News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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: keeping current configuration until the end of the presidential elections (June…

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 Peacebuilding Commission. The members of the Security Council took note…

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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-Guinean Presidency Palace, Ambassador Anatolio Ndong Mba said that: “The…

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 UNIOGBIS, including through the use of the good offices and political…

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 country. As ballot counting is underway nobody knows which among the African…

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 each respectively. On the eve of the publication of the provisional results…

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 on the Conakry Agreement of 10 September 2016 and have drafted the…

"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 Excellence of Guinea-Bissau Media at the Hotel Ledger, organized by the Union of…

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-Bissau on 10 March and commended national actors and international…

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 East and in the northwestern sectors of Baro, S. Vicente, Calequisse, Ponta…

Furthermore, they stressed, “the date of the presidential election must also be set to take place in 2019.” Considering that the 10 March legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau were considered credible and transparent, the African Union, CPLP, ECOWAS, European Union, and the United Nations emphasize…