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UN:
TIMOR-LESTE WILL NEED UN ASSISTANCE FOR SOME TIME, SAYS SECURITY COUNCIL
TEAM: 12/12/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 12 December 2007 --Despite
the tremendous gains achieved by Timor-Leste since achieving independence in
2002, it will continue to need United Nations assistance for some time to
address its political, security and economic challenges, according to a Security
Council team that visited the country recently.
During
its 24 to 30 November visit, members of the Security Council mission gained
first-hand knowledge of the situation in the tiny nation that the UN helped
shepherd to independence, meeting with a wide range of people from Government,
civil society and the UN family.
While
the country has recovered well from the violent crisis that engulfed it last
year, the mission feels that many of its causes have yet to be tackled. “The
crisis occurred because of divisions in the leadership, weak institutions –
especially the security forces – and poor Government structures,” the
mission states in its report.
Rebuilding
the confidence of the population in State and security institutions, addressing
the fate of about 100,000 internally displaced persons and resolving land and
property disputes “are all very real challenges facing the nation in 2007 and
beyond,” the report adds.
Foremost
among the mission’s concerns is that, despite the successful holding of
presidential and parliamentary elections earlier this year, divergences among
the political leaders continues to exist, with implications for national unity
and political stability.
“Unless
the differences among the Timorese leaders are resolved, political uncertainty
will persist, and with it the prospect of renewed violence and bloodshed,”
states the report.
The
mission advocates that the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) be
renewed when its mandate expires next February “as it has an important role to
play in continuing to assist the Timorese people and leaders in addressing the
serious challenges that the young country still faces.”
In
particular, the mission believes the continuation of the UN police presence is
“vital,” given the lack of confidence of the Timorese in their security
institutions, especially the police.
The
Council mission was led by South African Ambassador Dumisani S. Kumalo and also
included delegates from China, Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Russian
Federation, Slovakia and United States.
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