Ramos-Horta welcomes political efforts, concerned about humanitarian situation
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, welcomed on Saturday in Bissau the efforts being made by the Guinean authorities to form a broad-based...
View ArticleMozambique reiterates support for Ramos-Horta in Guinea-Bissau peace effort
The government of Mozambique today [Wednesday] reiterated support for the efforts of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, to bring peace to that...
View ArticleSecurity Council extends UN political mission in Guinea-Bissau
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday extended the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Guinea-Bissau to assist in finding solutions to the political and economic crisis being...
View ArticleTransitional President receives UN Special Representative
Transitional President Serifo Nhamajo received on Thursday morning the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, just before receiving the two major...
View ArticleInterview: Guinea-Bissau is Not a Narco-State
In an interview with Warren Hoge of the International Peace Insitute, Special Representative of the Secretary General José Ramos-Horta said that “There is obviously a serious drug problem here; many...
View ArticleTeachers’ unions lift strike following Ramos-Horta’s mediation
Wednesday’s meeting between the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau José Ramos-Horta, the UNICEF Representative and the heads of the two public sector teachers’ unions...
View ArticleTimor-Leste vai abrir agência de desenvolvimento na Guiné-Bissau
Timor-Leste vai abrir, em breve, uma agência de desenvolvimento na Guiné-Bissau, que terá um orçamento de dois milhões de dólares (1,5 milhões de euros), para apoiar pequenos projetos, revelou o antigo...
View ArticleEXCERTOS DO DISCURSO DE J. RAMOS-HORTA
EXCERTOS DO DISCURSO DE J. RAMOS-HORTA POR OCASIÃO DA APRESENTAÇÃO DO RELATÓRIO SOBRE DESENVOLVIMENTO HUMANO 6 DE JUNHO DE 2013 Aqui, na Guiné-Bissau, entretanto, para olharmos para o futuro temos...
View ArticleFive Months in
Fast forward. I’m now into my fifth month here, much of the time spent in many different capitals. The political process is moving slowly, maybe too slowly, for a country that is literally bankrupt,...
View ArticleBreves Palavras: Um Relato da Atual Situação na Guiné-Bissau
BREVES PALAVRAS DE J. RAMOS-HORTA REPRESENTANTE ESPECIAL DO SECRETÁRIO-GERAL DAS NAÇÕES UNIDAS NA REUNIÃO DO CONSELHO DE MINISTROS E PLENÁRIA DO PARLAMENTO NACIONAL DE TIMOR-LESTE DILI, 25 DE JUNHO DE...
View ArticleConselho Ministros CPLP Maputo
Carta de Bissau Ramos-Horta: Discurso na Ministerial de Maputo Breve nota introdutória Não foi fácil a minha ultima viagem Bissau-Maputo para estar presente na XVIII Reunião dos Chefes das Diplomacias...
View ArticlePostcard from Guinea Bissau
One day with my friend Kumba Yala Dear all, family, friends, fans and non-fans, I have been wanting to share this story for a while now. It was many moons ago before the rains started, when one...
View ArticleQ&A: “Guinea Bissau Is Dangerously Close to Becoming a Failed State”
Guinea Bissau is “close to becoming a failed state,” but not due to ethnic or religious violence, which has never existed in that small West African nation, argues Nobel Peace laureate and United...
View ArticleThe Interview: José Ramos-Horta
For most people, an entire working life can pass with little more than trivial challenges presented on a day-to-day basis. For others, their chosen career takes them along a very different path — one...
View ArticleRamos-Horta Inaugurates New Regional Offices of UN
Portuguese Bissau-UN, 11 NOV-2013 – Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), José Ramos-Horta inaugurated new regional offices of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in...
View ArticleKumba Ialá Guarantees Support for Peace and Security
Portuguese Bissau-UN, 11 NOV-2013 – Following the openings of two UN regional offices in Guinea Bissau on Saturday, today Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize winner...
View ArticleSRSG Condemns Attack on Minister of Transport
Portuguese Bissau – UN, 07 NOV-2013 – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Guinea-Bissau José Ramos-Horta today condemned the attack on Guinea Bissau Minister of Transport,...
View ArticleSRSG Elogia Pragmatismo da Franca no Processo da Guine-Bissau
Bissau-ONU, 18 NOV-2013 – O Representante Especial do Secretário-Geral (RESG) das Nações Unidas, José Ramos-Horta, manteve hoje um encontro com o embaixador da França em Bissau, em que elogiou o...
View ArticleRamos-Horta: Credible elections vital for restoring constitutional order in...
The holding of credible and peaceful elections next year is vital for the process of restoring constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, a United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, urging...
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