News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

28 November 2013 - UNIOGBIS Chief Political Affairs Section (PAS), Martinho Chachiua, today called on the "commitment" of participants from civil society, political parties and the media, who attended a specialized training on electoral procedures and dispute resolution held in Bissau.The series of…

5 December 2013 - The chairman of the National Defense Institute (IDN, Portuguese acronym ) of Guinea-Bissau, Lieutenant Colonel Terence Mendes, today called on the ethics of journalists during the electoral process at the opening ceremony of the conference on "Media and National Interest"…

06 December 2013 - On the passing away of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace prize laureate and former President of the Republic of South Africa, the SRSG, José Ramos-Horta, pays him a special tribute in this message of condolences.A great human being passes away, but he lives through his legacy of courage…

29 November 2013 - The first phase of the training of judges, prosecutors and lawyers on Human Rights in the administration of Justice in Guinea-Bissau was closed today following a week of work that started on 22 November in Bissau.The closing ceremony was chaired by the Director of the Judicial…

10 December 2013 - The United Nations Security Council today urged a return to constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, which has postponed presidential and legislative elections until next year, and warned that it would consider further measures - such as sanctions - against anyone who hampers such…

16 December 2013 - The Special Representative of the Secretary - General of the United Nations in Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, calls on expeditious and effective work of the Commission put in place by the Prime Minister to investigate the transport, under threat, of illegal passengers in a TAP (…

16 de Dezembro de 2013 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, expressed hope and expectation that the Prosecutor General's Office will complete the investigation into the lynching of a Nigerian citizen and the attack on the…

19 December 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, José Ramos-Horta, in a message addressed to Bissau-Guinean People makes the balance of the year 2013 and unvails his perspectives for 2014. This is the message of the chief of the United Nations Integrated Office for…

24 December 2013 - The SRSG, José Ramos-Horta welcomes the press conference of the Minister of Justice, held on 23 December, and the briefing provided by the Prime Minister to UNIOGBIS on the outcome of the commission led by the Minister of Justice that looked into the events of 10 December 2013…

10 January 2014 - In the context of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) to Guinea Bissau working visit to Cacheu region (North) , on January 7th and 8th, to monitor the ongoing voter registration process, Jose Ramos-Horta stated a fact on the ongoing phase of the electoral…

10 January 2014 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) to Guinea-Bissau and his counterpart from African Union held a meeting with transition President of the Republic to debate the internal politic momentum in the country. The transition President, Serifo Nhamajo hosted…

16 January 2014 – The Chair of the Guinea-Bissau Configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Ambassador António de Aguiar Patriota, and the Assistant of the Secretary General, Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins are visiting the country for a week, from January 20th, at the invitation of the Special…