News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

I am very grateful for the opportunity to address this group of distinguished national and international experts for judiciary, policing and internal security. Throughout 2009, the Government of Guinea-Bissau has made progress to strengthen security and justice in this country in order to achieve…

New York - The Secretary-General will be closely watching the upcoming second round of presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau as an important measure of national commitment to democracy and reconciliation. He urges the people of Guinea-Bissau to participate peacefully in the voting as they have…

New York - On behalf of the Guinea-Bissau Configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, I join the Security Council, the United Nations Secretary-General, the African Union, the European Union, the Economic Community of West African States, and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries in…

New York - The Secretary-General is dismayed by the news of the assassinations of a candidate in the forthcoming presidential elections in Guinea Bissau, Mr. Baciro Dabo, and of a Member of Parliament and former Minister of Defense, Mr. Helder Proenca, along with others. The Secretary-General is…

Bissau - The UN has learned with consternation about the murder of Mr. Baciro Dabó, former Minister of Territorial Administration and a candidate in the forthcoming presidential elections, and the Member of Parliament, Mr. Helder Proença, and two other persons on 5 June. We draw the attention of the…

Ouagadougou - The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council has recommended measures to strengthen the security apparatus in Guinea Bissau and protect the President and national institutions in the country. The recommendations, which were made at the end of the Council's meeting on 2nd December 2008 in…

New York - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the armed attack early in the morning of 23 November on President Bernardo João Vieira's official residence in Bissau . The Secretary-General has noted with great concern reports of the alleged involvement of elements of the Armed Forces of Guinea…

Bissau - We have just concluded a meeting convened by the Representative of the Secretary-General to discuss the attacks last night against President João Bernardo Vieira that were directed at his official Residence. The international community has agreed to issue the following message of solidarity…

New York - The International Contact Group on Guinea Bissau (ICG-GB) held its third session on 24th September 2007. Present at the meeting were representatives from Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, France, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, the United Nations, the European Union, the…

15 March 2012 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all actors in Guinea-Bissau to ensure a peaceful and transparent election as voters go to the polls on Sunday to choose a new president. Nine candidates, including former prime minister Carlos Gomes Junior and ex-president Kumba Yala, are…

16 March 2012 - As the people of Guinea-Bissau prepare to elect a new president this weekend, the United Nations human rights chief today called on all sides to ensure that the polls are free and fair. "This is an opportunity for the Bissau-Guinean population to express its political will, and for…

20 March 2012 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended the people of Guinea-Bissau for taking part in a peaceful and orderly polling process in their country's weekend presidential election. Nine candidates, including former Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior and ex-president Kumba Yala…