"Initially the East Timor Medal will be awarded to just over 2000 personnel from the New Zealand Defence Force, ... Te Puni Kokiri, and United Nations volunteers and contractors. ...

East Timor, the world's youngest country, became the 191st member of the United Nations on Friday, just months after achieving independence and three years after shaking off Indonesian occupation.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ An independent East Timor, the world's youngest country, formally joined the United Nations on Friday after centuries of Portuguese rule and years of often brutal ...

With the 17th batch of peacekeepers arriving in Beijing from East Timor ... The Chinese personnel who took part in the mission have been conferred with the United Nations (UN) peace medal and East ...

The visit marks the 20th anniversary of a United Nations-sanctioned vote ... island nations in the region. The East Timor internet cable promise follows a ... for the new military medal.

Indeed, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Lebanon, from Timor-Leste to Darfur and beyond, United Nations police, military and civilian personnel are fostering stability and saving lives ...

WHEN THE Democratic Republic of East Timor was born Monday, it was a victory for both the long-suffering Timorese people and the United Nations. East Timor's independence marks the end of a bloody ...

The United Nations is officially ending its peacekeeping mission in East Timor today. Along with troops from Australia and New Zealand, the UN has maintained a presence in Asia's youngest nation ...