While the U.N. has accomplished a great deal, it has also come under fire for moving too slowly. Nothing of what has been done has actually improved the life of the East Timorese in a visible way. Unemployment is rampant. Infrastructure has been destroyed and yet to be rebuilt. Materials are scarce.
Malaria is endemic.
We were united in a common objective. The East Timorese are steering their own course, but it promises to be a bumpy ride .