A joint high-level international mission of UN, ECOWAS, African Union and CPLP was in Bissau to assess preparations for the presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau, scheduled for November 24 of the year in course.
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International community says presidential election must happen in 2019
After separate meetings with Bissau-Guinean political actors and heads of sovereign bodies - President of the Republic, José Mário Vaz, President of the National People's Assembly (ANP), Cipriano Cassamá and the Prime…
UNIOGBIS marked the 74th United Nations Day in the country’s capital, Bissau, with a series of events targeting both the local population and the Government.
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United Nations and Guinea-Bissau mark UN Day, launch My World Survey
An event, scheduled to take place in the National People’s Assembly in presence of members of the Government and UN officials, was cancelled at the last minute for reasons beyond the Mission’s control as well as that of the…
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UNIOGBIS Communiqué on Guinea-Bissau's political situation
The United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) is saddened and concerned to learn about the death of a civilian and injury to several others, reportedly following a demonstration in Bissau on…
At the end of his two-day visit, President of the UN Peacebuilding Commission - Guinea-Bissau Configuration Mauro Vieira said he was confident that the elections would take place on 24 November in a fair, peaceful and credible manner.
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UN Peacebuilding Commission confident that elections will take place on November 24
The PBC-GB Chair visited Guinea-Bissau on 23 and 24 October to observe UN preparations and support for the presidential elections and to seek to maintain international interest in the country beyond the elections. The visit…
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau (SRSG), Rosine Hadizatou Sori Coulibaly, first visited, on October 31 and November 1, the eastern regions of Bafatá and Gabú.
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“Make Amilcar Cabral proud,” RESG Rosine Coulibaly
The SRSG informed the authorities about the closure of UNIOGBIS regional offices, a decision that came out of the latest UN Security Council resolution, noted preparations for elections in the regions, listened and…
To mark International Human Rights Day, celebrated every year on 10 December, UNIOGBIS in partnership with Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, the National Commission on Human Rights and the House of Rights (Casa dos Direitos) held a ceremony in the Government Palace in Bissau.
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UN, Government and international partners celebrate Human Rights Day
The celebration started with a high-level event, during which the statements of the United Nations Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights were read respectively by Mr. Mamadou Diallo…
The Network of Civil Society Organizations for monitoring stability-promoting reforms, through the political dialogue support project, organized a workshop on one of the capital hotels, a workshop on priority stability reforms disseminated in the regions.
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Network of Civil Society Organizations presents result of priority reforms for stability widespread in the regions
The opening session of the workshop was chaired by Tiniguena Executive Secretary Miguel de Barros, President of the Guinean League of Human Rights, Augusto Mário, and Yasmine Cabral representing the United Nations Integrated…
Bissau Guineans went to the polls yesterday, 24 November 2019 to elect the new president of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
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Peaceful vote in Guinea-Bissau to elect next president
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau, Rosine Coulibaly and Mohamed Ibn Chambas, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General of West Africa and Sahel and UNOWAS Head…
After an intense 2019 with three electoral processes, parliamentary elections in March and two rounds of presidential election in November and December, Guinea-Bissau enters 2020 in suspense to know who will be the next president of the Republic.
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Guinea-Bissau enters the new year in expectation
The National Election Commission (CNE) promised to announce the provisional results on the 1 st January at 11am. Despite the forecasts circulating on social media the people and the traditional is holding its breath and…
Electoral authorities announced victory of former prime minister and retired general Umaro Sissoco Embaló in the December 29 election.
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UN special envoy calls for 'maturity and moderation' after Guinea-Bissau election results
Elected president of the Movement for Democratic Alternation Party, Madem-G15, obtained 53, 55% of the votes; voting had almost a third abstentions; First-round winner Domingos Simões Pereira of Guinea's largest political…
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Guinea-Bissau human rights defenders meet to devise strategy
The Network of Human Rights Defenders of Guinea-Bissau (RDDH-GB) will hold its first strategic retreat on April 20 and 21, 2018 at Casa dos Direitos, in Bissau old centre. During the two days of work, 40 human rights…
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Guinea-Bissau journalists and UN celebrate press freedom together
The Union of Journalists and Media Technicians of Guinea-Bissau (SINJOTECS) will celebrate World Press Freedom Day on May 3 with a conference on the role of the media in keeping power in check and the responsibility of…