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UN urges peaceful resolution of recent Guinea-Bissau military base attack
October 23, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday urged all parties in Guinea-Bissau to resolve their differences peacefully. The call came amid a recent attack on the country's army base outside of the capital Bissau in which at least six people were killed. Rebel forces attacked the military base.... [more]

UN rights chief urges accountability for coup in Guinea-Bissau
May 25, 2012 by Max Slater
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay insisted on Friday that anyone who engaged in violent acts relating to the April 12 coup d'etat in Guinea-Bissau should be held accountable for their actions. In the press release, Pillay voiced concern that the unstable situation in Guinea-Bissau.... [more]

UN Security Council calls for constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau
April 23, 2012 by Andrea Bottorff
The UN Security Council on Saturday urged immediate restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau. The presidential statement condemned the April 12 coup, during which the military took over the government, detained officials, including interim president Raimundo Pereira and former prime.... [more]

Guinea-Bissau should restore constitutional order: UN
April 14, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday demanded immediate restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau. His demand came after a military coup on Thursday that led to seizure of power over the government and detention of various officials including interim president Raimundo Pereira.... [more]

UN human rights chief calls for fair Guinea-Bissau presidential election
March 17, 2012 by Jamie Davis
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged the people of Guinea-Bissau Friday to ensure that the country's upcoming presidential election is free and fair and warned that any violence during the election would be a violation of human rights. The presidential election, to be held on.... [more]

EU ends security reform in Guinea-Bissau over breakdown of law and order
August 2, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
The EU on Monday declined to renew its mandate of reforming Guinea-Bissau security forces, citing the breakdown of law and order in the country. The EU SSR Guinea-Bissau Mission was first launched in June 2008 and was intended to provide assistance to the west African nation's security forces in.... [more]

UN SG urges respect for rule of law in Guinea-Bissau conflict
April 2, 2010 by Steve Dotterer
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on leaders in Guinea-Bissau to respect the rule of law and maintain constitutional order in the wake of a confrontation between the military and government in which the prime minister was detained and later released. A spokesperson for the.... [more]