This week Australian and UN troops began the draw-down of peace-keeping operations in East Timor, part of the transition to domestic police and security in the country.
UN mission in East Timor ends (Credit: ABC)
More than 5,000 UN Police have served with UN Mission in Timor since it began in 2006.
The United Nations peacekeeping mission has been a major source of security and employment over the past decade and while there are concerns about what happens once the peacekeeping mission winds up - the mission itself is widely considered a great success.
Tracee Hutchison spoke to Finn Reske-Nielson, Head of the UN Mission in Timor and Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General for Timor Leste.
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