News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

30 November - The Second National Forum on Criminal Justice in Guinea-Bissau, organized by the Supreme Court of Justice with technical support from the UN Peace-building Support Office, UNIOGBIS, ended on Thursday 29 November in Bissau with a call for the creation of safety and the provision of…

7 December 2012 - Representatives of various police services in Guinea-Bissau issued a body of recommendations aimed at enhancing their effectiveness at the end of a seminar on criminal law organized on 4-5 December by the Judicial Police in collaboration with the UN Integrated Office for Peace…

13 December 2012 (UN News) - The United Nations Security Council has expressed "serious concern" over the lack of progress in the restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau. In addition, in a press statement issued on Thursday, the 15-member body noted that stabilisation can only be…

20 December 2012 - A human rights manual for the armed forces, produced by the UN Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau, UNIOGBIS, in collaboration with its partners, was validated this week in Bissau at a seminar organised by the Human Rights Section of UNIOGBIS. The manual is meant as…

26 December 2012 - A delegation made up of representatives of five international bodies, the African Union (AU), Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN), conducted a joint mission to Guinea…

29 December 2012- The United Nations System in Guinea-Bissau expresses its deepest condolences to the authorities and people of Guinea-Bissau for the lives lost during the boat tragedy of Friday 28 December 2012 and joins them in mourning this tragedy. The United Nations System offers, in particular…

3 January 2013 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS). The new Special Representative succeeds Joseph Mutaboba of Rwanda, who…

5 February 2013 - In spite of the recent steps taken by various parties in Guinea-Bissau to advance the transition process, insecurity and impunity are still serious issues that the Government must urgently address, a senior United Nations official said today in New York. "Notwithstanding the…

13 February 2013 - The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, arrived on Wednesday, 13 February 2013, in Bissau. Speaking to journalists at the airport, Ramos-Horta expressed his intention, based on the mandate he received from the Security…

13 February 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, was received on Wednesday 13 February 2013 by Transitional Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros, marking the start of a series of meetings Mr. Ramos-Horta plans to have with stakeholders…

15 February 2013 - Speaking to the press today after meeting for over two hours with Transitional President Serifo Nhamajo, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, gave an overview of meetings he had with various stakeholders and partners since his…

21 February 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, on Wednesday attended a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers in Bissau at the invitation of the country's Prime Minister, Rui Duarte de Barros.Mr. Ramos-Horta, who had earlier been received…