The workshop on the Mid-Term Review of the Strategic Partnership Framework between the United Nations and the Government of Guinea-Bissau (UNPAF) for the period 2016-2018 was on 8 November in Bissau.
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Citizens claim United Nations must work to improve governance, stability and strengthening rule of law
The UNPAF review is "an expression of the common will of the two parties to further strengthen their partnership to break the vicious circle of political instability and poverty, in which the country has plunged for more than…
The UN Security Council today will discuss the situation in Guinea-Bissau and a Special report of the Secretary-General on the strategic assessment of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau which recommends the exit of the Office by the end of 2020.
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UN Security Council discusses situation in Guinea-Bissau and UNIOGBIS exit by 2020
The Special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau-UNIOGBIS- was released on 6 December, recommending the drawdown of the political mission in three phases…
The Security Council issued a press statement today following the briefing on 21 December, on the special report of the Secretary-General on the assessment of UNIOGBIS and the latest political developments in Guinea-Bissau.
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Security Council reaffirms importance of holding genuinely free and fair legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau no later than 10 March 2019
Taye-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Ambassador Mauro Vieira, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chair of the Guinea-Bissau Configuration of the…
The Media Innovation Consortium of Guinea-Bissau (CMICS) was presented to the public today at a press conference in Bissau. To mark the occasion, it launched a grant competition for investigative journalism.
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New Media Consortium of Guinea-Bissau launches competition for Investigative Journalism
CMICS is a non-profit association that brings together the main networks and associations of journalists, such as the Union of Journalists and Technicians of Social Communication (SINJOTECS), the Journalists Association (OJ…
After Côte d’Ivoire, the Security Council ended its 24-hour visit to Guinea-Bissau today after a last meeting with the President of the Republic, Jose Mario Vaz.
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Outcome of visit to Guinea-Bissau “totally positive” - Security Council President
The mission was co-led by Ambassador Kacou Houadja Léon Adom of Côte d’Ivoire and Ambassador Anatolio Ndong Mba of Equatorial Guinea, which holds the Council presidency during February. Addressing the media at the Bissau…
Security Council yesterday took resolution 2458 extending the mandate of UNIOGBIS for one year until 28 February 2020.
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Reconfigured UNIOGBIS after completion of 2019 electoral cycle will close by end 2020 – Security Council
Stressing that the reconfiguration of UNIOGBIS should take place after the completion of the electoral cycle in 2019, the Council reaffirmed that the electoral process remains a priority. Thus, the Security Council requests…
761,676 bissau-Guineans were expected to vote yesterday for legislative elections.
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Peaceful legislative elections in a bid to end political instability and pave way for recovery
No incident was reported and generally speaking the polls were peaceful with organizers, voters, civil society and international community hoping that they will definitively end the four-year political instability in the…
The African Party of Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) won the legislative elections on March 10, with 47 of the 102 mandates in Parliament, the National Election Commission revealed today, at a press conference led by its president José Pedro Sambú.
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CNE announced provisional results of the parliamentary elections in Guinea-Bissau
The second most voted party was the Movement for Democratic Alternation (MADEM-G15) with 27 mandates, followed by the 21-term Social Renewal Party (PRS), Union for Change (UM) and Party for New Democracy (PND) with 1 mandate…
A Civil Society Organizations Network for Public Policy Monitoring was formally established in Bissau today through a Constituent Assembly on April 26.
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Guinean civil society gears up to monitor and support state reform
12 civil society organizations, including the Guinean Human Rights League and Tiniguena, which have coordinated the works. The idea of setting up the network came from the group of organizations that have been following up…
Guinea-Bissau journalists today mark the World Press Freedom Day dedicated to Journalism and Democracy with their first Gala of Excellence and a journalism class on TV.
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Guinea-Bissau journalists celebrate World Press Freedom Day dedicated to democracy with award Gala
"Being and seeming to be a journalist in Guinea Bissau" is the theme of the live lecture on the National Television of Guinea-Bissau at 6 pm, promoted by the Lusophone University. At 7:30 p.m., starts the 1st Gala of…
In the final communiqué of its 34th annual meeting, which took place this year in Bissau, the Heads of UN Peace Missions in West Africa urged all political parties represented at the National People's Guinea-Bissau "to work together constructively to enable that legislative body to focus on post-electoral priorities.
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Heads of UN peace Missions in Western Africa call on Guinea-Bissau political leaders to focus on post-election priorities
In addition, they stressed that the timely appointment of a new prime minister by the President of the Republic is crucial. " The Heads of Missions welcomed peaceful, credible and transparent parliamentary elections in Guinea…
UNIOGBIS is undertaking the third edition of its community outreach programme on the Mission’s mandate and transition, constitutional framework, reforms and electoral process, and promotion of citizenship.
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Communities in remote areas want decision-making power closer to them
Between 17 and 26 May, three teams travelled to 15 different villages in remote areas including on the islands of Orango, Galinhas, Bolama, Bubaque and Soga, as well as Xitole, Bambadinca Contubuel, Ganado and Cosse in the…