United Nations Security Council resolution 1410, adopted unanimously on 17 May 2002, after recalling previous resolutions on

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 ...

(Timor-Leste), particularly resolutions 1272 (1999), 1338 (2001) and 1392 (2002), the council established the

United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor The United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor (UNMISET) lasted from 20 May 2002 to 20 May 2005, when it was replaced by United Nations Office in Timor Leste (UNOTIL). It was established when East Timor became an internationally recognised ind ...

(UNMISET) to replace the

United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), ( pt, Administração Transitória das Nações Unidas em Timor Leste), was a United Nations mission in East Timor that aimed to solve the decades long East Timorese cri ...

(UNTAET).

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The security council commended the East Timorese people for bringing the territory to the point of independence, and praised the successful holding of

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and presidential elections. It welcomed steps taken by the leaders of East Timor to establish good relations with neighbouring states but noted that institutions in the territory remained fragile and would require assistance. It welcomed a recommendation from the Secretary-General

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to establish a successor mission to UNTAET for 2 years. Furthermore, the council recognised long and short-term challenges to the security and stability of East Timor.

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UNMISET was established for an initial period of 12 months beginning on 20 May 2002. Its mandate would provide assistance to core administrative structures, interim law enforcement and security, and contribute to the maintenance of the security of East Timor. The operation would be headed by the

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and consist of a police component of 1,250 officers and a military component with a strength of up to 5,000 troops including 120 observers. It was requested to give effect to the following programmes: :(a) Stability, democracy and justice; :(b) Public security and law enforcement; :(c) External security and border control. Progress towards completing the programmes would be kept under review with a reduction in the size of UNMISET taking place as soon as possible. The council further decided that the operation be bound by internationally recognised human rights principles, and that it could take all necessary measures to fulfil its mandate under

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. Over a period of two years, UNMISET was expected to devolve operational responsibilities to the East Timorese authorities. The

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was urged to provide assistance during the establishment of the East Timor Police Service and East Timor Defence Force. The resolution called for the conclusion of all agreements and arrangements such as a

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to give effect to the mandate of UNMISET. It welcomed progress made between East Timor and

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in resolving issues and stressed the importance of co-operation between the two governments. Finally, the secretary-general was requested to keep the Council informed on the situation, reporting every six months on the matter.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.orgUNMISET website
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