Abbreviation | UNOGBIS |
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Formation | 6 April 1999 |
Type | Peacebuilding Mission |
Legal status | Active |
Head | Shola Omoregie |
Parent organization | United Nations Security Council |
Website | http://uniogbis.unmissions.org/ |
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. [1]
This followed a ceasefire agreement signed in Praia on 26 August 1998 [2] reaffirmed on 1 November (known as the Abuja Accord) with the promise of elections [3] with an additional protocol arranging for a government of national unity signed on 15 December [4] and strengthened by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1216. [5] The agreement was overseen by ECOMOG and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The mandate of UNOGBIS was extended following the 1999 elections into the post-electoral period. [6]
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. [7]
Concerns relating to drug trafficking from Latin America were raised [8] as well as financial stability. [9]
It was replaced by the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) in 2009.