United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Modibo Touré of Mali as his new Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS).
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Secretary-General appoints Modibo Touré of Mali as Special Representative in Guinea-Bissau
Mr. Touré replaces Miguel Trovoada of São Tome and Principe, who completed his assignment on 30 April 2016. The Secretary-General is grateful for Mr. Trovoada’s leadership and for the accomplishments of the Mission during his…
Bissau, April 21, 2016, UNIOGBIS - The Ministry of Internal Affairs in collaboration with the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office for Guinea-Bissau –UNIOGBIS- held in Bubaque in the archipelago of Bijagos from 21 to 22 April, a conference on maritime and border security, combating drug trafficking and protection of natural resources.
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Bubaque Island hosts conference on maritime security and border control
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…
From left to right: Octavio Lopes, Representative of the President, the Speaker Cipriano Cassama and SRSG Miguel Trovoada
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Bissau-Guineans want stability pact
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…
Bissau, 17 May 2016 (UNIOGBIS / PIU) - The Configuration for Guinea-Bissau of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) acknowledged on Monday the effective preventive and deterrent role of the ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ECOMIB), and called on the international community to mobilize technical and financial resources and political support, to ensure the extension of its mandate beyond 30 June this year, the expiry date.
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PBC calls for rapid mobilization to allow continuation of ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau.
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…
22 May 2016 - The situation of prolonged political instability and, therefore deeply rooted in the consciousness of the Bissau Guinean society has raised a number of questions on how to find the solution for peace and to develop. After an 11 year-long struggle for independence, Guinea-Bissau only lived a few years of peace before, in 1998, plunging into a political and military conflict, the consequences of which remain in the political, economic and social spheres.
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National reconciliation: Path to stability in Guinea-Bissau
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…
Bissau, 26 May (UNIOGBIS/PIU) - The Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Mr. Taye-Brook Zerihoun, briefed today the Security Council on recent developments in Guinea-Bissau, and updated the Council on the good offices efforts of SRSG Modibo I. Touré since his arrival in the country.
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Security Council’s support to Guinea-Bissau is of utmost importance-Senior UN Official
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…
27 May 2016 – In the wake of protests in Guinea-Bissau, United Nations Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon today urged all political stakeholders and their supporters to act responsibly, refrain from violence and avoid an escalation of the situation by settling their concerns through dialogue.
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Guinea-Bissau: Ban urges all political stakeholders to avoid escalation after outbreak of protests
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…
Bissau, 25 May 2016 (UNIOGBIS / PIU) - Despite the transition to multiparty system in 1994, political parties, whose number reaches about 20, are often seen as the responsible for political and institutional instability that has been dragging for decades in the country, preventing its development. Evidence of this is the fact that to date, no elected government has remained in office for a full four-year term.
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Political parties are blamed for the crisis but they attribute it to poverty
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…
14 June 2016 – The longer the political crisis continues in Guinea Bissau, the more likely the country could see setbacks to its development and economic gains, warned the head of the United Nations peacebuilding office there, urging the Security Council to pay greater attention to the situation.
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Prolonged political crisis could erode Guinea Bissau’s development gains, UN envoy warns
“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…
Geneva/Bissau, 15 June (UNIOGBIS/PIU) - The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Mónica Pinto, presented her report today to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on her mission to Guinea-Bissau in October 2015 at the invitation of the State’s authorities. The document portrays a bleak picture of the judicial system in the country.
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Reforming Guinea-Bissau justice system will be a “monumental” task, says UN Special Rapporteur
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…
New York/Bissau, 16 June (UNIOGBIS) – The Security Council issued a press statement on 15 June following the briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea Bissau (UNIOGBIS), Mr. Modibo Ibrahim Touré, on the situation in Guinea-Bissau.
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Amidst political crisis, Security Council reiterates full commitment to support consolidation of peace and stability in Guinea-Bissau
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…
Bissau, 3 June 2016 (UNIOGBIS) - World Environment Day celebration on 5 June focuses on wildlife illegal trade. According to the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations and many of its partners have decided to tackle this illegal trade by establishing clear goals to end poaching in the new Sustainable Development Goals, approved last year by all 193 Member States.
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Environment conservation has to be done from development perspective - Environment Expert
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…