News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

22 July 2010 - The Security Council today voiced concern at the current security situation and threats to constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, and stressed the need for the Government and people of the West African nation to work towards stability and the rule of law. On 1 April the Prime Minister…

22 July 2010 - The United Nations and Canada today inaugurated in Bissau a police training center aimed at reinforcing Guinea-Bissau law enforcement institutions to tackle issues of administration of justice and combat criminality, including drug trafficking and organized crime. The Computer-based…

8 July 2010 - The progress made by Guinea-Bissau following last year's political crisis could be jeopardized unless major reforms in the areas of defence and security are carried out, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report. Recent months have witnessed rising political and security…

30 June 2010 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau, Joseph Mutaboba, today travelled to Sal, Cape Verde, to attend the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summits. From 30 June to 3 July, Sal will host ECOWAS council of ministers, the Head of States…

23 June 2010 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau today underscored the need for the country's political and military authorities to reaffirm engagement to implement Security Sector Reform (SSR), at the same time as he assured the continuing support of the…

11 June 2010 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau, Joseph Mutaboba, today highlighted progress made and challenge to overcome in Guinea-Bissau in the implementation of the Security Council Resolution 1325 in a ceremony with women leaders and peace activists in the…

21 May 2010 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau, Joseph Mutaboba, today considered the forthcoming deployment of seven Guinea-Bissau police officers to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) as an important moment that can help change the…

23 April 2010 - A group of 34 Guinea-Bissau Police agents selected for deployment at the first country's model police station today completed their initial module of training. The three-day workshop was organized by UNIOGBIS in partnership with AMI, a Portuguese NGO and focused medical care issues…

06 April 2010 - The President of the Security Council in April, Ambassador Yukio Takasu, has called for a rethinking of the strategy to create stability in Guinea-Bissau. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday following a meeting of the Council behind closed doors, Ambassador Takasu recalled that the…

1 April 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the military and political leadership of Guinea-Bissau to resolve their differences peacefully and to maintain constitutional order and the rule of law, after military incidents in which the Prime Minister was briefly detained. "He further…

24 March 2010 - UNIOGBIS and Guinea-Bissau Government today signed an agreement for the construction of a model police station in 'Bairro Militar', one of the capital's most populated neighborhood, within the establishment of a new police model for the country. The new police station model, which…

5 March 2010 - Following the upheaval experienced in 2009 when a series of political assassinations threatened security and stability in Guinea-Bissau, current conditions bode well for progress towards peace and prosperity in the West African nation, a top United Nations official said today. Joseph…