Closure of UNIOGBIS

The United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) completed its Security Council mandate on 31 December 2020

News stories

December 7, 2007 - UN peacebuilding office in Guinea-Bissau should be extended - Ban Ki-moon

UN News Centre - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended that the mandate of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau be extended for one year, with the possibility of it transforming into an integrated mission following the 2008 legislative elections.

17 Apr 2009

October 1, 2007 - Drug trafficking threatens consolidation of democracy, says Ban Ki-moon

17 Apr 2009

July 10, 2007 - Security Council on Guinea-Bissau

17 Apr 2009

June 22, 2007 - Deputy Secretary-General visits Guinea-Bissau

Bissau - The Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro (Tanzania) arrives in Bissau Friday, June 29, at 9 a.m, for a 36-hour visit.

17 Apr 2009

December 15, 2006 - Mandate of UNOGBIS extended by a year

UN News Centre - The mandate of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) has been extended by a year and streamlined to strengthen efforts to promote dialogue and reconciliation in the West African nation and avoid lapsing back into bloodshed.

17 Apr 2009

December 11, 2006 - Political stability vital if Guinea-Bissau is to make economic progress – Annan

17 Apr 2009

October 4, 2006 - Annan selects Nigerian to serve as head of UN peacebuilding office in Guinea-Bissa

UN News Centre - Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today that he plans to appoint Nigeria's Shola Omoregie as his new representative in Guinea-Bissau and as head of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office to the West African country (UNOGBIS).

17 Apr 2009