Guinea Bissau
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EU SSR Guinea-Bissau
EU Mission in Support of Security Sector Reform in Guinea-Bissau (EU)
Beginn: 05/08
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UNOGBIS
United Nations Peace-building Support Office in Guinea Bissau (UN-Peacebuilding)
Beginn: 03/99
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Guinea-Bissau army accepts foreign stabilisation mission (04.08.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Guinea-Bissau's top army brass Wednesday backed a government plan to allow a foreign mission to help stabilise the country marked by chronic military and political instability, sources said.
EU to end Guinea-Bissau security mission (02.08.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
The EU says it will end its mission to reform Guinea-Bissau's security forces next month because law and order has deteriorated in the West African state. … Army mutineers overthrew the prime minister and military chief in April.
Security Council calls on Guinea-Bissau to improve rule of law (27.07.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The Security Council today voiced concern at the current security situation and threats to constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, and stressed the need for the Government and people of the West African nation to work towards stability and the rule of law.
Lack of reforms could undermine progress in Guinea-Bissau, warns Ban (08.07.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The progress made by Guinea-Bissau following last year’s political crisis could be jeopardized unless major reforms in the areas of defence and security are carried out, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report.
Guinea-Bissau mutineer General Indjai made army chief (30.06.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
Guinea-Bissau's president has inaugurated mutineer General Antonio Indjai as army chief, despite protests from international donors.
Bissau risks falling back into hands of drugs barons (04.06.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Ex-Navy chief and suspected narcotics kingpin Bubo Na Tchuto has regained sway over the military since returning from exile last year and is ready to step into a leadership void left by a dispute between President Malam Bacai Sanha and his reformist prime minister, analysts said.
Security sector reform hangs in the balance (07.05.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Security sector reform has stalled since the 1 April detainment of the prime minister and his ally the army chief in Guinea-Bissau, and political instability and lack of significant progress on reform is putting the future of the European Union (EU) reform mission into question, say officials.
ECOWAS crisis team heads to Dakar (03.04.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
A two-man team from the Economic Community of West African States left Abuja for Dakar on Saturday en route to crisis-hit member state Guinea-Bissau, a senior official told AFP.
Guinea-Bissau leaders held in apparent coup (01.04.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
Army officers in Guinea-Bissau have detained their army chief and briefly arrested Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior, in an apparent coup attempt.
UNIOGBIS supports new police model (24.03.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
UNIOGBIS and Guinea-Bissau Government today signed an agreement for the construction of a model police station in 'Bairro Militar', one of the capital's most populated neighborhood, within the establishment of a new police model for the country.
Security sector reform vital to stability in Guinea-Bissau, says UN report (03.03.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Security sector reform remains the most crucial element to ensuring stability in Guinea-Bissau, according to a new United Nations report released today, which calls on the international community to support the country’s efforts towards this goal.
UN anti-crime agency to help set up police academy (25.01.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
The United Nations anti-crime agency is supporting efforts to rebuild a safe and stable Guinea-Bissau by facilitating the construction of a training centre for the West African nation’s security forces.
Security sector reform still lagging (27.10.2009)
(Quelle: Irinnews)
In Guinea-Bissau security sector reform remains stalled but donors say the necessary laws are being written and it is now up to the government to get them through parliament.
Fighting crime without police or prisons (16.10.2009)
(Quelle: Irinnews / International)
Loosening organized crime’s grip on Guinea-Bissau is a priority, top government officials say. But the country has no prisons.
No impunity for political killers, Guinea-Bissau says at UN Assembly (26.09.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
Determining who is responsible for a series of assassinations of senior political and military figures in Guinea-Bissau earlier this year is essential to consolidating the rule of law in the troubled West African country, its Prime Minister told the General Assembly today as he pledged that there would be no impunity for the perpetrators.
UN peacebuilding official voices hope for stability in Guinea-Bissau (23.09.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
A window of opportunity exists to consolidate peace in Guinea-Bissau, a senior official reported to the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). The optimistic note for Guinea-Bissau – plagued by poverty, periodic bouts of civil war, coups, assassinations, and drug trafficking – was prompted by the successful completion of peaceful presidential elections in July, culminating in the inauguration of Bacai Sanhá on 8 September.
On inauguration of new president, Ban pledges support for peace in Guinea-Bissau (08.09.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today used the inauguration of a newly elected president in Guinea-Bissau to pledge United Nations support to enhance peace and development in a country that has been plagued by grinding poverty and periodic bouts of civil war, coups, assassinations, and drug trafficking.
