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In her speech, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau, Rosine Sori-Coulibaly, called for “concerted action by all national stakeholders, with the support of the international community, to stab
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The closing ceremony of the United Nations Integrated Office for Peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau took place on December 11, 2020.
This year, the world celebrates the 75th anniversary of the United Nations under unprecedented circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to refocus our efforts towards the response and has brought unexpected limitations in delivering our mandates.
Over 20 civil society organizations and networks in Guinea-Bissau, on 18 June, have approved a common agenda to promote for peace and sustainable development in their country and agreed to establish a coordination mechanism for joint action.
Unwavering international support is crucial to maintain the fragile stability achieved in Guinea-Bissau, officials told the Security Council today, warning of escalating political tensions and a looming “financial cliff” after the United Nations longstanding peace operation departs on 31 December.
The group of five (5) international partners of Guinea-Bissau, known as the “P5 Group”, namely the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union
(AU), the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN), learned with amazement and great concern that, on Sunday July 26, 2020, acts of vandalism were perpetrated on the facilities and equipment of Radio Capital FM in Bissau, by armed men wearing uniforms.
In Guinea-Bissau, dialogues about the UN, an initiative launched by the Secretary-General in January this year as part of the Organization's 75th anniversary, begin on July 2 at 10 am, via the internet and from the auditorium of the Lusophone University
A group of more than twenty senior leaders in the UN, who report directly to Secretary-General António Guterres, and who are African or of African descent, have put their names to a personal and hard-hitting statement published on Friday, expressing their outrage at pervasive and systemic racism, highlighting the need to ‘go beyond and do more’ than just offering condemnation.
On 10 June, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau, Rosine Sori-Coulibaly met online with a group of 22 Civil society organizations (CSOs) representing the most important civil society networks, including women and youth.
Health professionals are the group most exposed to the new Coronavirus, as they are at the forefront of combating the disease, as they are constantly in contact with patients.
The country's health authorities are concerned about the level of social stigmatization associated with COVID-19.