Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste also known as East-Timor has a population of 1.1 Million (UN, 2009) with an area of 14,609 sq km (5,641 sq miles). The capital is Dili. The major languages are Tetum and Portuguese (official) and Indonesian and English (working languages).

Portugal withdrew unilaterally in 1975. Soon after the Timorese declaration of independence, Indonesia invaded the country. An independent report commissioned by the UN transitional administration in East Timor said that at least 100,000 Timorese died as a result of Indonesia's 25-year occupation, which ended in 1999.

Timor-Leste ratified The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on April 16, 2003
Timor-Leste does not have a National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325)
Timor-Leste has a UN peacekeeping mandate in force since 2005: United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), which succeded the UN Peacekeeping mission to East Timor (UNMISET) in 2002.

Sources:BBC; Amnesty International; UNIFEM

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April 25, 2012 (The Conversation)
TIMOR-LESTE: East Timor: New President, Same Problems for Women The recent election of José Maria de Vasconcelos, or Taur Matan Ruak as he is known, to the Presidency of Timor-Leste is not good news for women in that country.
January 28, 2012 (Manila Bulletin)
PHILIPPINES: Peacekeepers Honored The outgoing batch of the Philippine United Nations Police (UNPOL) Contingent in Timor-Leste was recently honored in a "Medal Parade" in recognition of their service to the peacekeeping efforts of the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT).
February 22, 2011 (UN News Centre)
TIMOR-LESTE: Timor-Leste Continues To Consolidate Peace and Development With Timor-Leste continuing to consolidate peace and stability and promote development, the United Nations is already planning for the end of a mission in the once troubled country that could serve as an example for other operations, a senior UN official said today.
December 15, 2010 (IRIN)
TIMOR-LESTE: Sexual Assault Survivors Face Long Legal Delays As the number of reported sexual crimes in Timor Leste increases, survivors - mostly women and girls - must wait up to one year as their cases wind through a struggling court system.
October 12, 2010 (UN News Centre)
TIMOR-LESTE: UNDP Helps Single Mothers Send Children to School A scheme supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) seeks to help needy households – mostly headed by poor single mothers – send their children to school and receive health care.