On 24 May the group of five international partners of Guinea-Bissau - the African Union, CPLP, ECOWAS, European Union, and the United Nations - issued a statement expressing concern for the new political impasse and call for the “urgent” appointment of a new prime minister and government respecting the “sovereign will of the people of Guinea-Bissau” expressed in the 10 March legislative elections.
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AU, CPLP, ECOWAS, EU, and UN call for “urgent” appointment of new PM and presidential election date
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…
This week, Guinea-Bissau was celebrating Eid-al fitr, the "Celebration of the End of Fasting."
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Muslims bring peace message after Ramadan ends
O fim do Ramadão é celebrado por todos os Bissau-Guineenses, muçulmanos, cristãos e animistas, que partilham os feriados e as festas de todas as religiões. Líderes religiosos e população orgulham-se da sua tolerância…
From 08 to 09 July, UNIOGBIS Gender Unit, jointly with the Women Mediators Network (REMUME) of Guinea Bissau, continued the series of training courses on mediation and dialogue for conflict resolutions at the community level.
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Strengthening the operational capacity of the Women Mediators Network
After two regional training courses held in June, 48 community leaders (28 women and 20 men), members of the WMN and other mediation actors on the ground, were selected to participate in this advanced training course at…
On 9 July, the UNIOGBIS Human Rights Section in partnership with the Human Rights Defenders Network provided technical support to civil society organizations for the holding of the Validation Workshop for the Civil Society Report for the 3rd Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review of Guinea-Bissau.
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Validation Workshop for the Report of Civil Society for the Universal Periodic Review of Guinea-Bissau
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process that involves a review of the human rights records of all United Nations Member States, providing an opportunity for each State to take stock of what actions it has…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the Government of Guinea Bissau and the Ana Pereira Foundation, celebrated today in Bissau World Population Day under the motto "25 years of the ICPD: Accelerating the Promises" .
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Under the motto "25 years of the ICPD: Accelerating the promises" was celebrated in Bissau the World Population Day
The date was marked by the submission of reports concerning the commitment of Cairo (CIPD) and its assumption by the Youth of different institutions of the country. The main ceremony, which took place at the French Cultural…
As part of its mission to support women's participation in politics and decision-making, the UN Women Program in Guinea-Bissau, in partnership with UNIOGBIS, will promote between 11 and 12 July 2019 , a national atelier for discussion and reflection on the implementation of the parity law in the last legislative elections, lessons learned and the main challenges for an inclusive and democratic electoral process.
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UN Women promotes a national workshop on parity law and the lessons learned in the last parliamentary elections
This event will allow participants to analyze the legal framework of the Guinean political system, namely the constitution of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, parity law, electoral law and the framework law of political parties…
As part of the commemoration of Nelson Mandela International Day, dedicated to offering 67 minutes to the community (representing the years Nelson Mandela dedicated to humanity), a group of 18 citizens from the most remote regions of Guinea-Bissau visited the organs of sovereignty of their country.
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Citizens from the regions visit organs of sovereignty on Nelson Mandela Day - July 18
The group, representing citizens from the regions of Quinara, Bafatá, Cacheu and the Autonomous Sector of Bissau visited the government Palace, where they delivered messages to the Prime Minister during a ministerial session…
With the purpose of contributing to peacebuilding and the rule of law in Guinea-Bissau, the Civil Society Movement for Peace, Democracy and Development / Bafatá, in collaboration with UNIOGBIS Human Rights Section, held a “Civil-Military Dialogue” in Bafatá.
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Civil-Military Dialogue in Bafatá
The initiative aimed at strengthening cooperation and trust between civil society and the military, contributing to a culture of peace, stability and the rule of law, in which human rights are guaranteed and respected. It…
Between July 30 and 31, the Political Affairs section of the United Nations Integrated Office for Peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) held monitoring visits to political parties, regional authorities and civil society organizations in the Quinara and Tombali regions.
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UNIOGBIS conducts monitoring visit to political parties in the regions
During their stay in Buba, (Quinara region), UN political advisers held separate meetings with members of the regional government and political parties, specifically MADEM-G15, PAIGC, APU-PDGB and PRS, to discuss lessons…
The United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), through its Combatting Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime component (CDTOC), organized a two-day training for 20 investigators in Buba.
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UNIOGBIS organizes a training seminar on drugs for Law Enforcement and National Guard officers
According to Muammar Baldé, a UN official, the seminar aimed at training border patrols in criminal investigation techniques, cross-border and transactional crimes, and other drug-related offenses. The seminar included 10…
On 31 July, the Guinea-Bissau writers’ association held a brainstorming retreat attended by UN and non-UN experts in various fields to help develop the storylines, characters and themes to be included in the first soap opera ever produced in the country.
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Work continues on the first Bissau-Guinean soap opera
Around 50 participants discussed the different aspects of Bissau-Guinean life, culture and traditions to be included in the series entitled “Sun and sweat”, inspired by the national anthem. The retreat, which took place at…
UNIOGBIS Senior Military Adviser organized a two-week training course in crisis communication and social media management for the Guinean Armed Forces, from 22 July to 2 August at the amura Military HQ in Bissau.
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UNIOGBIS holds communication course for the Armed Forces
Around 15 military press officers participated in the exercise, acquiring new skills allowing them to deal with the media, give individual and collective interviews, draft statements and manage information in crisis…