Bissau, 14 December (UNIOGBIS/PIU) - The Heads of the United Nations Peace Missions in West Africa held their Twenty- eighth high-level consultation meeting on 11 December 2015 in Abidjan. The bi-annual meeting was chaired by Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA).
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Heads of UN peace missions in West Africa concerned with lack of lasting stability in Guinea-Bissau
The objective of the meeting was to review progress in the implementation of the respective UN mandates in the region, to strengthen coordination in order to address common challenges in the areas of elections, security…
Bissau, 31 December 2015 - The United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), through its Sections and Units, including Political Affairs, Gender and Public Information supported from 27-29 December, the training of civil society organizations and women’s groups on communication, advocacy and lobby, simultaneously in Bafata, Buba and Sao Domingos.
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UNIOGBIS trains women for more participation in politics and decision-making spheres in Guinea-Bissau
The training targeted 25 participants in each city and contributed to enhance their capacity to enable them to play a constructive role in Guinea-Bissau’s democratic process and governance. The training also focused on the…
Bissau, 18 January 2016 (UNIOGBIS/PIU) - The New Year brought more tension to the political scene in Guinea-Bissau. A group of 15 MPs of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) joined those of the main opposition Party for Social Renewal (PRS) thus obtaining the majority, and decided to continue parliamentary proceedings after the Parliament Speaker, Cipriano Cassama, suspended the 18 January session on the government program, due to disturbances in the room.
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Political crisis in Guinea-Bissau: UN Secretary-General's Representative continues mediation efforts
In an attempt to push through his government program in the National Popular Assembly for the second time on Monday, PAIGC expelled and requested the replacement of 15 of its MPs last Friday - whom had prevented the approval…
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SRSG ON THE ONGOING PHASE OF THE ELECTORAL i/e REGISTRATION PROCESS
Bissau-UNIOGBIS, 10 JAN-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 7 th and 8 th, to monitor the ongoing voter…
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RAMOS-HORTA AND OVÍDIO PEQUENO MEET SERIFO NHAMAJO
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…
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PBC AMBASSADOR A.PATRIOTA AND ASG MS.JUDY CHENG-HOPKINS VISITING BISSAU
UNIOGBIS hosts a press conference on January 23 rd, Thursday, from 12:30-13:30 The Chair of the Guinea-Bissau Configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Ambassador António de Aguiar Patriota, and the Assistant of…
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Joint communiqué by the international partners of Guinea-Bissau ON THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
The special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Guinea-Bissau communicates the Joint Statement agreed upon by the international partners of Guinea-Bissau after meetings at UNIOGBIS, on 14 January 2014, and at the…
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SRSG JOSE RAMOS-HORTA MET WITH THE THREE SENSITIVITIES OF PAIGC
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) of UN for Guinea-Bissau hosted in separate meetings the leaders of the three sensitivities of PAIGC at UNIOGBIS headquarters to assess the national political…
New York/Bissau,1 February 2016 - The Guinea-Bissau Configuration of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) is concerned by the political and institutional tensions in Guinea-Bissau. This situation is troubling insofar as it is causing an unnecessary climate of uncertainty in the country.
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Statement by the Guinea-Bissau Configuration of the UN Peacebuilding Commission on the political impasse in Guinea-Bissau
The PBC underscores that this situation has been negatively impacting on the functioning of the State, including the disruption of vital social services to the population. The PBC exhorts all political and social stakeholders…
17 February 2016 – The political impasse in Guinea-Bissau could delay implementation of critical reforms and erode progress in the West African country’s development, the United Nations envoy there warned the Security Council today.
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Guinea-Bissau’s political stalemate taking toll on development – UN envoy
The drawn-out political crisis in Guinea-Bissau is taking a toll on development and the situation could get worse in the absence of “a frank and sincere dialogue” involving all parties concerned, Miguel Trovoada, the…
26 February 2016 – The United Nations Security Council today extended the mandate of the UN Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau, known as UNIOGBIS, for an additional 12 months so that it can continue to assist the country in its path towards peace and reform.
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Security Council extends UN Guinea-Bissau office for another year
Under its renewed mandate, which will begin on 1 March 2016 until 28 February 2017, UNIOGBIS will continue to focus on supporting an inclusive political dialogue and national reconciliation process to strengthen democratic…
Bissau, March 2, 2016 (UNIOGBIS / UIP) - Concerned about the political situation, Bissau-Guineans call on political actors to take into account the recommendations of the UN Security Council that on 26 February extended the mandate of the Integrated UN Office for Peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) for another year.
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Bissau-Guineans call for stronger UN presence
"The renewal of UNIOGBIS mandate is very important for the country, given that it plays an important role - to truly reconcile Guineans, I witness the efforts of UNIOGBIS representatives who have passed in the country, and…