United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor
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The United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor (UNMISET) was established on 20 May 2002, the same day which East Timor
became an internationally recognized independent state and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
(UNTAET) came to an end.
Military and police forces from contributing nations were put under control of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. Following a progress report submitted by the Secretary-General in 2003, the initial 12 month mandate was extended into two years, subsequently extended to 20 May 2005, after which it was replaced by United Nations Office in Timor Leste
(UNOTIL).
A final report was then presented to the Security Council and a statement was made about the continuing help with a Border Patrol Unit.
The mandates of the Security Council Resolutions also provided for a Serious Crimes Unit
to investigate the events of 1999.
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
became an internationally recognized independent state and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor, from its establishment on October 25, 1999 until its independence on May 20, 2002 following the outcome of the East Timor Special...
(UNTAET) came to an end.
Military and police forces from contributing nations were put under control of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. Following a progress report submitted by the Secretary-General in 2003, the initial 12 month mandate was extended into two years, subsequently extended to 20 May 2005, after which it was replaced by United Nations Office in Timor Leste
United Nations Office in Timor Leste
United Nations Office in East Timor supported the capacity development of critical state institutions, including the East Timor National Police in order to strengthen democratic governance and to help further build to peace in East Timor...
(UNOTIL).
A final report was then presented to the Security Council and a statement was made about the continuing help with a Border Patrol Unit.
The mandates of the Security Council Resolutions also provided for a Serious Crimes Unit
Serious Crimes Unit
The Serious Crimes Unit was the official title given to an elite unit of International Police investigators during the United Nations 1999 to 2004 mission in East Timor....
to investigate the events of 1999.