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Conakry/Bissau, 14 October (UNIOGBIS / PIU) - After four days of talks in Conakry, the main actors in the Guinea-Bissau have agreed to a "consensual procedure of choosing a Prime Minister who the President of the Republic will thrust.” The Speaker of the People's National Assembly, the Prime…

Supported by the Representatives of the United Nations, African Union, and European Union in Guinea-Bissau, the West African regional organization is mediating to end the over year-long political crisis in the country. At the end of a 24-hour visit to Bissau, and consultations with the President of…

Presided over by President of the Republic of Guinea, Alpha Conde, and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediator for Guinea-Bissau, Bissau-Guinean protagonists signed a nine-point agreement. After SRSG Touré’s briefing, the Members of the Security Council released a statement where…

"On the 70th anniversary of the Organization, we have 17 goals to push us toward a better future for all of us on a healthy planet," the Secretary-General emphasized in his message, and asked everyone to support the new Secretary General, António Guterres in its mission to promote peace, human…

Since the beginning of this crisis, several national and international actors have been involved in the search for a solution. Such efforts have resulted, for example, in the Bissau and Conakry agreements. The Bissau agreement identified six steps to achieve stability for the remaining period of the…

The right to citizenship is provided for in the Constitution of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, article 44, paragraphs 1 and 2. Leopoldo Amado researcher and Director of the Institute of Studies and Research, says however that “in Guinea-Bissau, most people do not exercise their right to citizenship…

Violence against women is a violation of human rights. According to a global review of the 2013 data available, 35 percent of women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence. Women in Guinea-Bissau suffer from various types of violence, and female genital mutilations and early marriages…

According to the UNESCO Declaration, "tolerance is first and foremost an active attitude based on the recognition of the universal rights of the human person and the fundamental freedoms of the other." It goes on to say that "it is a virtue that makes peace Possible and contributes to replace a…

The date serves to raise awareness of the need for prevention, research and public policies to care for people with HIV. According to studies conducted by the National Institute of Health (INASA), Guinea-Bissau has a prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS (3.3%) and HIV-1 infection was the most frequent (1.8%)…

In Guinea Bissau, the 16 days of activism will be filled with an awareness campaign to eliminate violence against women; which includes many activities as djumbais (community meetings) in communities and schools and among others. This campaign also includes broadcasting 16 spots with same number of…

Despite the promotion efforts, the Guinean Human Rights League's (LGDH) diagnosis of the situation in its most recent report covering the period 2013-2015 is worrying: "citizens systematically view their rights violated, in particular the rights to Freedom of Expression and demonstration associated…

"Facing the past to build Guinea-Bissau of tomorrow" (in Creole, NÓ NFRENTA PASADO PA NÔ KUMPU GUINÉ-BISSAU DI AMANHÃ) is the theme of the symposium which main objectives are to: -Raise national awareness over the importance of dealing with the past to lift the country from the cycle of instability…