News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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…

3 March 2010 - Security sector reform remains the most crucial element to ensuring stability in Guinea-Bissau, according to a new United Nations report released today, which calls on the international community to support the…

25 February - Guinea-Bissau today adopted its national plan of action for the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325, following an inclusive consultation process involving the authorities and civil organizations…

23 February 2010 - A joint mission of United Nations and African Union (AU) today met with Guinea-Bissau authorities during a visit aimed to assess the country's situation and to express their organizations solidarity. Mr…

8 February 2010 - Despite an encouraging commitment to peacebuilding priorities on the part of the Guinea-Bissau authorities, there had been only slow progress in security-sector reform, economic development and combating…

2 February 2010 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Integrated Office for Peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) considers "2010 a critical year for the United Nations in Guinea…

8 January 2010 - The Government of Guinea-Bissau and the United Nations signed today an agreement leading to the voluntary departure, under guarantee, of Rear Admiral José Américo Bubo Na Tchuto from the UN premises in Bissau…

6 January 2010 - A Government delegation of six led by Ms. Hadja Satu Camara, Minister of Interior of Guinea-Bissau, on Tuesday 5 January 2010, met with Rear Admiral José Américo Bubo Na Tchuto at the United Nations compound…

1 January 2010 - The United Nations is in "constant contact" with Guinea-Bissau in order to resolve the case of a former high ranking military who has entered United Nations premises in Bissau unnanounced and requested…

11 December 2009 - The United Nations today announced a US $ 3.5 millions project aimed at supporting Guinea-Bissau drug trafficking and organized crime combat. The announcement was made in Bissau by the Regional…

18 November 2009 - A joint United Nations (UN), European Union (EU), African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West-African States (ECOWAS) delegation, headed by the Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Joseph…

5 November 2009 - The prospects for political stability in Guinea-Bissau appear to be good but are threatened by drug trafficking and organized crime, United Nations officials warned the Security Council today. "Although…