Hopefully, other nations will honor their commitments to assist in the nation-building, for a new report just issued by the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP). lists East Timor as the poorest Asian nation and one of the poorest nations on earth.
The East Timor Human Development Report cites that with an annnal per capita gross domestic product of $478, an average life expectancy of 57 years and a literacy rate of less than 50%, the new nation will need all the help it can get.
The carnage and destruction of the struggle with Indonesia and the impoverishment that occurred beforehand has left a legacy that will take many years to correct.
Before leaving East Timor, Kofi Annan dedicated the renovated United Nations House in Dili,which had been severely damaged during the fighting, when the United Nations was forced to temporarily leave.
The Secretary-General announced; "The new mission, UNMISET [UN Mission of Support in East Timor], will focus its efforts on consolidating a stable environment. The UN agencies will play their role, alongside the bilateral donors, in promoting development and alleviating poverty.
“The United Nations will continue to support an independent East Timor, and I strongly urge the international community to do the same. Only by doing so can we ensure lasting stability and progress.
Programme (UNDP). lists East Timor as the poorest Asian nation and one of the poorest nations on earth.
The East Timor Human Development Report cites that with an annnal per capita gross domestic product of $478, an average life expectancy of 57 years and a literacy rate of less than 50%, the new nation will need all the help it can get.
The carnage and destruction of the struggle with Indonesia and the impoverishment that occurred beforehand has left a legacy that will take many years to correct.
Before leaving East Timor, Kofi Annan dedicated the renovated United Nations House in Dili,which had been severely damaged during the fighting, when the United Nations was forced to temporarily leave.
The Secretary-General announced; "The new mission, UNMISET [UN Mission of Support in East Timor], will focus its efforts on consolidating a stable environment. The UN agencies will play their role, alongside the bilateral donors, in promoting development and alleviating poverty.
“The United Nations will continue to support an independent East Timor, and I strongly urge the international community to do the same. Only by doing so can we ensure lasting stability and progress.