News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

28 March 2012 - The United Nations envoy for Guinea-Bissau today stressed the need for strong international engagement to help the country complete the current political transition and move ahead on priorities such as reforming the security sector and tackling drug trafficking and organized crime…

28 March 2012 - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday congratulated Senegal on the conduct of a peaceful, free, fair and transparent second round of presidential elections in the country, and called on other countries in the region to follow suit. "At a time of uncertainty…

30 March 2012 - The Security Council today urged political parties in Guinea-Bissau to engage in dialogue ahead of the upcoming run-off elections next month to ensure a peaceful conclusion to the electoral process that started in January, and to be able to maintain unity and stability in the country…

13 April 2012 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council today strongly condemned the military coup that took place in Guinea-Bissau and demanded the immediate restoration of constitutional order. Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau, a West African nation that has been beset by coups, misrule…

19 April 2012 - The United Nations envoy for Guinea-Bissau today urged the international community to ensure that any solution for the current political crisis in the West African country is based on a process that reflects the will of the people and a commitment to the restoration of constitutional…

21 April 2012 - Raising the possibility of targeted sanctions, the United Nations Security Council today demanded the immediate restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, as well as the reinstatement of the West African country's legitimate government. "The Security Council further…

24 April 2012 - A United Nations delegation headed by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Resident Coordinator of the UN in Guinea-Bissau Gana Fofang on Saturday week-end initiated meetings with national stakeholders to transmit the Security Council presidential statement…

2 May 2012 - The Heads of the United Nations (UN) Peace Missions in West Africa on Tuesday held their twenty-third high-level consultation in Dakar to review the progress in the coordination of the action of the UN in promoting stability in the sub-region. The meeting was chaired by Said Djinnit…

3 May 2012 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern that despite the international community's calls for the restoration of civilian rule in Guinea-Bissau, the military junta there remains in power while the country's security and socio-economic situation deteriorates. "The collective…

7 May 2012 - The current political crisis in Guinea-Bissau is worsening the living conditions of its citizens, the Secretary-General's Special Representative in the West African country, Joseph Mutaboba, Monday said, stressing that an inclusive sustainable solution among all national stakeholders is…

8 May 2012 - As negotiations towards finding a solution to the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau continue, the Security Council today reiterated its readiness to consider targeted sanctions against those involved in last month's military coup if the situation is not resolved. "The members of the…

17 May 2012 - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon considered that the mediation processes in Guinea-Bissau and Mali should led to a full and speedy return to constitutional order in the two West African countries where military recently seized the power. "We believe it is critical to ensure that…