United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) supported the capacity development of critical state institutions, including the East Timor National Police (PNTL) in order to strengthen democratic governance and to help further build to peace in
East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...
. A UN Police Force of Technical Advisers continues to provide the country's police,
Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL), with specialized training for rapid response and intervention units. The Technical Advisers are also responsible for providing training in specialized areas such as counter- terrorism, forensics and transferring management skills to the national police in all districts of Timor-Leste.
Following up on UNMISET, the Security Council passed
Resolution 1599 authorising peace-building activities by establishing the United Nations Office in Timor Leste (UNOTIL).
UNOTIL commenced on 20 May 2005 and was mandated for one year until 19 May 2006.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1677 extended UNOTIL's mandate one month past expiration
while forces from former
INTERFET countries came to provide peacekeeping, the main force coming from
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
under
Operation Astute
Operation Astute was an Australian-led military deployment to East Timor to quell unrest and return stability in the 2006 East Timor crisis. It was headed by Brigadier Bill Sowry, and commenced on 25 May 2006 under the command of Brigadier Michael ...
. The mandate of UNOTIL was then again extended until 25 August 2006.
[United Nations Security Council ''Resolution 1703''. Retrieved 2020-08-19 from: /http://unscr.com/en/resolutions/doc/1703]
External links
United Nations Mission In Support of East Timor (UNMISET) web page
References
Office in East Timor
Foreign relations of East Timor
Government of East Timor
2005 establishments in East Timor
Government agencies established in 2005
2000s in East Timor
2010s in East Timor
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