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East Timor: UN tells staff to dress properly

Written byMong Palatino
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Posted 12 June 2009 16 years ago

The United Nations has instructed its personnel in East Timor to dress properly. The UN reminded its staff to “Avoid revealing or provocative clothing in public, be clean and presentable at all times and dress conservatively when attending religious and official functions.”

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