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Wed. 16 of June of 2021, 12:32h Government, European Union and WHO sign agreement to strengthen the response to COVID-19 in five municipalities outside Dili The Minister of Health, Odete Freitas Belo, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ambassador of the European Union (EU) in Timor-Leste, Andrew Jacobs and the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Timor-Leste, Arvin Mathur, for the implementation of a project to mitigate the ...more -
Tue. 15 of June of 2021, 16:31h Timor-Leste to Host a Virtual ADB Board Group Visit in August 2021 The Government of Timor-Leste with the support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB’s) Timor-Leste Resident Mission, will host a virtual ADB Board Group Visit (vBGV) to Timor-Leste in August 2021 – this was confirmed in a meeting held today between the Minister of Finance, Rui Augusto ...more -
Mon. 14 of June of 2021, 21:35h Government and National Parliament analyse national strategy to prevent and combat COVID-19 On June 14th, 2021, the Government went to the National Parliament to debate the national strategy to prevent and combat COVID-19. The government team was led by the Minister of the Presidency of the Council of ...more -
Mon. 14 of June of 2021, 15:37h First doses of Sinovac vaccine began to be administered today The launch of the distribution of the Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19 took place today, June 14th, 2021, at the Timor Lorosa’e National University (UNTL – Portuguese acronym). The Minister of Defence, Filomeno da ...more -
Fri. 11 of June of 2021, 13:06h Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers meets with UNICEF and United Nations representatives in Timor-Leste The Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Fidelis Manuel Leite Magalhães, met, on June 11th, 2021, inthe Government Palace, with UNICEF’s representative in Timor-Leste, Bilal Aurang Zeb Durrani, for the first time since his arrival in Timor-Leste, last March. ...more -
Thu. 10 of June of 2021, 17:57h Timor-Leste and Portugal sign Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Adaljiza Magno, and the Portuguese Ambassador in Timor-Leste, José Pedro Machado Vieira, representing the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed today, June 10th, 2021, a Memorandum of Understanding on Political ...more -
Thu. 10 of June of 2021, 11:10h Second dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 began to be administered today On June 10th, 2021, in a ceremony held at the Dili Convention Centre (CCD), Timor-Leste startedthe distribution of the second dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, to citizens who received the first dose last April, following yesterday’sarrival of 100,800 vaccines under ...more -
Wed. 09 of June of 2021, 16:02h Timor-Leste receives another 100,800 vaccines from the COVAX mechanism The Minister of Health, Odete Maria Freitas Belo, MPH, together with the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Julião Da Silva, received another 100,800 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which came through the COVAX Facility, and whose symbolic ...more
