UNIOGBIS is promoting a series of seminars on military leadership in Guinea-Bissau. The first event was held on 9 and 10 May 2018, in the Armed Forces club in Bissau. On 16 and 17 May was the turn of army officials and in the following weeks, UNIOGBIS Military advisor will offer his training integrated ion an ongoing Officers course. Close to 100 military will be reached.
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UNIOGBIS holds seminars on military leadership for the Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau
The main goal is to share knowledge on military leadership approaches and military values, duties, responsibilities and the respect for the Constitution. UNIOGBIS Senior Military Adviser Colonel Costa Neto, who led the…
The 1,000 women who gathered at the first forum of women and girls for peace in Guinea-Bissau on 25 May said that Guinean women have the potential to fight and win and to make peace and stability prevail. Concerned about the political situation in Guinea-Bissau, they appealed to peace and asked to be heard because their voices count. UN Under-Secretary-General Ana Maria Menendez was present, heard and offered support.
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Guinean women call for peace and stability in the country
At the opening session of the Forum, the Coordinator of the Guinean Women's Council (CMG), Francisca Vaz, said that "the cyclical instability experienced in Guinea-Bissau for several years contributed to the continuous…
On 25 May, the Organizing Committee of the National Conference - Paths to Peace and Development (OCNC) presented to parliament its final report based on consultations conducted from 2007 to 2017. The report "In the Name of Peace" recommends reforms and different models of reconciliation. Welcoming the report, ANP Chair, Cipriano Cassama said that if its recommendations were implemented new era of peace opens for Guinean society.
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OCNC report: "If recommendations are implemented, it will be the beginning of a new era of Peace" - ANP Chair
"The title 'In the name of Peace' reflects the recognition that our people, claiming truth and justice, have decided to deal with their difficult past, it translates a strong symbolism and carries all the aspirations of the…
The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) presented this Tuesday in Bissau the project portfolio for Guinea-Bissau, estimated at US $ 7.3 million.
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United Nations Peacebuilding Fund presents project portfolio for Guinea-Bissau
The project portfolio consists of five new projects aimed at contributing to peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau by facilitating political dialogue, strengthening the formal and informal justice sectors, creating a professional…
The chair of the UN Sanctions Committee established under resolution 2048, Anatolio Ndong Mba, is in Guinea-Bissau for a two-day visit with a view to obtaining first-hand accounts on the sanctions measures imposed by Security Council resolution 2048 (2012) and discuss political developments in Guinea-Bissau.
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Visit by the Chair of the 2048 Sanctions Committee to Guinea-Bissau
Mr. Anatolio Ndong Mba, is Chair of 2048 Sanctions Committee and Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea to the UN. His delegation will meet with top Bissau-Guinean officials, political parties, civil society…
The two-week “Methodology and Didactic Training of Trainer Course” focusing on Electoral Violence and Security (EVS) ended today at the United Nations Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau -UNIOGBIS- with the 30 participants and facilitators happy to have reached each other their expectations and goals.
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Guinea-Bissau police prepares to preventing violence and ensuring security during elections
The course aimed to enhance the understanding and application of electoral laws and the individual voter’s right to vote by law enforcement agencies designated with the responsibility of maintaining law and order to ensure…
To mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, this Tuesday 26 June, the United Nations urged all countries to promote prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration services, as well as to ensure access to controlled medications. In Guinea-Bissau the prevention campaign continued in schools.
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Corruption opens the door to drug trafficking and money laundering
In the last decade, Guinea Bissau has been dubbed by several observers as a "narco-state", such as the prevalence of drug trafficking, including cocaine from South America bound for Europe. The scenario has changed in recent…
About 50 senior officials representing the Sovereign Organs, public institutions, civil society and banking entities in Guinea-Bissau met on Wednesday to analyze and identify measures to strengthen preventing and combating drug trafficking and other forms of transnational organized crime.
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National and international experts recommend enhanced coordination and cooperation mechanisms to combat drug trafficking and other forms of transnational organized crime
At the end of the day, the group recommended, inter alia, support for transformative reforms in the defense, security and justice sectors, investment in training political and administrative actors on the impact of drug…
The Chair of the Guinea-Bissau Configuration of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and permanent representative of Brazil to the UN, has ended his visit to Bissau, confident that since his last sojourn a year ago, there has been a great progress towards normalization of the political situation.
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Total normalization in Guinea-Bissau is to come with next November elections - Ambassador Mauro Vieira
“We now see a normalization of politics, in the Parliament, in the government, which is generally fully functioning and another important step is taken towards total normalization that will be the next November elections,”…
On 24-27 July the Military Adviser of UNIOGBIS in partnership with the General Staff of the Guinean Armed Forces conducted a training on communication for about 60 staff of the military. The event took place at the Armed Forces Club in Bissau and aimed to share good relationship practices between society and the media and to improve the dissemination of information on the activities of the Armed Forces.
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Bissau-Guinean Army improve its media skills
The event also served to strengthen Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces as a democratic institution and strengthen its capacities as a State body to function increasingly effectively, transparently and in line with the constitution…
The Parliament of Guinea-Bissau today, 2 August, unanimously approved a law to ensure a minimum quota of 36% of women’s representation to be respected in elections or appointments to the National Assembly and Local Governments, with a view to achieving parity.
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Guinea-Bissau Parliament passes law to ensure gender balanced political representation
The law was unanimously voted by the 81 MPs present. The National Assembly (ANP) thus concluded two days of discussion under the leadership of the chairman of the Specialized Commission for Women and Children, Ms. Martina…
On 14-17 August, UNIOGBIS, through its Military Adviser, in partnership with Armed Forces General Staff of Guinea-Bissau, organized in Bissau a seminar on peace missions for more than 60 officers of the Guinean Armed Forces.
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Preparing Bissau-Guinean Armed Forces for UN Peace Missions
The training aimed to strengthen the Armed Forces as democratic institutions, enhance their capacity as a state organ to function effectively and constitutionally, assist the military in the promotion and protection of human…