United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau
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The United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) was established by the United Nations Security Council
in its Resolution 1233
in April 1999 to facilitate the general election and implementation of the Abuja Accord.
This followed a ceasefire agreement signed in Praia on 26 August 1998 reaffirmed on 1 November (known as the Abuja Accord) with the promise of elections with an additional protocol arranging for a government of national unity signed on 15 December and strengthened by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1216
. The agreement was overseen by ECOMOG and ECOWAS.
The mandate of UNOGBIS was extended following the 1999 elections into the post-electoral period.
There have been numerous reports submitted and meetings of the United Nations Security Council
over the years.
The mandate of UNOGBIS was extended and revised in 2004.
Concerns relating to drug trafficking from Latin America were raised. as well as financial stability.
It was replaced by the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau
(UNIOGBIS) in 2009.
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
in its Resolution 1233
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1233
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1233, adopted unanimously on April 6, 1999, after reaffirming Resolution 1216 on the situation in Guinea-Bissau, the Council established the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau to facilitate the implementation of the Abuja...
in April 1999 to facilitate the general election and implementation of the Abuja Accord.
This followed a ceasefire agreement signed in Praia on 26 August 1998 reaffirmed on 1 November (known as the Abuja Accord) with the promise of elections with an additional protocol arranging for a government of national unity signed on 15 December and strengthened by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1216
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1216
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1216 was adopted unanimously on December 21, 1998. After expressing concern at the crisis and humanitarian situation in Guinea-Bissau, the Council called for the immediate establishment of a government of national unity in the National People's Assembly...
. The agreement was overseen by ECOMOG and ECOWAS.
The mandate of UNOGBIS was extended following the 1999 elections into the post-electoral period.
There have been numerous reports submitted and meetings of the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
over the years.
The mandate of UNOGBIS was extended and revised in 2004.
Concerns relating to drug trafficking from Latin America were raised. as well as financial stability.
It was replaced by the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau
United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau
The United Nations Inegrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau is a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Guinea-Bissau.It was established by Resolution 1876 of the United Nations Security Council in 2009 and succeeded the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau . It is...
(UNIOGBIS) in 2009.