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UN News Centre - The engagement of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in Guinea-Bissau comes at a "turning point" for the West African nation that is trying to consolidate peace after a brutal civil war in…

UN News Centre - A senior Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) representative heads today to Guinea-Bissau for talks with Government officials, civil society groups, members of the private sector and international partners to help…

UN News Centre - Guinea-Bissau will become the third country on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), the United Nations advisory body set up to help countries emerging from conflict avoid sliding back into war or…

UN News Centre - UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has held talks with the leaders of three African countries facing enormous political, economic and social challenges - Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Somalia -…

UN News Centre - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended that the mandate of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau be extended for one year, with the possibility of it transforming into an…

UN News Centre - Despite recent progress in the fields of public finance and cooperation with international finance institutions, the consolidation of democracy in Guinea-Bissau is being impeded by numerous challenges…

UN News Centre - Voicing concern about the "alarming increase in organized crime, drug trafficking and the proliferation of illicit small arms in Guinea-Bissau," the Security Council Tuesday called on the international…

Bissau - The Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro (Tanzania) arrives in Bissau Friday, June 29, at 9 a.m, for a 36-hour visit. During her stay, Dr. Migiro will meet President João Bernardo Vieira, President of…

UN News Centre - The mandate of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) has been extended by a year and streamlined to strengthen efforts to promote dialogue and reconciliation in the West…

UN News Centre - Guinea-Bissau's economic reconstruction remains so fragile that it is vital the country's main political figures show potential international donors and economic partners they can put national interests ahead…