UN to participate in investigation into political killings (31.08.2009)
(Quelle: misna / International)
The United Nations announced its collaboration and financial support in the investigations into the deaths of the late president Joao Bernardo Vieira and chief of staff Tagme na Waie, killed last March just hours apart in still unclear circumstances.
Lack of army reform mars Guinea-Bissau fresh start (24.08.2009)
(Quelle: AlertNet / International)
Barely a month after Guinea-Bissau held a peaceful election, death threats against a top prosecutor and the heavy-handedness of its military are dampening hopes of an end to decades of instability. … The United Nations urged the country to seize the chance to "step forward" under newly elected Malam Bacai Sanha. But rights groups and residents say Sanha is failing to stamp out the lawlessness that has made it a haven for drugs mafias - often acting with the complicity of groups in the armed forces.
Sanha wins Guinea-Bissau election (29.07.2009)
(Quelle: BBC / UK)
Guinea-Bissau's former leader Malam Bacai Sanha has won a presidential run-off to decide who replaces assassinated ex-President Joao Bernardo Vieira. Mr Sanha won 63% of the vote, defeating rival Kumba Yala, who has also served as president in the past.
Guinea-Bissau to hold presidential run-off on July 26 (05.07.2009)
(Quelle: China View / China)
Guinea-Bissau will hold the presidential run-off on July 26, the election commission said on Saturday. … Guinea-Bissau held the first round of the presidential election on June 28 in which no candidate won an outright majority to be declared as the winner.
Elections 'free and fair' – special envoy (30.06.2009)
(Quelle: allAfrica / International)
The AU (Africa Union)'s special envoy to Guinea-Bissau, João Bernardo de Miranda, on Monday considered the antecipated elections in the country as "free, fair and normally checked", awaiting now for the pronunciations of the teams of observers.
Security Council renews UN presence in Guinea-Bissau for another six months (29.06.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the current United Nations mission in Guinea-Bissau for another six months, and requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to establish an integrated peacebuilding office in the country, beginning on 1 January 2010.
Another go at stability - 28 June election (26.06.2009)
(Quelle: Irinnews / International)
Guinea-Bissauans hope a presidential election process that opened with a political killing will end with a peacefully elected leader who will help move the country toward long-elusive civilian rule and stability. Voters from the West African nation go to the polls on 28 June in a special election to replace former president, João Bernardo Vieira, who was assassinated in March hours after the army chief of staff, Batista Tagme Na Wai, was killed in a bomb blast.
ECOWAS approve $3.5 million for soldiers' salary arrears (23.06.2009)
(Quelle: allAfrica / International)
Heads of States and Government, at the end of 36th meeting of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of Government, yesterday agreed to give Guinea Bissau $3.5 million to clear arrears of salaries owed members of the armed forces and another $350,000 to plug funding gap for its elections. This was contained in the communiqué read by ECOWAS President, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas.
Guinea Bissau election campaign enters final days (23.06.2009)
(Quelle: VOA News / USA)
Presidential candidates in Guinea Bissau are campaigning hard across the country ahead of Sunday's vote. Eleven candidates are running to succeed long-time President Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was killed in March.
L'UE mandate une mission d'observation pour la présidentielle (16.06.2009)
(Quelle: Jeune Afrique / France)
Des observateurs européens seront en Guinée-Bissau le 28 juin prochain, afin de veiller au bon déroulement du scrutin présidentiel, trois mois après l'assassinat du président Vieira.
Ban urges „credible“ inquiry into Guinea-Bissau political killings (16.06.2009)
(Quelle: UN News / International)
A credible commission of inquiry is essential for ending the cycles of violence and impunity in Guinea-Bissau, which has witnessed a spate of political killings over the past several months, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated in his latest report on the West African nation.
ECOWAS defense chiefs send peace team to Guinea-Bissau (15.06.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb / International)
The chiefs of defense staff of member states of the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) have dispatched a contact mission to Guinea-Bissau over the recent killings in the crisis-torn country.
EU gives 1.5 million euros for Guinea Bissau vote (12.06.2009)
(Quelle: Reliefweb / International)
The European Union has pledged 1.5 million euros (2.1 million dollars) towards the Guinea Bissau presidential election, four months after the assassination of president Joao Bernardo Vieira. The EU has given the money to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the West African country, which will oversee the financing of the vote, the UNDP said in a statement Friday.