Items filtered by date: January 2024

On January 29th, in Timor-Leste, the 'Peace Teacher Training Graduation Ceremony,' hosted by the international peace organization HWPL, took place. HWPL organized the event to congratulate the Timor-Leste officials who completed the HWPL Peace Teacher Training, a collaborative effort with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture of Timor-Leste. The event aimed to share the vision of peace education with the participants and discuss the implementation of peace education, thereby encouraging participation in peace education.

DILI: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Representative in Timor-Leste Pressia Arifin-Cabo said on Friday the UN is funding the expansion of midwifery schools at universities in Timor-Leste that is predicted to help thousands of mothers and their children in the coming years.

VATICAN: Timor-Leste’s President Jose Ramos-Horta met Pope Francis on Monday, with the visit to Timor-Leste and crises in Myanmar and prospects for peace there expected to have been their main topics of discussion.

The Heavenly Culture World Peace and Restoration of Light (HWPL), founded in 2013, is making significant strides in global peace initiatives under the leadership of Chairman Lee Man-hee. A war veteran dedicated to peace, Chairman Lee has conducted 32 peace missions to over 70 countries, engaging with leaders, religious figures, and media representatives. HWPL's peace efforts include establishment of international laws prohibiting war, resolution of religious conflicts through religious alliances, and promotion of peace education.

DILI: Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Saturday backed long term civil servant Caitlin Wilson, to be Australia’s next Ambassador to Timor-Leste.

DILI: Timor-Leste police have detained two undocumented Chinese migrants in a January raid who face potential deportation, Timorese police reported on Tuesday.

DILI: Last week new information emerged from media sources in Indonesia that hundreds of stolen motorbikes and cars stored in East Java were about to be sold to Timor-Leste.

DILI: Timor-Leste and Vietnam will grant visa-free entry for citizens with diplomatic and service passports, an important step forward in strengthening ties between the southeast Asian countrie, a Council of Ministers statement said on Wednesday.