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In Guinea-Bissau, a vicious cycle of political instability has plagued the country for several years and has continuously degraded the social, economic, environmental and political fabric, particularly in the spheres of women…

The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) presented this Tuesday, 19 June, in Bissau the project portfolio for Guinea-Bissau, estimated at US $ 7.3 million. The project portfolio consists of five new projects aimed at…

To mark the International Day to Combat Drug Trafficking, the Guinean Observatory for Drugs and Drug Addiction holds a conference on the impact and consequences of drug use. The motto of this year's celebration is: "Listening…

The chair of the UN Sanctions Committee established under resolution 2048, Anatolio Ndong Mba, is in Guinea-Bissau for a two-day visit with a view to obtaining first-hand accounts on the sanctions measures imposed by Security…

The Government of Guinea-Bissau and the United Nations team in Guinea-Bissau will carry out a joint field mission from 4 to 7 July 2018 to monitor the implementation of the United Nations Partnership Framework with Guinea…

The Parliament of Guinea-Bissau today, 2 August, unanimously passed a law to ensure a minimum quota of 36% of women’s representation to be respected in elections or appointments to the National Assembly and Local Governments…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), José Viegas Filho, will present today at 3 pm*, Bissau time, the report of the Secretary…

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Guinea-Bissau, David McLachlan-Karr called this Wednesday, for greater national ownership and coordinated UN intervention as one of the conditions to serve the people of Guinea…

P5 PRESS RELEASE AU-CPLP-ECOWAS-EU-UN 1. The group of the five (5) international partners organizations of Guinea-Bissau known as "P5" Group (AU, CPLP, ECOWAS, EU and UN) has followed with worry the incidents that marked the…

The United Nations family in Guinea-Bissau, and around the world, on March 30th joins once again the initiative Earth Hour and urges everyone to turn off the lights for one hour - Earth Hour. The goal is not only to…

The office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau launches a Public Report on the Right to Participate in Political and Public Affairs in Guinea-Bissau The report is timely contribution on…

Ms. Rosine H. Sori-Coulibaly, of Burkina Faso, arrived in Bissau on 5 September 2019 as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau and the Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office…