United Nations Office in East Timor

United Nations Office in Timor-Leste
Abbreviation	UNOTIL
Formation	20 May 2005
Type	Political Mission
Legal status	Completed
Head	Sukehiro Hasegawa
Parent organization	United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) supported the capacity development of critical state institutions, including the East Timor National Police (PNTL) in order to strengthen democratic governance and to help further build to peace in

Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL), with specialized training for rapid response and intervention units. The Technical Advisers are also responsible for providing training in specialized areas such as counter-terrorism, forensics, and transferring management skills to the national police in all districts of Timor-Leste.^{[citation needed}

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Following up on UNMISET, the Security Council passed

INTERFET countries came to provide peacekeeping, the main force coming from Australia under Operation Astute. The mandate of UNOTIL was then again extended until 25 August 2006.^[3]

References

^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1599. S/RES/1599(2005) (2005) Retrieved 2008-09-06.
^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1677. S/RES/1677(2006) (2006) Retrieved 2008-09-06.
^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1703. Retrieved 2020-08-19 from: /http://unscr.com/en/resolutions/doc/1703

External links

United Nations Mission In Support of East Timor (UNMISET) web page

[UN_SRES15992005-1] United Nations Security Council Resolution 1599. S/RES/1599(2005) (2005) Retrieved 2008-09-06.

[UN_SRES16772006-2] United Nations Security Council Resolution 1677. S/RES/1677(2006) (2006) Retrieved 2008-09-06.

[3] United Nations Security Council Resolution 1703. Retrieved 2020-08-19 from: /http://unscr.com/en/resolutions/doc/1703

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