Few women were seen addressing campaign crowds or depicted in party political posters in the lead-up to the recent national election in Timor-Leste, formerly known as East Timor. A political culture ...

Last June in Suai, a small town in Timor-Leste, I held an open day with local women and men to mark the tenth anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security. This ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. ASULAO SARE, 10 August 2011 (IRIN) - Babies are plentiful in ...

Next week, Timor-Leste will hold the seventh presidential election that the country has conducted on its own since gaining its independence two decades ago. The March 19 poll is the first to take ...

Liga Inan is using mobile phones to connect pregnant women and health workers in Timor Leste. The innovative program provides mothers with vital information and health advice to ensure the safe ...

Timorese men in traditional dress carry the Timor-Leste national flag during a ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of the referendum that led to the country’s independence from Indonesia in ...