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27 October 2021
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UNFPA and PNTL partnership to strengthen HIV prevention in Timor-Leste

UNFPA and PNTL partnership to strengthen HIV prevention, family planning and end GBV in Timor-Leste

DILI, October 27, 2021 –  UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today at Timor Plaza in Dili, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Police of Timor-Leste (... Read more

8 October 2021
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UNFPA support in-depth training of midwives for improved pregnancy-related care

UNFPA supported midwives' training in Timor-Leste successful despite COVID-19 hiccups

DILI, October 8, 2021 – A cohort of 11 trainees -- including midwives and doctors -- successfully completed a 26-day comprehensive training on Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) held at the... Read more

21 June 2021
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In Timor-Leste, over 268,000 women and girls benefited from EU-UN Spotlight Initiative in one year, concludes National Steering Committee

In Timor-Leste, over 268,000 women and girls benefited from EU-UN Spotlight Initiative in one year.

In Timor-Leste, over 268,000 women and girls benefited from EU-UN Spotlight Initiative in one year, concludes National Steering Committee The Government, partners, European Union, and United Nations... Read more

3 May 2021
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Dr. José Antonio Gusmão Guterres, a gynaecologist and a midwife trainer at a Mobile Meternity Clinic facilitated by UNFPA at Christal Dili, one of the evacuation center for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dili, Timor-Leste. @UNFPA Timor-Leste 2021

International Day of the Midwife 2021: Investing in midwives could save 4.3 million lives every year

DILI, May 3, 2021 –Timor-Leste President, H.E. Francisco Guterres Lú Olo renewed a 30-day State of Emergency last week to contain the spread of COVID-19, as the country rocovers from flash floods... Read more

13 April 2021
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UNFPA bridging the gap in providing essential services to displaced women

Shining the spotlight on women's rights in Timor-Leste: UNFPA bridging the gap in providing essential services to displaced women amidst COVID-19

The Government of Timor-Leste declared a one-month state of calamity in Dili and appealed for relief assistance last week to respond to effects of... Read more

8 April 2021
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10,000 displaced people seek refuge in evacuation centers as floods destroy families in Timor-Leste

10,000 displaced people seek refuge in evacuation centers as floods destroy families in Timor-Leste

DILI April 08, 2021 -- Humanitarian workers continued rescue missions Wednesday in remote locations in Timor-Leste using excavators and cranes, as death toll from recent flash floods reached 42, and ... Read more

6 April 2021
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UNFPA provide essential services to flood victims: Worst floods in 40 years leaves 32 people dead and over 10,000 homeless in Timor-Leste

DILI, 06 April 2021 -- Heavy rains in Timor-Leste over the weekend left 32 people dead, over 10,000 people homeless and countless missing. According to Timor-Leste deputy prime minister José Reis,... Read more

10 March 2021
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Mapping training held for the first digitized Housing and Population Census in Timor-Leste

Over 30 enumerators received training on census mapping, held at the General Directorate of Statistics conference room in Dili, Timor-Leste on March... Read more

5 March 2021
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Celebrate women leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and beyond

Celebrate women leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and beyond   Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day 8 March 2021   All over the world,... Read more

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