RESPOND, delivered by Marie Stopes, delivers outreach across Timor-Leste

RESPOND, delivered by Marie Stopes, delivers outreach across Timor-Leste

Josefa and Agapito are members of a Savings Group run by Oxfam local partner Kdadalak Sulimutuk Institute (KSI). Before joining Josefa joined her Savings Group, she was not saving money. Through regular attendance she has been able to hit her savings goals and purchase some livestock.

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Alex Park, Director, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section - Ms Amanda Langridge, First Secretary (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Dr Katherine Molyneux, in-coming Counsellor (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Ms Madeleine Pillans, Policy Officer, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Alex Park, Director, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section - Ms Amanda Langridge, First Secretary (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Dr Katherine Molyneux, in-coming Counsellor (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Ms Madeleine Pillans, Policy Officer, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Alex Park, Director, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section - Ms Amanda Langridge, First Secretary (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Dr Katherine Molyneux, in-coming Counsellor (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Ms Madeleine Pillans, Policy Officer, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Alex Park, Director, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section - Ms Amanda Langridge, First Secretary (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Dr Katherine Molyneux, in-coming Counsellor (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Ms Madeleine Pillans, Policy Officer, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Alex Park, Director, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section - Ms Amanda Langridge, First Secretary (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Dr Katherine Molyneux, in-coming Counsellor (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Ms Madeleine Pillans, Policy Officer, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Alex Park, Director, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section - Ms Amanda Langridge, First Secretary (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Dr Katherine Molyneux, in-coming Counsellor (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Ms Madeleine Pillans, Policy Officer, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Alex Park, Director, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section - Ms Amanda Langridge, First Secretary (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Dr Katherine Molyneux, in-coming Counsellor (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Ms Madeleine Pillans, Policy Officer, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Alex Park, Director, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section - Ms Amanda Langridge, First Secretary (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Dr Katherine Molyneux, in-coming Counsellor (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Ms Madeleine Pillans, Policy Officer, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Alex Park, Director, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section - Ms Amanda Langridge, First Secretary (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Dr Katherine Molyneux, in-coming Counsellor (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Ms Madeleine Pillans, Policy Officer, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Senior Officials from Timor-Leste were welcomed to Canberra by Dr Aunty Caroline Hughes, a proud Ngunnawal Elder, with a Welcome to Country, held at the summit of Mt Ainslie on the afternoon of 1 July 2024. Staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Mr Alex Park, Director, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section - Ms Amanda Langridge, First Secretary (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Dr Katherine Molyneux, in-coming Counsellor (Political), Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste - Ms Madeleine Pillans, Policy Officer, Timor-Leste Political and Development Section Senior Officials from Timor-Leste - Mr Marcos dos Reis da Costa, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mrs Elisa Maria da Silva, Director-General for ASEAN Affairs, MNEC - Mr Samuel Soares, Director for United Nations, MNEC - Mr Miguel Gomes, Chief of Staff for Migration Services, Ministry of Interior - Ms Ana Lucinda, Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Mr Nelson de Jesus, Director and Senior Staff, National Authority of Petroleum - Mr Manuel da Costa e Silva, National Director for Western Asia and Oceania, MNEC - Mr Ronaldo Francisco do Rosario, Desk Officer for Australia and the Pacific MNEC

Assistant Secretary Marcus Lumb held a roundtable with Rogério Araújo Mendonça, Timor-Leste's Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Employment (SEFOPE), Her Excellency Inês Maria de Almeida, Timor-Leste's Ambassador to Australia, the delegation from Timor-Leste and representative from DFAT on the morning of Friday, 26 April 2024 at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra.