UNIOGBIS
United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau

Closure of UNIOGBIS

The United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea‑Bissau (UNIOGBIS) was established on 26 June 2009. Its mandate ended on 31 December 2020, subsumed to the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).

Security Council seriously concerned over lack of progress on return to constitutional order

13 December 2012 (UN News) - The United Nations Security Council has expressed "serious concern" over the lack of progress in the restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau.
In addition, in a press statement issued on Thursday, the 15-member body noted that stabilisation can only be achieved in the West African nation through a consensual, inclusive and nationally-owned transition process, based on genuine dialogue and effective civilian oversight over the military.