Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Health said on Friday.
DILI: Timor-Leste non-government organisation, La’o Hamutuk, on Wednesday issued an open letter to the government of Timor-Leste applauding its speaking out against repression in Myanmar.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao on Monday congratulated business leaders developing Southeast Asia’s economies on their ‘people-centred approach’ to growth and reemphasid his country’s commitment to join Association of Southeast Asian Network (ASEAN).
DILI: Vietnam’s Telemor said it planned to deliver upgraded mobile connectivity to residents and businesses in Timor-Leste, after unveiling a new eight-year partnership with SES to use its revamped fiber optic network.
DILI: A delegation from Timor-Leste Ministry of Finance travelled to Finland on Saturday to finalise details on the production involved in making the country’s manual passport books into electronic passports, a government spokesperson said.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s lead non-governmental justice organisation has called for all parties to work together to end human trafficking, a horrible crime the United Nations says strips people of their fundamental human rights and freedoms.
JAKARTA: Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão addressed Southeast Asian leaders at the ASEAN summit last week and made a plea for continuing support amongst bloc members, calling promotion of “stability, unity and peace” in the region a major achievement of the group.
DILI: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese congratulated Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão on becoming head of the IX Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste in a phone call on Wednesday morning and expressed “great hopes” for Timor-Leste-Australia collaboration, according to Timor-Leste government statement.