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08 April 2025
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Timor-Leste Launches and Disseminates Gender Analysis Thematic Report: A Key Milestone in Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Today, the Government of Timor-Leste, through the Secretary of State for Equality (SEI) and the National Institute of Statistics of Timor-Leste (INETL), in collaboration with the…
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07 April 2025
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When Darkness Surrounded Us, Midwives Became Our Light of Hope
In the early hours of a rainy night in the quiet village of Tutuluro, Manufahi, a young couple found themselves in the midst of an unexpected ordeal. At around 2:00 am 22-year-old…
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07 March 2025
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"For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment” Safe Space in Timor-Leste – A History of Courage and Hope
In Timor-Leste, there is a place where survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) find refuge, healing, and hope—a Safe Space. Agostinha, a survivor of violence, has bravely shared…
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28 February 2025
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WHEN I SAW DARKNESS MIDWIVES AND AMBULANCE SYMBOLS OF LIGHT AND HOPE TO MY WIFE AND MY LITTLE ONE
On the morning of May 31st, 2024, at roughly 2:00 am in the village of Tutuluro, within the Post Administrative of Same, Municipality of Manufahi, 22-year-old Oliviana Viera began…
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17 February 2025
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The Government of Timor-Leste and UNFPA jointly Hold Stakeholders’ Consultation for the next Country Programme of Cooperation (2026-2030)
The Government of Timor-Leste and UNFPA jointly Hold Stakeholders’ Consultation for the next Country Programme of Cooperation (2026-2030) Dili, 17 February 2025 – UNFPA Timor…
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23 December 2024
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Promoting the Health, Dignity, and Well-being of GBV Survivors in Timor-Leste
Lautém, December 23, 2024 – H. E dr. Elisabeth Leto Mau, Director General of Primary Health Care of MoH in Timor-Leste, along with the UNFPA Assistant Country Representative in…
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18 December 2024
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Timor-Leste Vice-Minister for Institutional Strengthening in Health Inaugurates the BEmONC Centre Pássabe to Safeguard Maternal and Newborn Health
RAEOA, 12 December, 2024 – The inauguration of the Maternity Unit Community Health Center Pássabe as a Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC) Centre marks a…
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21 November 2024
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MoH and UNFPA, through KOICA-funded "Together for Equality" project, Launches Safe Space to Support GBV Survivors in Timor-Leste
Baucau, November 21, 2024 – A new Safe Space facility has been launched at Eduardo Ximenes Regional Hospital in Baucau to provide critical support for survivors of gender-based…
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28 October 2024
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The Government of Timor-Leste Launched National Family Planning Campaign to Promote 3-Year Birth Spacing for Reducing Maternal and Infant Mortality
The Government of Timor-Leste Launched National Family Planning Campaign to Promote 3-Year Birth Spacing for Reducing Maternal and Infant Mortality
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