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Timor-Leste population hits 1.3 million with over 90% accounted for in historic census
With over 90 per cent of households in Timor-Leste counted, General Department of Statistics (GDS) announced that as at 20 October, 1.3 million... Read more
UNFPA Timor-Leste welcomes new Country Representative
Pressia Arifín-Cabo, a Filipino national, has joined UNFPA as Representative for Timor-Leste
World Contraception Day 2022: Access to safe and effective family planning methods key to gender equality and improved livelihoods
While access to family planning and sexual and reproductive health services is critical in ensuring gender equality and improved livelihoods, an... Read more
International Youth Day 2022: Intergenerational solidarity in Timor-Leste key to realizing potential of youth and achieving sustainable development
Dili, August 12, 2022 -- Almost a decade since the United Nations Integrated Mission (UNIM) in Timor-Leste completed its mandate on December 31, 2012... Read more
First digitalized Population and Housing Census critical for development planning in Timor-Leste
Dili, July 18, 2022 – As the world population is projected to hit 8 billion people on November 15 this year, it also calls for better preparation to ensure the needs of youths and other marginalized... Read more
EU-UN Spotlight Initiative funded “safe space” to provide psychosocial support to GBV survivors in Timor-Leste
Dili, July 14, 2022 – The first EU-UN Spotlight Initiative funded “safe space” in Timor-Leste, officially launched by Dr. Odete Maria Freitas Belo, Minister of Health, in Viqueque Municipality on... Read more
UNFPA Executive Director's statement on World Population Day 2022
World Population Day 2022 statement
International Day of the Midwife 2022: Investing in midwives key to achieving universal health coverage
Dili, May 05, 2022 -- In 1994, when Timor-Leste was still under Indonesian rule, Mrs. Sara Maria Filomena Xavier, a midwife trainer and Head of Quality Control Unit at National Hospital in Timor-... Read more
UN agencies strengthen capacity of the health sector in Timor-Leste to effectively provide quality essential health services for Gender-based Violence survivors
Dili, April 18, 2022 – At the Timor Plaza on April 13, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and UNFPA, in collaboration with IOM, UNDP, and UN Women convened the... Read more
International Women’s Day 2022: Women empowerment critical in promoting resilience and mitigating effects of climate change during emergencies
Dili, March 9, 2022 – As the world marks International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on March 8, many women, children and other disadvantaged groups in Timor-Leste are yet to recover from the... Read more