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ZABUL - Media freedom and the role the media plays in fostering peace, promoting human rights and accountability was the focus of a recent UN-backed radio series in southern Afghanistan. During two radio discussions in Zabul…
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The two-week “Methodology and Didactic Training of Trainer Course” focusing on Electoral Violence and Security (EVS) ended today at the United Nations Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau -UNIOGBIS- with the 30 participants and facilitators happy to have reached each other their expectations and goals.
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The course aimed to enhance the understanding and application of electoral laws and the individual voter’s right to vote by law enforcement agencies designated with the responsibility of maintaining law and order to ensure…
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KABUL - Determined to improve women's participation in democratic processes, women’s groups in Kabul and Kandahar provinces are leading advocacy efforts and enlisting support from their local communities. Working with the…
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for calm and restraint in the Mopti region of central Mali, where over 20 people are reported to have been killed in intercommunal clashes over the weekend. In a…
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The Secretary-General is following with concern the rising toll of intercommunal clashes in central Mali, including the killing of 22 people in the village of Koumaga, Mopti region, on 23 June. He calls for calm and restraint…
To mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, this Tuesday 26 June, the United Nations urged all countries to promote prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration services, as well as to ensure access to controlled medications. In Guinea-Bissau the prevention campaign continued in schools.
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In the last decade, Guinea Bissau has been dubbed by several observers as a "narco-state", such as the prevalence of drug trafficking, including cocaine from South America bound for Europe. The scenario has changed in recent…
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NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Yamamoto highlighted key developments around peace, upcoming…
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 Security Council resolution 2048 (2012) and discuss political developments in Guinea-Bissau.
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Mr. Anatolio Ndong Mba, is Chair of 2048 Sanctions Committee and Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea to the UN. His delegation will meet with top Bissau-Guinean officials, political parties, civil society…
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NILI – The contribution of civil society organizations in improving quality service delivery, and participation in conflict prevention, management, and conflict resolution was the center of discussion during a UN-backed radio…
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While many positive steps have been taken in the Central African Republic (CAR), progress has been too slow and is continually under threat from “those who seek private gains through violence,” the United Nations envoy on the…