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The conference took place at the regional UNIOGBIS Office, inaugurated on the same day by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General –SRSG- for Guinea-Bissau, Miguel Trovoada, in the presence of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Guinea-Bissau, Luis Manuel Cabral, several ambassadors…

Bissau, 3 May 2016 - Participants in the two-day talks on stability - "No Mistida i Stability" (we want stability, in Creole) which took place on 27-28 March at the National Assembly in Bissau, organized by UNIOGBIS, recommended that the organs of sovereignty and the nation’s resources to sign a…

In light of resolutions A/ RES/70/262 and S / RES / 2282 (2016) on the review of the Peacebuilding architecture, PBC urges Member States to make good use of resources to ensure the continuity of ECOMIB, in order to help Guinea-Bissau avoid a relapse into tensions. ECOMIB, the military and police…

The country was thus faced with the need to stop, review and reflect on their political and social history and design a new step in its full progress through a reconciliation process that was baptized - Paths to Peace and Development Consolidation. The idea emerged and was advocated for two years…

Opening his remarks, Mr. Zerihoun informed the Security Council that President Vaz appointed Mr. Baciro Djá as Prime Minister, which triggered protesters to stone the Presidential Palace. The situation was calm after military and police intervened. The Assistant Secretary-General for Political…

The Secretary-General is “deeply concerned” over the situation in Guinea-Bissau following the President’s decision to appoint a new Prime Minister and the subsequent protests in opposition to that move, said a statement issued by Mr. Ban’s spokesperson. According to the statement, the UN chief noted…

Political scientist and INEP researcher, Rui Jorge Semedo, explains that "the political problems facing the country today have their primary causes on the current political context of the PAIGC, but much more than that, it is a problem that comes far from the independence of the Guinea-Bissau and it…

“The current situation calls for innovative strategies to deliver services and support the resilient population of Guinea-Bissau,” Modibo Touré, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) said today in his first…

In her findings, the Special Rapporteur said in almost every meeting during the visit, the state of the justice system in Guinea-Bissau was described as “sad”, “terrible” and “reflecting the situation of the country”. As a result, justice is distant from the people and poor; Impunity is rampant…

The members of the Security Council expressed their serious concern over the latest political developments in Guinea-Bissau( the documents reads) and encouraged national actors to abide by the Constitution and the rule of law, while striving to find a political solution to the crisis. The Security…

In Guinea-Bissau citizens and organizations that protect the environment have been mostly concerned with illegal logging. Citizens believe that people should change their behavior and do not repeat the same mistakes of the past and should bet on the "planting of new trees and passing of a law…

The celebrations of the fortnight of the Child under the theme "Conflict and Crisis in Africa", let us protect all the rights of children" are of special importance this year not only because they coincide with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the National Children's Parliament, but also…