United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
Abbreviation | UNTAET |
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Predecessor | Indonesian occupation of East Timor |
Successor | East Timor |
Formation | 25 October 1999 |
Type | Special political mission |
Legal status | Completed |
Headquarters | Dili, East Timor |
Parent organization | United Nations Security Council |
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), (
A rarity for United Nations peacekeeping missions, UNTAET involved the United Nations directly administering the territory of East Timor. The mission's responsibilities included providing a peacekeeping force to maintain security and order; facilitating and co-ordinating relief assistance to the East Timorese; facilitating emergency rehabilitation of physical infrastructure; administering East Timor and creating structures for sustainable governance and the rule of law; and assisting in the drafting of a new constitution and conducting elections.[1]
UNTAET was established on 25 October 1999, the mission was led by Sérgio Vieira de Mello of Brazil (Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor). The International Force East Timor (INTERFET) transitioned to the UNTAET Peacekeeping Force (PKF) in February 2000 and was commanded by
UNTAET was wound up upon
Contributing nations
A coalition of nations sent troops to support the peace keeping mission. The forces were led by
See also
- United Nations Administered East Timor
- International Force for East Timor
- Timeline of UN peacekeeping missions
- UN protectorate
- United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, a similar arrangement for Kosovo
- UNTAET Crime Scene Detachment
- United Nations Mission in East Timor
- United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor
- United Nations Integrated Mission in East Timor
References
- ^ a b United Nations Security Council Resolution 1272. S/RES/1272(1999) (1999) Retrieved 12 April 2008.
- ^ "US Dollar New Official Currency of East Timor, Central Payments Office Established". United Nations Peacekeeping (Press release). United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. 24 January 2000. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- OCLC 49547887.
- ISBN 978-989-26-0890-7.
- ^ UNTAET (28 February 2002). "UNTAET Fact Sheet 18: Peacekeeping Force". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
Further reading
- Goldstone, Anthony (2004). "UNTAET with Hindsight: The Peculiarities of Politics in an Incomplete State". .
- Gunn, Geoffrey C. and Reyko Huang (2004; 2006), New Nation: United Nations Peacebuilding in East Timor (Faculty of Economics, Nagasaki University, Southeast Asia Monograph Series No.36. (reprint, author, Tipografia Macau Hung Heng Ltd., Macau) ISBN 99937-706-1-2
- Martin, Ian; Alexander Mayer-Rieckh (Spring 2005). "The United Nations and East Timor: From Self-Determination to State-Building". S2CID 143653698.
- Pemper, Tammy (2019). Scorched Earth: Peacekeeping in Timor during a campaign of death and destruction. Big Sky Publishing. A biography from a peacekeeper's perspective, based on actual events in the days leading up to UNTAET.
External links
- Archived official website
- The United Nations and East Timor – A Chronology
- UNTAET Mission Summary
- A Brief History of Australian Army Operations in East Timor, 1999–2005
- Archived web-site of first Transitional Administration
- Archived web-site of second Transitional Administration