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TIMOR-LESTE: UN OFFICIAL STRESSES NEED FOR CREDIBLE STATE INSTITUTIONS:
13/12/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 13 December 2007 --Building
strong State institutions, particularly a credible security sector, will be
vital if Timor-Leste is to resolve many of the issues that continue to plague
the young nation, a visiting senior United Nations official said today.
“Without a
credible security sector that has the trust of the people, that is not seen…
to be aligned with one group or another, the State of Timor-Leste will remain
weak,” Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean Marie Guéhenno
said in an interview with UN Radio.
Mr. Guéhenno is
currently in Timor-Leste, which the UN helped shepherd to independence in 2002,
ahead of an official visit by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tomorrow.
The peacekeeping
chief said that the crisis which engulfed the tiny nation last year showed the
weaknesses of the State, particularly its police force. While police training
has been a key component of the UN’s involvement in Timor-Leste, building a
credible and viable security sector will require “much more work” that goes
beyond the training of an individual police officer, he said.
“I think we
have to be there for several more years,” Mr. Guéhenno stated, adding that
the country had “major internal problems that need to be resolved.”
While in Timor-Leste,
Mr. Guéhenno has met with representatives of political parties, civil society
and women’s groups, and visited a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs).
His visit follows
a recent mission by Security Council members who also had an opportunity to see
first-hand the challenges facing the country, having met with a wide range of
people from the Government, civil society and the UN family, including the UN
Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT).
In its report on
the 24 to 30 November visit, which the 15-member body discussed in a formal
meeting today, Council members noted that rebuilding the confidence of the
population in State and security institutions, addressing the fate of about
100,000 IDPs and resolving land and property disputes “are all very real
challenges facing the nation in 2007 and beyond.”
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