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Mediations in Guinea-Bissau and Mali should ensure return to constitutional order – SG
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…
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Security Council imposes travel ban on Guinea-Bissau coup leaders
18 May 2012 - The Security Council today imposed a travel ban against five military officers who seized power from the civilian government in Guinea-Bissau last month, and urged Member States to ensure that the sanctioned…
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Bilateral and multilateral partners hold consultations on Security Council Resolution 2048
25 May 2012 - As part of their regular consultations on Guinea-Bissau, ambassadors and representatives of international organisations today held a consultive meeting chaired by the Special Representative of the Secretary…
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Pillay urges new transitional authorities and military to respect human rights
25 May 2012 - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay took note that on 22 May the Military Command in Guinea Bissau handed over power to a transitional civilian government, following the signature of a…
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UNIOGBIS condemns use of force against demonstrators
28 May 2012 - The United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) today condemned the use of force by members of Guinean security and defense forces on Friday, 25 May 2012, against a group of…
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SRSG Mutaboba and partners discuss ways to return’s normalcy
7 June 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNIOGBIS today attended a meeting in Abidjan organized by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and the UN…
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Technical meeting on Security Sector Reform in Guinea-Bissau
21 June 2012 - Bilateral and multilateral partners in Bissau today held a technical meeting aimed to exchange views on their support to the Security Sector Reform (SSR) process in Guinea-Bissau. "This is not a new initiative…
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UNIOGBIS holds workshop on the Role of Female Journalists on Dialogue and Peace Consolidation
26 June 2012 - Approximately 35 journalists from Guinea-Bissau professional and community media, most of them female journalists are participating in a three-day workshop, in Bissau, focused on the Role of Female Journalists…
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UN Africa II Director in Bissau to better support Guineans efforts in addressing political crisis
5 July 2012 - UN Africa II director João Honwana today completed a 2-day visit in Bissau aimed at discussing with the United Nations office (UNIOGBIS) and partners how to best support Guinea-Bissau in resolving its current…
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Guineans keen to talk frankly and tell the truth to each other
11 July 2012 - After almost three weeks consulting national stakeholders over the political situation facing their country, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Joseph Mutaboba says there are signs…
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Security Council urged to call for unified strategy that would restore legitimate order in G-B
27 July 2012- Describing the divergent positions of Guinea-Bissau's international partners on the transitional process emerging in the country following the 12 April military coup d'état, the Secretary-General's Special…
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Security Council calls for consensus on restoring stability in Guinea-Bissau
30 July 2012- Security Council today called on all political actors and civil society in Guinea-Bissau to engage in a consensual, inclusive and nationally-owned process to restore constitutional order in the country.In a…