Citing value for money, Ban urges generous support for UN Peacebuilding Fund

22 November 2011 – Timor-Leste is making significant progress in consolidating its social, security and political stability despite a number of challenges, a senior United Nations said today, noting that presidential and legislative elections slated for next year will be key milestones in that process. “The elections are widely expected to lead to a peaceful transition to a new Government in Timor-Leste by the third quarter of 2012, with the space for meaningful engagement of an opposition,” .... [More]