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During the third Universal periodic Review of Guinea-Bissau at the Human rights council on 24 January, Guinea-Bissau received 197 recommendations made by 79 States.
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Included in the final report to refer to the timely submission of reports to treaty bodies; addressing corruption, impunity, undertaking reforms (constitutional, judicial, SSR); establishing a national human rights…
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KHOST - The abuse and recruitment of children in the Afghanistan remains a reality that must be challenged, said participants at a UN-backed event in the southeast province of Khost. More than 60 participants, including…
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The Republic of Rwanda – its small size notwithstanding – is a giant of peacekeeping. The central African country certainly pulls its weight when it comes to global UN peacekeeping operations. Reason for MINUSCA to hold a…
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On 23 January 2020, in Kaga Bandoro, the Bangladesh Level II Hospital launched an 8-weeks training on First Aid and Basic Life Support program to Central Africa Army (FACA) members deployed in Sector Center, to provide them…
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KABUL - Kicking off the world’s biggest listening exercise in Afghanistan, a group of youth representatives met in Kabul this week and shared their hopes and fears as part of the global UN75 initiative to create a collective…
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AIBAK – In a bid to improve access to information, the provincial government and media in the northern province of Samangan have forged closer ties. More than 30 journalists and government officials, including the provincial…
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KANDAHAR – Efforts by religious and community leaders to foster peace and reconciliation in the country’s south and nationwide were reinforced by a series of UN-backed events through 2019 enabling hundreds of Ulema and tribal…
On her first visit to Bissau, in the context of a mission to several countries in the region, Rosemary di Carlo said she was happy to see that the presidential elections took place in a peaceful environment, “demonstrating the willingness of the Guinean people to exercise their civic rights, consolidate democracy and turn a new page towards political and institutional stability”.
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About the electoral dispute the UN Deputy Secretary-General said she was satisfied that political actors had resorted to "legal means to resolve" it. Accompanied by Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN…
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HERAT – Under the header of ‘Women as pioneers for peace’, attendees at a meeting on the role of women in peace adopted a declaration calling for the substantive involvement and participation of women in bringing peace to…
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Hargeisa – The United Nations envoy to Somalia today flagged the world body’s belief that confidence-building efforts and dialogue between the authorities in Hargeisa and Mogadishu could bring about broad benefits in several…
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It is recess time, and lively chatter can be heard from the grounds of Abdalla Deerow School in Baidoa. Located in the centre of the city, it provides free education five days a week to more than one thousand girls from…
Electoral authorities announced victory of former prime minister and retired general Umaro Sissoco Embaló in the December 29 election.
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Elected president of the Movement for Democratic Alternation Party, Madem-G15, obtained 53, 55% of the votes; voting had almost a third abstentions; First-round winner Domingos Simões Pereira of Guinea's largest political…