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21 October 2022
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Census enumerators in Manatuto municipality. © UNFPA Timor-Leste.

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

12 October 2022
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Pressia Arifín-Cabo

UNFPA Timor-Leste welcomes new Country Representative

Pressia Arifín-Cabo, a Filipino national, has joined UNFPA as Representative for Timor-Leste

25 September 2022
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Mrs. Candida Soares, a midwife in Dili administering a family planning injection. © UNFPA Timor-Leste 2022

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

12 August 2022
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Youths participating in a healthy relationship training facilitated by UNFPA in Dili, Timor-Leste. © UNFPA Timor-Leste.

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

18 July 2022
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Population and Housing Census critical for development planning in Timor-Leste

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

14 July 2022
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Dr. Odete Maria Freitas Belo, Minister of Health launch "Safe Space" on July 08, 2022. © UNFPA Timor-Leste

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

11 July 2022
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day 2022
4 May 2022
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Vera Cruz COVID-19 isolation centre  in Dili for pregnant mothers facilitated by UNFPA. © UNFPA Timor-Leste

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

18 April 2022
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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

9 March 2022
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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

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