The representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Timor-Leste, Dr. Domingas Bernardo, revealed that according to the 2016 Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey, 38% of women and girls aged 15 to 49 in Lautém Municipality have experienced violence.
Charles Darwin University (CDU) is supporting the Secretary of State for Professional Training and Employment (SEFOPE) by facilitating English language courses and training for Timorese workers before they begin employment in Australia.
The Ministry of Health (MS), in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), inaugurated a safe space for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) at Eduardo Ximenes Regional Hospital (HOREX) in Baucau Municipality to provide care for survivors.
The National Parliament has urged the Timorese Resistance Archive and Museum (AMRT) to take serious steps in preserving historical shelters across Timor-Leste.
The Dili Municipality Authority has urged the government to issue regulations to control the practice of communities burying their dead relatives on private properties, to prevent public health risks.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry (MAPPF), through the Secretary of State for Fisheries and the President of the Dili Municipal Authority, prepared a fish storage facility to assist fish sellers to sell fish at the Manleuana market, in the capital Dili.