Press Releases

58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings, 8 to 11 July 2025

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will visit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to attend the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), Post Ministerial Conferences (PMCs), 26th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM),...

Timor-Leste Reinforces Global Commitment to Peace and Marine Sustainability at the 79th UN General Assembly

Timor-Leste At the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Wed. 18 of September of 2024, 08:43h Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão will lead the Timor-Leste delegation that will be in New York, in the United States of America (USA), from 22- 27 September 2024, where he will attend the Summit of the...

Fifth National Conference on Climate Change Brings Together National and International Partners to Strengthen Timor-Leste's Climate Resilience

ADB Forecasts 3.1% Economic Growth for Timor-Leste in 2024

DILI, TIMOR-LESTE (25 September 2024) — Timor-Leste’s economic growth momentum will continue in 2024–2025, though at a more modest pace than forecast in April 2024 due to lower government expenditure and weaker investment spending than previously...

Government Approves Strategic Orientation for Blue Economy Policy 2025-2030

Thu. 26 of June of 2025, 12:07h At the meeting on June 25, 2025, the Council of Ministers approved, in principle, the strategic direction of the Blue Economy Policy and Action Plan: Promoting a Resilient and Sustainable Economy of the Sea in...

Advancing Indigenous Peoples’ rights for inclusive and sustainable environmental governance in ASEAN

AIPP. (n.d.). The classroom of life. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://aippnet.org/the-classroom-of-life/ AIPP. (2011). Victims of development aggression: Indigenous Peoples in ASEAN. Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact....

Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Strengthening Comprehensive St..

Beijing, 29 July 2024 1.At the invitation of H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, H.E. Dr. José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, embarked on state visit to the People’s Republic of China...

Sci-Tech EXPO 2024 - “Science, Technology & Innovation: Path to Transformation and Sustainable Development in Timor-Leste”

Comoros and Timor-Leste submit WTO accession instruments, accept Fisheries Subsidies Agreement

WTO members officially approved the WTO accessions of both least-developed countries (LDCs) during a special ceremony at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi on 26 February. “This moment marks a significant milestone in our nation...

Government Congratulates Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão on his 79th Birthday and Honours His Leadership in Serving the Country

Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. June 20th, 2025 Press Release Government...

Three ways Indonesia can enable ocean-based climate action

The approaching COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, will spotlight countries’ updated climate commitments to the Paris Agreement – their second nationally determined contributions (SNDCs). SNDCs will set the stage for climate ambition in the next decade...

FDA's ISTAND Pilot Program accepts a submission of first organ-on-a-chip technology designed to predict human drug-induced liver injury (DILI)

[9/24/2024] FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has accepted the first letter of intent (LOI) into the Innovative Science and Technology Approaches for New Drugs (ISTAND) Pilot Program for an organ-on-a-chip technology, a type of...

World leaders rebuke “narrow unilateralism” and call for nations to urgently join forces to combat inequality

40 former Heads of State and Government are calling for “a new economic coalition of the willing” to urgently tackle inequality and “remake our world in response” to “era-defining disruption”. In a joint letter released ahead of the Fourth...

The Kiwa Initiative announces new contribution from Australia and launches new call for regional projects to strengthen climate resilience in the Pacific

Noumea, New Caledonia, July 15th, 2024 Today, the Kiwa Initiative – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate resilience, launches a new call for regional projects (including at least two of the 18 eligible Pacific Island countries and/or...

L’Initiative Kiwa annonce une contribution supplémentaire de l’Australie et lance un nouvel appel à projets régionaux pour renforcer la résilience climatique dans le Pacifique

Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie, 15 juillet 2024 Aujourd'hui, l'Initiative Kiwa - Solutions fondées sur la Nature (SfN) pour la résilience climatique, lance un nouvel appel à projets régionaux (incluant au moins deux des 18 Etats et/ou territoires...

People and Planet: Addressing the Interlinked Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in Asia and the Pacific

Description This is a side event of the 2024 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Against the backdrop of compounding crises such as climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recent cost-of-living crisis, inequalities have...

Secretary of State for Cooperatives takes part in the 13th Edition of the “Government Page” Program

Mon. 23 of June of 2025, 11:31h The 13th edition of the “Página do Governo” program was recorded on the morning of June 23rd, 2025, with the participation of the Secretary of State for Cooperatives, Arsénio Pereira da Silva, in the studio at the...

WTO members examine LDC trade interests, trade and development priorities

LDC trade interests At the meeting of the WTO Sub-Committee on LDCs on 16 June, members considered several LDC related proposals, including those on LDC graduation, LDC accessions and the future of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF). They...

Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 29th 2025

Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. Press Release Meeting of the Council of...