Timor-Leste
Aktuelle Einsätze
UNMIT
United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UN-Geführt)
Beginn: 09/06
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ISF
International Stabilization Force (Sonstige)
Beginn: 05/06
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Australien
Neuseeland
Timor governor's sentence upheld (12.04.2004)
(Quelle: BBC) The Supreme Court in Indonesia has upheld a three-year jail sentence against an ex-East Timor governor for failing to stop the violence in 1999. The verdict means he will be the first Indonesian official to be punished for the bloodshed, which swept East Timor during its vote for independence.
East Timor Asks Security Council for Continued Troop Presence (23.02.2004)
(Quelle: UN Wire) The foreign minister of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, asked the Security Council on Friday not to shift too much responsibility for security in his country from peacekeeping troops to international police. Such a change is under discussion as the council debates extending the peacekeeping mission in East Timor for another year.
East Timor Welcomes Extension Of U.N. Support Mission (19.02.2004)
(Quelle: UN Wire) East Timorese officials today welcomed U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's proposal to extend the U.N. support mission in the new nation for one more year, Agence France-Presse reports. … He proposed a one-year extension for the U.N. Mission of Support in East Timor after its current mandate expires May 20, but with a big cut in the current number of peacekeeping troops and support staff.
Indonesia to Deploy Soldiers on Island close to East Timor (16.02.2004)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) The Indonesian military will deploy soldiers to Batek Island in East Nusa Tenggara province, which borders East Timor, the official Antara news agency reported Monday. … There have been concerns that East Timor would plunge into chaos following the withdrawal of the United Nations mission scheduled for May 20, leading to refugees flowing into East Nusa Tenggara province which shares a land border with the former Portuguese colony.
Timor-Leste builds public administration as UN Mission prepares to leave (09.02.2004)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) With the UN Mission that has aided Timor-Leste's recovery from its pre-independence crisis departing in June, UNDP is helping Timorese strengthen and run their public administration effectively. At its independence in May 2002, the country froze most civil service recruitment and many posts remained vacant. Indonesians had held most technical, middle and senior-level management positions during Indonesia's 25 year rule, and Timorese civil servants lacked many of the skills.
UN Team Likely to Recommend Scaled-Down Mission in East Timor (15.01.2004)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) A UN assessment team expects to recommend a scaled-down UN mission remain in East Timor when its current mandate expires in May, the head of the team said Thursday. 'I think what we're likely to recommend is a smaller, more compact (mission) and with no executive authority,' Julian Harston, Asia-Middle East director in the United Nations' Department of Peacekeeping Operations, said in an interview with AFP. Harston said it was unclear if a follow-up mission would include a military presence.
Australia Responds to East Timorese Calls for Assistance (18.12.2003)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) East Timor said Thursday it wanted the United Nations to stay in the fledgling nation for another two years, as Australia pledged to leave its troops there for as long as necessary. … Prime Minister John Howard said Australia would stay until East Timor was considered stable. … Australia has about 440 troops in East Timor as part of the UN peacekeeping force.
Ramos-Horts appeals to UN to Maintain Presence (10.12.2003)
(Quelle: Asia-Pacific Daily Report) East Timorese Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta today appealed to the United Nations to retain a presence in the fledgling country even after its scheduled withdrawal from East Timor in May of next year. Currently, there is a 1,800-strong peacekeeping contingent in East Timor but Ramos-Horta says that the UN should maintain a “rapid action” police force of between 400 and 1,000 to back up security forces.
Special Representative Calls for Fight against Corruption (13.11.2003)
(Quelle: UN-News) Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative for Timor-Leste, Kamalesh Sharma, … acknowledged the progress already made in Timor-Leste in this area but also recognized that 'sustained attention against corruption and the continuing encouragement for transparency and accountability within public administration are inevitable for ongoing development in Timor-Leste.'
Timor Leste, Australia Discuss Maritime Border (12.11.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) Negotiations are expected to be complex as both countries claim the same parts of the Timor Sea, an area with vast reserves of oil and gas. … East Timor wants the border, which currently gives Australia the majority of seabed between them, to run along a line equidistant to the two countries.
Mending Fences with Jakarta (07.11.2003)
(Quelle: Sidney Morning Herald) East Timor's Foreign Minister, Jose Ramos Horta, said his government was solid in its opposition to an international human rights tribunal, despite the deaths of about 200,000 East Timorese during Indonesia's 25-year occupation and continuing public demands for accountability. An international tribunal would humiliate Jakarta. Dr Ramos Horta said during a visit to Sydney this week that it was essential that the impoverished young nation bury the past and rebuild its strained relationship with Indonesia.
