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UNIOGBIS Statements
- 06 Sep 2018 - 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-Bissau. The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary...
- 30 Aug 2018 - 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-General on the situation in the country before the UN...
- 02 Aug 2018 - 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, with a view to achieving parity. The law was...
- 03 Jul 2018 - 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-Bissau 2016-2020 (UNPAF) in the main areas of...
- 26 Jun 2018 - 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 first - listening to children and youth is the first...
- 25 Jun 2018 - 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...
- 20 Jun 2018 - 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 contributing to peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau by...
- 23 May 2018 - 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 and girls. For this reason, women's organizations...
- 02 May 2018 - 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 journalists. The event will take place at the United...
- 19 Apr 2018 - 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 activists from Bissau and regions will meet to define the...