The United Nations has ended its peacekeeping mission in East Timor, 13 years after it was deployed to cope with a wave of violence in Asia’s youngest country.
In recent weeks, members of a security force numbering more than 1,600 have been leaving, ahead of the formal end of the mission that began in 1999.
President Taur Matan Ruak, in a New Year’s Eve speech, said East Timor is now enjoying peace and stability. This was a pivotal year, with East Timor holding peaceful …
