Timor-Leste
Capital Dili
Population 1.1 million
Life Expectancy 67.27
Access to clean water 62%
Adult Literacy 58.6%
Under five mortality 40.65 per 1,000 live births
GDP per head (US$ PPP) $2,300
Protéger les femmes du Timor-Leste
Trois quarts des femmes mariées du Timor-Leste ont souffert d'agression physique ou sexuelle de la part de leurs maris ou partenaires. Le F-OMD a appuyé l'adoption d'une loi nationale contre la violence domestique et aide à lutter contre toutes les formes de violence à l'égard des femmes.
Our Joint Programmes
UNICEF-WFP joint project on children food security and nutrition in Timor LesteThis UNICEF-WFP joint project is aimed at improving access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food as well as providing information and counselling on improved feeding and caring practices by women and children.
Supporting Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights in Nation-building of Timor-LesteThe programme supports the government of Timor-Leste to enhance gender equality and justice for women through protecting women from violence and sexual abuse and economic hardship and deprivation by ensuring access to resources and services.
STORIES
Protecting Timor Leste’s women
Three quarters of married women in the Pacific nation of Timor Leste have suffered physical or sexual assaults at the hands of their husbands or partners. The MDG-F has supported the passage of a national law against domestic violence and is assisting in the fight against all forms of gender-based violence.
