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Sep 23, 2021· Timor-Leste's high fertility and population growth rates sustain its very youthful age structure – approximately 40% of the population is below the age of 15 and the country's median age is 20. While Timor-Leste's total fertility rate (TFR) – the average number of births per woman – decreased significantly from over 7 in the early ...
East Timor, island country in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands, at the southern extreme of the Malay Archipelago. It occupies the eastern half of the island of Timor, the small nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and the enclave of Ambeno. Dili is the capital and largest city.
Timor-Leste's Growing Engagement with the Pacific Islands Region Jose Kai Lekke Sousa-Santos Executive Summary • Timor-Leste is situated geopolitically and culturally at the crossroads of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands region, and has pursued a two-pil - lared neighborhood foreign policy of "comprehensive and collective en-
Aug 19, 2021· Summary. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia that is officially known as the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. It consists of Timor's eastern part, the neighboring islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the island's northwestern side surrounded by Indonesian West Timor.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Based on findings obtained through a range of quantitative and qualitative methods, this Review: (i) analyses the strengths and gaps in Timor-Leste [s health sector, with specific reference to reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health (RMNCH) and the wider
Aug 11, 2021· Indonesia ruled Timor-Leste with violence and brutality. According to Indonesia official statistic, Timor Leste had 653,211 people in 1974 and the number dropped dramatically to 498,433 people in 1975. Timor-Leste had lost over 23% of its population during the first year of Indonesia occupation alone.
Meeting Summary Draft April 2019 Abstract Summary document of the proceedings of the Joint Meeting between Indonesia and Timor-Leste on the Cross-Border Livestock and Tourism Pilot Project held in Bali, Indonesia on the 28th and 29th of March 2019. Cross-border Trade and Cooperation between Indonesia and Timor-Leste (KSTA REG 53111)
TIMOR-LESTE REDUCING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROJECT EVALUATION SUMMARY Domingas (centre) and her daughters, Delia (17, left) and Abrial (12, right) found harmony at home through the Reducing Gender-Based Violence project. Photo: Jaime dos Reis/ World Vision 1 The Asia Foundation (2016) Understanding Violence against Women and
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Timor-Leste has, in recent years, taken promising steps to address corruption. In its favor, the country has developed a steady flow of anti-corruption legislation, a free media environment, and a strong opposition party. While this assessment highlights the gaps that remain, much has already been
Summary. The United States had limited relations of any sort with what is now Timor-Leste prior to its full independence in 2002. Modern Flag of Timor-Leste. Recognition. U.S. Recognition of Timorese Independence, 2002. The United States recognized Timor-Leste, then known as East Timor, on May 20, 2002, when it achieved formal independence ...
TIMOR-LESTE . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . Timor-Leste is a multiparty parliamentary republic. President Jose Ramos-Horta was head of state. Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao headed a five -party coalition government formed following free and fair elections in 2007. National security forces reported to civilian authorities, but there were some ...
Timor-Leste has no production facilities GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) $7.426 billion (2017 est.) GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity) $6,000 (2017 est.) Exports $16.7 million (2017 est.) partners: NA Imports $681.2 million (2017 est.) partners: NA as of December 2020
Aug 24, 2021· Timor-Leste officially became a sovereign state on 20 May 2002. Timor-Leste is a democratic republic with a unitary parliamentary democracy with Dili as its capital city. Timor-Leste's official languages are Tetum and Portuguese, although English and Indonesian are commonly used in business practice.
1. Timor-Leste and the international community 158 2. Timor-Leste and Portugal 160 3. Human rights in Timor-Leste: promoting and protecting all rights for all 161 4. Human rights in Timor-Leste: protecting and promoting the rights of the vulnerable 169 5.
Timor-Leste Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Assessment 2018 Executive Summary Introduction Timor-Leste is making good progress in nation-building and its emerging governance systems have progressively developed into a largely disciplined PFM system. However, critical development
in a Healthy Timor-Leste' by ensuring universal access to promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services. Dr Rajesh Pandav WHO Representative Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. x WHO Country Cooperation Strategy Timor-Leste 2015–2019 Executive summary The third Country Cooperation Strategy (2015–2019) is guided by the ...
Timor-Leste's economic growth also increased significantly up to 12%. The GDP growth has increased to 10.6% in 2011 from 9.5% in 2010, this is as a result of public spending that has increased to 44% (MoF, 2011). The growth has indicated there is a movement within the economic activity that is very strong around Dili.
