Guinea-Bissau

  • May 2013

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    In May, the Council expects a briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNIOGBIS on the Secretary-General’s consolidated report due 30 April. The Council is likely to adopt a resolution extending the mandate of UNIOGBIS, which expires 31 May.

  • March 2013

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council will be briefed in consultations on the quarterly report on efforts to restore constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau following the 12 April 2012 coup, possibly by Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs. No outcome is expected.

  • 21 February 2013

    Renewal of the Guinea-Bissau Mission Mandate

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    The Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) tomorrow morning (22 February) for a period of three months, as recommended by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his 11...

  • February 2013

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    In February, the Council will likely renew the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) for a limited period of three months, as recommended by the Secretary-General in his latest report on developments in the country and on the activities of the office.

  • 10 December 2012

    Guinea-Bissau Briefings

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    Tomorrow morning (11 December), Council members are scheduled to receive a briefing in consultations from Joseph Mutaboba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS). The Special Representative is likely to focus...

  • December 2012

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    In December, Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, will likely brief the Council in consultations on the quarterly report on efforts to restore constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau following the 12 April coup. The briefing will likely be followed by a briefing by Morocco on the work of the Guinea-Bissau Sanctions Committee.

  • September 2012

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    In September, the Council will likely be briefed in consultations by Jeffrey D. Feltman, the head of the Department for Political Affairs, on the latest Secretary-General’s report (S/2012/554) on the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS).  

  • 27 July 2012

    Possible Press Statement on Guinea-Bissau

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    This afternoon Security Council members may release a press statement on Guinea-Bissau which was put under silence procedure last night (26 July). It appears that there are expectations that Togo may have some amendments to the draft, but at press...

  • July 2012

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    In July, the Council is expecting a briefing by Joseph Mutaboba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) on the latest developments and the Secretary-General’s report on Guinea-Bissau.

  • 5 June 2012

    Consultations on Guinea-Bissau

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    Today (5 June) Council members will be given an update on the situation in Guinea-Bissau by Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs. (This is in line with resolution 2048 of 18 May, which besides imposing a travel ban on...

  • June 2012

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    In June, the Council is expected to hold consultations on the implementation of the measures set out in resolution 2048 of 18 May on Guinea-Bissau, including a travel ban on five members of the Military Command, and on an initial Secretary-General's report on steps taken in the country to restore constitutional order. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe will likely brief the Council.

  • Negotiations on a draft resolution on Guinea-Bissau introduced by Portugal on Monday (14 April) continued today but it appears that some issues of contention remain. The draft seeks to impose targeted sanctions on leaders of the Military Command which seized...

  • 10 May 2012

    Mali and Guinea-Bissau Consultations

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    On Friday (11 May), Said Djinnit, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA), will brief Council members in consultations on Mali and Guinea-Bissau. Djinnit is expected to discuss the two situations from the...

  • On Monday (7 May), there will be a public briefing on Guinea-Bissau followed by Council consultations. Joseph Mutaboba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Guinea-Bissau and head of the UN Integrated Office for Peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), is expected to brief...

  • 4 May 2012

    Update Report on Guinea-Bissau

    Update Report

    On 7 May, the Council will hold consultations on the Secretary-General's report on Guinea-Bissau of 30 April (S/2012/280), submitted in line with a presidential statement (S/PRST/2012/15) adopted on 21 April. The Council will likely be briefed by Joseph Mutaboba, the Secretary-General's Special Representative in Guinea-Bissau and head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS); a representative of Guinea-Bissau's ousted government; and representatives of the AU, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP).