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Ban congratulates people of Guinea-Bissau for peaceful presidential election
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…
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Guinea-Bissau’s priority now is completing political transition, says SRSG
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…
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UNCHR chief praises conduct of Senegal election, urges Mali and Guinea-Bissau to follow suit
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…
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Security Council urges political parties in Guinea-Bissau to engage in dialogue
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…
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Ban and Security Council strongly condemn Guinea-Bissau military coup
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…
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Restoration of constitutional order key to ending crisis in Guinea-Bissau – SRSG
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…
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Security Council demands 'immediate' restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau
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…
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UN delegation meets national stakeholders to discuss Security Council presidential statement
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…
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Heads of UN Peace Missions in West Africa met in Dakar
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…
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Secretary-General concerned over worsening situation in Guinea-Bissau
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…
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SRSG: political crisis in Guinea-Bissau worsens citizens’ living conditions
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…
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Security Council warns of sanctions if Guinea-Bissau political crisis continues
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…