Timor-Leste, an area of 15,000 square kilometers with a population of 1.2 million (2007), became a sovereign state on May 20, 2002. The restoration of independence marked the end of 450 years of Portuguese colonization, occupation by
East Timor (/-ˈ t iː m ɔːr / ()) or Timor-Leste (/ t i ˈ m ɔːr ˈ l ɛ ʃ t eɪ /; Tetum: Timór Lorosa'e), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste), is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco ...
SUMMARY In little more than a decade since achieving independence, Timor-Leste has made significant progress in the fight against corruption, establishing part of the required legislative framework and a ... Timor-Leste ranked 128 out of 187 countries included in the last Human Development Report, with a life expectancy of 67.5 years and 4.4 ...
Aug 11, 2021· Indonesia ruled Timor-Leste with violence and brutality. According to Indonesia official statistic, Timor Leste had 653,211 people in 1974 and the number dropped dramatically to 498,433 people in 1975. Timor-Leste had lost over 23% of its population during the first year of Indonesia occupation alone.
systems which are very appropriate considering Timor-Leste's topography. The main buyers are also coffee exporters and spices follow the same market channels as coffee, therefore institutional linkages are already established. Spice prices in Timor-Leste are determined by international market prices discounted backwards to the farm-gate.
TIMOR-LESTE 2020 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Timor-Leste is a multiparty, parliamentary republic. After May 2018 parliamentary elections, which were free, fair, and peaceful, Taur Matan Ruak became prime minister, leading a three-party coalition government. The 2017 presidential and parliamentary elections were also free and fair.
Jun 17, 2021· To support Timor-Leste to sustainably reduce poverty and undernutrition, USAID projects assist Timorese farmers to move away from subsistence agriculture towards more diversified, income-generating farming and to link with domestic and international markets. ... Summary: USAID's Developing Agricultural Communities (DAC) project partners with ...
Jan 21, 2020· More information about Timor-Leste is available on the Timor-Leste country page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. U.S.-TIMOR-LESTE RELATIONS Timor-Leste became an independent nation in 2002, following more than four hundred years of Portuguese colonization, twenty-four years of Indonesian occupation, and three …
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In recent years Timor-Leste has made significant progress in reducing poverty. Based on the most recent Standards of Living Survey, the number of people living below the national poverty line declined from 50.4 percent in 2007 to 41.8 percent in 2014. Measured using the
Summary of Timor Leste's Hydrocarbons Systems. IntroductionTimor Island is the collision zone of the northern margin of the Australian continent with the Banda Volcanic Arc (Audley-Charles, 2004). It is located approximately 600 km north of Australia (See Fig. 1). Timor Leste comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor; the country has a ...
Executive Summary This document serves as Timor-Leste's first National Adaptation Plan (NAP); and is being submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The process to formulate and implement the NAP (NAP process) was established under the …
Aug 12, 2021· The government is considering options for the development of offshore hydrocarbons, which may include a pipeline not onshore to Timor-Leste, but to Darwin in Australia. Government spending will focus increasingly on the non-oil domestic economy. Real GDP will fall by 6% in 2020 but recover by 2.5% in 2021 and 3% in 2022.
Timor-Leste, a portion of the island of Timor and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco, is a developing nation classified as lower middle income. Located in Southeast Asia in the Timor, Banda, and Savu seas (north of Australia), the climate is classified as …
Country Partnership Strategy: Timor-Leste 2016–2020 ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT (SUMMARY) 1. A. State of the Environment . 1. Population. In 2015 the population of Timor-Leste was estimated to be 1.25 million, of which approximately 70% live in small settlements in …
Geographically, Timor-Leste CTL) is located at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda archipelago, between latitudes 8'IS and south and longitudes 124'SO and 12730 east. Timor-Leste occupies the eastern half Of Timor Island and 'nc'udes an enclave with n the Indonesian province of West (Timor-Kupang). To the north, TL is met by the Sawu Sea
Jun 17, 2021· Summary: USAID's Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities in Timor-Leste are focused in five of the country's most disaster-prone districts. Working with the Government of Timor-Leste (GOTL), USAID's Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) uses globally-accepted best practices to assist rural communities in reducing the impact of disasters through training, small grants and educational inputs.