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UNCLAS STATE 114026 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: UNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
SUBJECT: GUINEA-BISSAU: UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT FOR 
NOVEMBER 5 
 
 ¶1. This is an action request.  USUN is instructed to join 
consensus in the Security Council on a Presidential Statement 
on Guinea-Bissau in paragraph 2.  USUN should refer any 
further substantive changes on the Presidential Statement to 
the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. 
 
¶2. Begin text: 
 
-- The Security Council recalls its previous statements on 
Guinea-Bissau, and notes the latest report of the 
Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and on the 
activities of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office 
in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) (S/2009/552). The Council 
reaffirms its support for the continuing efforts to 
consolidate peace in that country. 
 
-- The Security Council welcomes the peaceful presidential 
elections on 28 June and 26 July 2009, and the inauguration 
of President Malam Bacai Sanha on 8 September. It also takes 
note of the new President,s commitment to combat impunity, 
foster national reconciliation and achieve socio-economic 
development. 
 
-- The Security Council reiterates the importance of national 
reconciliation and the fight against impunity for sustainable 
peace in Guinea-Bissau. In this regard, it welcomes the 
ongoing consultations between the African Union, the Economic 
Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Community of 
Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) and the United Nations, 
to assist the Government of Guinea-Bissau in carrying out a 
credible, thorough, and timely investigation into the 
political assassinations of March and June 2009. The Security 
Council calls upon those organizations and the international 
community as a whole to expedite assistance to the national 
Commission of Inquiry established for this purpose. 
 
-- The Council also takes note of the National Assembly,s 
plans to convene a national conference on &Conflicts in 
Guinea-Bissau: causes, prevention, resolution and 
consequences,8 and underscores the need to conduct an 
inclusive political dialogue process built upon other 
initiatives aimed at ensuring national reconciliation in the 
country. 
 
-- The Security Council underlines the importance of the 
challenges faced by the Government of Guinea-Bissau, in 
particular the security sector reform, as well as the growth 
in illegal drug trafficking and transnational organized 
crime, and, in this regard, calls upon the international 
partners to continue their support, including for the 
implementation of the quick-impacts projects. The Council 
notes the progress made in the implementation of the security 
sector reform in Guinea-Bissau, in particular with the 
support from the European Union and other regional and 
bilateral partners, and reiterates its request for the 
Secretary-General, through his Special Representative for 
Guinea-Bissau and UNIOGBIS, to assist the Government,s 
coordination efforts in this area. 
 
-- The Council welcomes the progress made in implementing the 
West Africa Coast Initiative involving ECOWAS, UNODC, DPKO, 
DPA and INTERPOL in support of the fight against organized 
crime and drug trafficking in West Africa, and calls on the 
international partners to continue supporting this 
partnership and the efforts of the national authorities to 
strengthen activities on policing and internal security as 
part of the security sector reform process.  In this regard, 
the Council notes the importance of strengthening the 
judiciary sector and control of Guinea-Bissau,s borders. 
 
-- The Security Council calls on the international community 
to provide timely and adequate support for the implementation 
of the Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding in 
Guinea-Bissau. It takes note of the preparations for the 
first review of the Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding in 
Guinea-Bissau adopted in October 2008, and looks forward to 
its finalization. 
 
-- The Security Council welcomes the ongoing planning for the 
transition of UNOGBIS to an Integrated Peacebuilding Office 
(UNIOGBIS) on 1 January 2010, and looks forward to completion 
of staffing and the subsequent rapid deployment of personnel 
to Guinea-Bissau in order to facilitate the development of an 
Integrated Strategic Framework, including a strategic 
workplan with appropriate benchmarks to measure and track 
progress on the implementation of the new office,s mandate. 
 
-- The Security Council reiterates its support for the 
peacebuilding process in Guinea-Bissau and, in this regard, 
welcomes the role of the ECOWAS, the African Union, the CPLP 
and the European Union, in this area. 
 
-- The Security Council commends the Representative of the 
Secretary-General and the staff of UNOGBIS, as well as the 
United Nations country team, the Peacebuilding Commission 
country-specific configuration on Guinea-Bissau for their 
contribution to peace, democracy and the rule of law in 
Guinea-Bissau. 
CLINTON