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TO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 5592

UNCLAS STATE 034127 
 
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E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: UNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
SUBJECT: GUINEA-BISSAU: INSTRUCTION FOR ADOPTION OF UNSC 
PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT APRIL 8 
 
  ¶1.  USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security 
Council Presidential Statement on the Guinea-Bissau to be 
adopted on April 8 (para 2).  USUN should refer any further 
substantive changes on the PRST 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 (S/2009/169). The Council reaffirms its 
support for the continuing efforts to consolidate peace in 
that country. 
 
The Security Council welcomes the nomination of M. Raimundo 
Pereira as the Interim President of Guinea-Bissau and notes 
with satisfaction the commitment of the new authorities to 
restore the constitutional order following the assassinations 
of the President of Guinea-Bissau, Joao Bernardo Vieira and 
of the Chief of Staff of the Armed forces, Tagme Na Waie, and 
to deepen national consensus on the transition and the 
electoral process. It urges all political actors to create 
the best conditions for the holding of a fair, transparent 
and credible presidential election on June 28. It welcomes 
the assistance already provided by bilateral and multilateral 
partners to support the electoral budget, and calls upon the 
donors to continue to provide technical and financial 
assistance for the electoral process. 
 
The Security Council calls on the African Union, the Economic 
Community of West African States, and the Community of 
Portuguese Speaking Countries to remain seized on the peace 
and security situation in Guinea-Bissau, and to take 
appropriate measures to preserve peace and stability in that 
country, as well as the organization of the presidential 
elections in a peaceful manner. 
 
The Security Council condemns arbitrary detentions, armed 
attacks and intimidation of citizens, and calls for the 
protection of human rights and fundamental freedom of the 
people of Guinea-Bissau. It urges the Armed Forces leadership 
to ensure that its commitment to abide by the civilian 
authorities and respect constitutional order is fully honored. 
 
The Security Council stresses the importance of national 
reconciliation and the fight against impunity in 
Guinea-Bissau, and calls on the international community to 
support the Commission of Inquiry established to investigate 
on the assassinations of the President and of the Chief of 
Staff of the Armed forces. 
 
The Security Council reiterates the importance of the 
security sector reform in Guinea-Bissau, and in this regard, 
urges the international partners to continue to support the 
implementation of the quick-impact projects. It welcomes the 
initiative of CPLP to convene a Donors,Rountable on the 
coordination and the implementation of the identified 
projects and programmes of SSR, in Praia, Cap Verde, on 21 
April 2009. 
 
The Security Council remains seriously concerned by the 
growth in drug trafficking, as well as transnational 
organized crime in Guinea-Bissau and in the subregion. It 
commends the action of UNODC, DPA/UNOWA, DPKO and INTERPOL 
and calls upon the international community to continue to 
support the implementation of the Guinea-Bissau 
anti-narcotics operational Plan, as well as of the ECOWAS 
Plan of Action against drug trafficking. 
 
The Security Council calls on the international community to 
provide timely and adequate support for the implementation of 
the Strategic Peacebuilding Framework. In this regard, it 
welcomes the convening of an international Donors Conference, 
and looks forwards to sustainable mobilization of resources 
for the economic reconstruction and peace consolidation in 
Guinea-Bissau. 
 
The Security Council reiterates the importance of the 
regional dimension in the resolution of the problems faced by 
Guinea-Bissau and, in this regard, welcomes the role of the 
African Union,ECOWAS, CPLP, and the European Union in the 
peace-building process. 
 
The Security Council commends the Representative of the 
Secretary-General and the staff of UNOGBIS, as well as the 
United Nations country team, the PBC country-specific 
configuration on Guinea-Bissau for their contribution to 
peace, democracy, and the rule of law in Guinea-Bissau. 
CLINTON