Guinea-Bissau

  • June 2009

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council is expected to consider the Secretary-General’s quarterly report on the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS), due by mid-June, including his recommendations on the establishment of an integrated UN office in Guinea-Bissau. The mandate of UNOGBIS expires on 30 June. It remains to be seen whether the Council will consider a shift to an integrated office premature in light recent developments.

  • April 2009

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    In April the Council is expected to consider the next Secretary-General’s report on the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) due on 31 March. The UNOGBIS mandate expires on 30 June.

  • December 2008

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council is expecting to receive the report of the Secretary-General on the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) in mid-December. The mandate of UNOGBIS expires on 31 December and will therefore come up for renewal.

  • November 2008

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    Security Council members will be keeping a watchful eye on Guinea-Bissau in the lead up to the legislative elections scheduled for 16 November. Depending on developments, a press statement is possible. The mandate of the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) expires on 31 December.

  • June 2008

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council expects to receive the Secretary-General’s quarterly report on the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS). A Council statement is possible. The mandate of UNOGBIS expires on 31 December.

  • March 2008

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council is expected to receive the Secretary-General’s quarterly report on the activities of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS), created in 1999 to help consolidate peace efforts in the country.

  • December 2007

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council is expected to receive a letter from the Secretary-General advising that he intends to extend the mandate of the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS), which expires on 31 December. The Council is likely to respond to the Secretary-General with a letter approved under the “silence procedure.” 

  • October 2007

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council is expected to receive the Secretary-General's quarterly report on the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) and a possible briefing by the Secretary-General's Representative in Guinea-Bissau, Shola Omoregie.

  • June 2007

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    In June the Council will receive the Secretary-General's quarterly report on the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau and a briefing by the Secretary-General's Representative in Guinea-Bissau, Shola Omoregie. The UNOGBIS mandate expires on 31 December.

  • A Council meeting on cross-border issues in West Africa is currently scheduled for 16 March. The format, either closed consultations or a public debate, is still being discussed.  The meeting is expected to focus on the long overdue report of the Secretary-General on cross-border issues in West Africa, which was only circulated to me

  • March 2007

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    In March the Council will receive the Secretary-General's quarterly report on the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS), mandated by resolution 1580. The Council in December renewed the UNOGBIS mandate for 12 months through an exchange of letters with the Secretary-General.

  • December 2006

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council is expected to consider the report of the Secretary-General on the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS). Its mandate expires on 31 December.

  • July 2006

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    The Council will receive the Secretary-General's quarterly report on the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) as mandated by resolution 1580. Informal consultations are expected but no formal action is anticipated.

  • March 2006

    Guinea-Bissau

    Monthly Forecast

    In March the Council will receive the quarterly report by the Secretary-General on the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS).

  • 23 December 2005

    Update Report No. 6: Guinea-Bissau

    Update Report

    Council action on Guinea Bissau in December had a number of curious procedural features—the outcome of which may cause some negative ripples amongst countries outside the Council who follow the issue.