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03 December 2024

UNICEF Timor-Leste’s commitment to support leadership by children & youths living with a disability

Dili, 25 November 2024 - Serving as the disability focal point at the UNICEF Office in Timor-Leste has been an incredibly enlightening journey for me. I have gained a deeper understanding of the struggles that children with disabilities face in their daily lives and to appreciate their wide range of life experienc...

20 November 2024

UNICEF and INDDICA host photo exhibition to commemorate 2024 World Children’s Day

Dili, 20 November 2024 - Timor-Leste joined the world in celebrating World Children’s Day on 20th November, with the hosting of a children’s photography exhibition at Timor-Plaza, under the theme, “Listen to the future”. The exhibition, which was graced by H.E President Jose Ramos Horta, brought together represent...

30 October 2024

Remarks by Patrizia DiGiovanni, UNICEF Representative on behalf of the UN Joint Project “Empower for Inclusion” (E4I) on occasion of the training on CRPD Reporting in Timor-Leste, 28 October 2024 at Timor Plaza, Dili

Remarks by Patrizia DiGiovanni, UNICEF Representative on behalf of the UN Joint Project “Empower for Inclusion” (E4I) on occasion of the training on CRPD Reporting in Timor-Leste, 28 October 2024 at Timor Plaza, Dili.

Making disability everyone’s business in Timor-Leste

Eleven-year-old Evan was born blind. For him to learn and fulfil his dream of becoming a teacher, he has had to leave his family and take shelter at run by an organisation for people with visual impairment in Dili, Timor-Leste, which is more than 100km from his family home. It is at this community run centre, wher...

2024 International Children’s Day celebration in Covalima and Dili, Timor-Leste

Covalima and Dili, 1 June 2024 - Timor-Leste celebrated International Children’s Day on Saturday 1st June, with a high-level events held in Covalima and Dili under the theme - “Family to Invest in the best interest of children”. The theme highlights the undeniable role of the family in offering a protective enviro...

13 February 2024

Disability Empowerment: Chasing Dreams of a Better Future

Ermera, 13th August 2023 - Leonito de Deus was born a healthy little boy until the age of 2, when his life would change forever. After falling ill from an unknown disease, Leonito started to develop a physical impairment that impacts his spine and his ability to walk. Now 13 years old, Leonito has fought hard ever...

20 November 2023

Special event in Timor-Leste to celebrate the World Children’s Day 2023

On 20th November 2023, Timor-Leste joined the world in commemorating World children’s Day, with President H.E. Jose Ramos Horta, hosting a special event for children at the President’s Palace. The event, which was commemorated under the theme “All children have the right to a safe and healthy environment” brough...