East Timorese Gain Control of Borders (18.10.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) East Timor is taking another step towards becoming less dependent on the United Nations, by taking over responsibility for border crossings. The UN has been guarding and managing East Timor's border since it gained independence from Indonesia in 1999. … Next month, East Timor is due to begin negotiations with Australia over maritime borders. East Timor hopes to gain control of a vast oil and gas field in the Timor Sea, known as Greater Sunrise, which could bring in $7bn for East Timor over the next two decades.
Militia Leader Jailed (13.10.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) The leader of one of the former pro-Indonesian militias in East Timor has been jailed for 10 and a half years for his role in trying to suppress the independence movement. The man, Domingos Mendonca, was found guilty of murdering two pro-independence supporters and of using his Tim Ablai militia to force villagers into West Timor. The crimes were committed during the period in 1999 when East Timor was voting for independence from Jakarta.
Lessons in Nation-Building (12.10.2003)
(Quelle: Washington Post) At a time when U.S. reconstruction efforts in postwar Iraq are focusing the world's attention on nation-building, the far more modest task of establishing a new state in East Timor offers a cautionary lesson. … 'East Timor is probably the easiest laboratory case you could imagine for nation-building. East Timor had everything going for it, and we're still struggling with it,' said Colin Stewart, a U.N. official.
In Spite of Progress, Timor-Leste Still Needs Help (10.10.2003)
(Quelle: UN-News) Timor-Leste will need continued international assistance after the United Nations pulls out next year, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report released today. Timor-Leste gained independence in May 2002; the mandate for UNMISET expires in May of 2004. Mr. Annan specified that the newly independent country was liable to need 'further guidance and advice in the areas of civil administration, justice and policing as well as in such areas as human rights training.'
Is the Government Ready for UNMISET Departure? (17.09.2003)
(Quelle: UN-News) While the United Nations mission in Timor-Leste has successfully assisted the country in maintaining stability and order, it is not certain whether the Government will be able to put all necessary structures in place before the UN's departure next year, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report released today.
EU kritisiert Urteile als zu milde (07.08.2003)
(Quelle: taz) Die EU hat die jüngste Prozessserie in Indonesien wegen Menschenrechtsverletzungen in Osttimor 1999 gestern als nicht ausreichend kritisiert. Zwar sei die Einrichtung eines Sondergerichts ein erster wichtiger Schritt gewesen, die Verantwortlichen für die Gewalttaten zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen. Doch seien die Prozesse dem Ausmaß der Gräueltaten nicht angemessen und die Urteile zu milde ausgefallen.
Senior General Sentenced (06.08.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) Major-General Adam Damiri was sentenced to three years in jail by a special human rights court, for what Judge Marmi Mustafa described as 'gross human rights violations'. General Damiri is the highest-ranking Indonesian to face the special tribunal, which was set up to investigate abuses committed during the 1999 independence vote, when more than 1,000 people died.
UN Assembly President returns from Timor-Leste (30.07.2003)
(Quelle: UN-News) The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Jan Kavan, ended his tour of Timor-Leste today, saying he was “personally convinced” the tiny island-nation was heading in the right direction. During his four-day visit, Mr. Kavan met with the Timorese leadership to discuss the UN presence there and the extent to which the world body’s involvement in the country may still be needed after the end of the UN Mission of Support in East Timor in 2004.
New UNMISET Commander Appointed (18.07.2003)
(Quelle: UN-News) Secretary General Kofi Annan has named a senior Malaysian officer as the next commander of peacekeeping forces of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). Lt. Gen. Khairuddin Mat Yusof will replace Maj. Gen. Huck Gim Tan of Singapore, who has been the UNMISET Force Commander since August of last year. General Khairuddin is expected to begin his duties 31 August.
Two Militia Leaders Sentenced (16.07.2003)
(Quelle: The Guardian) An East Timorese court on Wednesday sentenced two militia leaders to eight and twelve years in jail for murdering five independence supporters during the country's bloody break from Indonesian rule in 1999. The convictions bring to 34 the number of people - most of them militiamen - brought to justice in East Timor over the violence launched by militias over East Timor's U.N.-supervised independence ballot.
Female UN Police Commissioner for Timor Leste (23.06.2003)
(Quelle: UN-News) The first female United Nations' police commissioner assumed her functions today with the world body's support mission in Timor-Leste (UNMISET). Sandra Peisley … is an Assistant Commissioner in the Australian Federal Police. Meanwhile, UN and national police efforts to curb criminal activity in Timor-Leste are receiving a boost through a new collaboration with leaders of several martial arts groups aimed at involving them in community policing activities.