What is the difference between a migrant and a refugee? What are the reasons that motivate a person to leave his/her country? Journalists and journalism students participated on Tuesday 13 August in a seminar on Media and Migrations, teaching them how to address these issues.
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Seminar on Media and Migrations
The workshop was the result of a unique collaboration between the German researchers from Dortmund, the Lusophone University (Guinea-Bissau), the International Organization for Migration and the UNIOGBIS’ program to…
the United Nations Integrated Office for Peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau, UNIOGBIS, through its Combatting Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime component (CDTOC), conducted a criminal investigation training seminar in Santo Domingo for 10 agents of the defense and security forces of the Cacheu region.
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UNIOGBIS trains law enforcement and National Guard officers in combatting drug trafficking
According to Muammar Baldé, United Nations official, this seminar aims at training border patrols in criminal investigation techniques, cross-border and transactional crimes, and other drug-related crimes.Participating in the…
World Humanitarian Day honors aid workers around the world who risk their own lives to help save and improve the lives of others.
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Video message on world humanitarian day 2019
This year, we pay special tribute to women humanitarians and the huge difference they make for millions of women, men and children in urgent need. From supporting civilians caught up in crisis to addressing disease outbreaks…
The Human Rights Section of the United Nations Integrated Office for Peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), in partnership with the National Defense Institute (IDN), organizes the workshop for instructors from the Armed Forces and employees of the National Institute of Defense from 20 to 23 August in Bissau.
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UNIOGBIS trains Guinea's Armed Forces in Training Design, Delivery and Methodology on Human Rights
The training was organized at the request of IDN to institutionalize human rights practices and behaviors within the Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces. Approximately 30 officers, 14 of whom are women, will learn the methodology for…
29 August 2019, the government of Guinea-Bissau, with technical support from the UNIOGBIS Human Rights section, started the elaboration of the report for the 3rd cycle of Universal Periodic Review( UPR).
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UNIOGBIS supports the government in the elaboration of the UPR 3rd cycle
The report will be drafted by a team composed of an eight-member inter-ministerial committee under the coordination of the National Commission on Human Rights, between 29 August and 20 September 2019. The drafting will be…
The three-day workshop, held at UNIOGBIS HQ in Bissau, is organized by the National Cell for the Treatment of Financial Information (CENTIF).
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UNIOGBIS Section for Combating Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime (CDTOC) conducts Training for Instructors on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
The purpose of the training is to increase capacities of law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and judges to investigate, prosecute and adjudicate crimes of money laundering, which is a critical element to prevent and combat…
On Saturday 7 September, the Guinean Judiciary Police (JP) proceeded with the destruction of 1,869 kilos of cocaine seized last week in the north of the country as a result of operation ‘Navara’.
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UNIOGBIS witnessed the incineration of around two tons of cocaine
Before being destroyed, the drugs were re-tested in the presence of National and international dignitaries, including members of the Diplomatic Corp, UN officials, INTERPOL and the media. In her remarks at the event, Filomena…
Since the inauguration of Guinea-Bissau’s new Government in July, the political arena has been dominated by preparation for presidential elections, the assistant chief for UN peacekeeping operations in Africa told the Security Council on Tuesday, briefing members on the state of the nation, and the UN peacebuilding office there (UNIOGBIS).
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‘All efforts must be made’ to ensure peaceful elections for Guinea-Bissau, Security Council hears
Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for the Department of Peacekeeping Affairs and Department of Peacekeeping Operations, commended the West African nation for “the successful holding of the legislative elections on 10…
In her first week in office, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Guinea-Bissau, Ms. Rosine Hadizatou Sori-Coulibaly met the national authorities and will continue her courtesy visits to national and international partners in Guinea-Bissau.
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SRSG Sori-Coulibaly meets national authorities on priorities: smooth completion of the electoral cycle and UN transition
Earlier this morning, Ms. Sori-Coulibaly met with the President of the Republic, Mr. José Mário Vaz. In a media stakeout after the visit, the Representative told journalists she had the honor of discussing the mission’s…
In December 2018, the UN signed a partnership with the recently created Journalists Consortium of Guinea-Bissau to create the first professional training course for journalists in the country.
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New training centre for journalists in Guinea-Bissau comes to life
Journalists and aspirants to the profession will be trained on ethics and conflict-sensitive reporting and will acquire multi-media production skills. The two yearlong curriculum also includes gender sensitive reporting in…
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) began today in Bissau, 23 september, a five-day training on specialized investigative techniques in the fight against drug trafficking and transnational organized crime for Supreme Court Judges, Prosecutors, Judicial Police Officers, among others.
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UNODC trains judges, magistrates and PJ officials in specialized investigative techniques
After congratulating the Judiciary Police on recent and massive drug seizures, UN Secretary-General Special Representative in Guinea-Bissau, Rosine Hadizatou Sori Coulibaly, said: “The problem of drug trafficking in Guinea…
To commemorate Democracy Day, September 15, on the theme of "Participation" and Peace Day, September 21, on the theme "Climate Action for Peace", UNIOGBIS and UN agencies held a series of outreach events with young people at universities and political parties in Bissau.
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UN joins Guinea-Bissau youth and women to celebrate Democracy and Peace Days
Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau, Rosine, Sori-Coulibaly met with women from the country and the region at the III Round Table for Peace. “I am very happy to see that women are leading in this…