Publication

This report outlines the need for a new partnership between the Timor-Leste government and the UN mission addressing the status of the country's police force. A new framework is needed in order to salvage the UN-Timor-Leste relationship and to give the local police the autonomy and official legitimacy it already has on the ground. The report provides recommendations to the Timor-Leste government, the UN mission and bilateral donors.