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Posted on December 19, 2009 - 2 Comments

Happy holidays for some

Fiery Fiesta

Tropical Cyclone Laurence hit Northern Australia this past week which also meant a bit of rain in Timor-Leste. Too bad it wasn’t raining to put out this fire… but then again people usually use this part of the street to burn trash… it’s not an uncommon sight… there isn’t really a systematic  way to get rid of trash.

But it’s holiday season as Timor-Leste starts to see a small exodus … Read more →

Posted on December 15, 2009 - No comments yet

IDP Households and Projects Map

As part of an Early Recovery project with the United Nations Development Programme in Timor-Leste, one of the objectives of the project was to help communities that were displaced during the political crisis resettle back into their communities. UNDP and IOM were working on community infrastructure projects to help with reintegration of communities. The map was produced based on information submitted by both organizations and the number of internally displaced people … Read more →