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Parliament approved military discipline law but suspended debate on Code of Military Justice
This week the Guinea-Bissau popular National Assembly approved the Law on Military Discipline by majority of votes- over 60-, but suspended the debate on the draft law of the Code of Military Justice, on the grounds that MPs…
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The UN will continue to support prevention and response efforts against Ebola in Guinea-Bissau-SRSG
25 June 2015 – The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of (UNMEER), Peter Graaff, ended a two-day official visit today in Guinea-Bissau, calling on authorities and citizens to remain vigilant…
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Public Service in Guinea-Bissau
24 June 2015 - The United Nations Public Service Day was celebrated on 23 June under the theme "Innovating the Public Service to implement the post-2015 Development Agenda". The day aims to celebrate the value and virtue of…
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Bissau-Guinean authorities’ first year in office considered positive
2 July 2015 - The new authorities elected in 2014 completed one year in office on 4 July, which was considered positive by Bissau-Guineans, the international community and the Government despite the political, economic and…
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Cooperative movement in Guinea-Bissau taking baby steps
4 July 2015 - The United Nations have commemorated the 4th July as the International Day of Cooperatives. According to the UN, the cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their economic…
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UNIOGBIS trains presidential security team on advanced close protection
15 July 2015 - UNIOGBIS through its Rule of Law and Security Institutions (ROLSI), Police Reform Section, concluded today in Bissau, a four-week training for instructors of the presidential security team. The course covered…
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Who supports Guinea-Bissau developement
22 July 2015 - Guinea-Bissau is one of the poorest countries in the world with one of the lowest human development indexes and also one of the countries that receive more external financial support, including from the United…
4 November 2015 - The Institute of Women and Children (IMC, Portuguese acronym) wants more female representation in decision-making spheres, not only at the political level but also in Defense and Security Forces and their integration in peace-building missions across the world. A stand largely shared among the people who think women can tremendously contribute to security and conflict resolution as they are more inclined to peaceful resolution of conflict than men.
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More Bissau-Guinean women involved in peace and security - IMC
The United Nations celebrated on 31 October, the 15th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on “Women, Peace and Security”. Through Resolution 2242 (2015), adopted unanimously during a high…
The Third Meeting of the High Policy Committee (POLCOM) of the West African Coast Initiative (WACI) was held today in Bissau (Guinea Bissau), chaired by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, Mohamed Ibn Chambas.
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West Africa strengthens fight against drug trafficking and transnational crime
The fifty participants took stoke of the progress in the implementation of WACI, discussed solutions for countries in which its implementation is slow, and took new strategic directions for the extension of WACI until 2017…
The 25th November marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, under the theme: "From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Making Safe Education for All". In Guinea-Bissau the campaign was organized jointly by the Government and UN Women.
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16 Days of Activism to End Violence in Guinea-Bissau's homes
The conference that launched it was chaired by the Minister of Women, Family and Social Cohesion, who drew attention to the need to raise awareness on the urgent need to put an end to domestic violence and discrimination…
The Confederation of Associations of Defense and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Guinea-Bissau wants all barriers to integration and inclusion of people with disabilities in Guinea-Bissau to be eliminated.
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Confederation of people with disabilities demands integration and inclusion of people with disabilities
A group of women with disabilities expressed this same intention at the celebration of the International Day of People with Disabilities on December 3 this year, in Bissau, under the theme "Inclusion Matters: Access and…
Bissau 10 December (UNIOGBIS / PIU) - Human rights have been widely celebrated In Guinea-Bissau through a range of activities combined in 15 days of activism- “Quinzena dos Direitos” (Fortnight of Rights), which had its highest point on Human Rights Day, December 10, with an official ceremony at the Government Palace in Bissau. The event was chaired by the Minister of Justice and attended by the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Marco Carmignani.
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Guinea-Bissau celebrates Human Rights despite vulnerabilities
DSRSG Carmignani highlighted that "once Guinea-Bissau ratifies the Convention on the Protection from Enforced Disappearance, and its two Optional Protocols, this United Nations member-state will be the first one to integrate…