Richard Daschbach, a now-defrocked 84-year-old US priest has been charged with sexual abuse of 14 girls in the shelter he ran in Timor-Leste. This article tells the story of one of the young women who spoke out about the abuse she experienced.

The WHO South-East Asia Regional Office in collaboration with UNICEF organized a 3-day virtual meeting from 27 to 29 April, 2021.

UNICEF is seeking a consultant to provide technical support to the Timor-Leste Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion through the Child Protection Officers, for emergency preparedness and response in the COVID 19 pandemic for children living in institutional care, primarily related to case management and registration process.

UNICEF is seeking a consultant in Timor-Leste.

This country care review includes the care related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

This report presents the findings of a mappings and assessments review of child protection systems in 14 countries including Cambodia.

This mapping and assessment reviews the framework for the child protection system in Timor-Leste, to consider whether the blueprint is designed with a clear vision and if the system is implementable and sustainable. 

Practical and professional paperwork for residential care including registration and assessment forms, application for renewal of licences, referral forms, and emergency admission forms. Can be modified for different country contexts.

This presentation was given at the Alternative Care Workshop in Bangkok in November 2005.

This document is a guideline to facilitate good policy and practice within institutional care settings for children in Timor. It addresses regulations, registration, standards of care, placement and monitoring.