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Security Council establishes one-year political mission in Timor-Leste, unanimously adopting resolution 1599 (2005); UN Office will remain until 20 May 2006, supporting development of police, border patrol, other critical institutions.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-29 April 2005-UN: Security Council establishes one-year political mission in Timor-Leste, unanimously adopting resolution 1599 (2005); UN Office will remain until 20 May 2006, supporting development of police, border patrol, other critical institutions(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The Security Council this morning established the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL), a one-year follow-on special political mission that will remain in the country until 20 May 2006.

Unanimously adopting resolution 1599 (2005), the Council decided further that UNOTIL would: support the development of critical State institutions by providing up to 45 civilian advisers; support further development of the police through the provision of up to 40 police advisers, and support the development of the Border Patrol Unit (BPU), by providing up to 35 additional advisers, 10 of whom may be military advisers; provide training in observance of democratic governance and human rights by providing up to 10 human rights officers; and review progress in all those tasks

Underlining that United Nations assistance to Timor-Leste should be coordinated with the efforts of bilateral and multilateral donors, regional mechanisms, non-governmental organizations, private sector organizations and other international actors, the Council encouraged the Secretary-General's Special Representative to establish and chair a consultative group, made up of those stakeholders, that would meet regularly for that purpose. The Council urged the donor community, as well as United Nations agencies and multilateral financial institutions, to continue providing resources and assistance for the implementation of projects towards sustainable and long-term...

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