SECURITY COUNCIL URGES GUINEA-BISSAU ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ‘AS SOON AS POSSIBLE’

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Date: 12 Sep 2013 12:00:01 -0400
Subject: SECURITY COUNCIL URGES GUINEA-BISSAU ELECTIONS TO BE HELD 'AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE'
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SECURITY COUNCIL URGES GUINEA-BISSAU ELECTIONS TO BE HELD 'AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE'New York, Sep 12 2013 12:00PMThe United Nations Security
Council has called on Bissau Guinean authorities to resolve any
outstanding issues and allow the start of the electoral process in the
shortest time possible.

In a statement issued late last night, the 15-member Council stressed
that "it is imperative that the presidential and legislative elections
be held as soon as possible," taking into account the end of the
transition period set on 31 December 2013.

Members called for any obstacles to be resolved, including by adopting
a code of conduct and ensuring that all political actors can safely
participate in the political process.

Its members also insisted that authorities in charge of the
transitional period "take all appropriate measures to further deepen
the internal political dialogue" and ensure that these elections are
credible, transparent, inclusive and democratic.

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau – which has had a history of coups, misrule
and political instability since it gained independence from Portugal
in 1974 – seized power in April 2012.

Constitutional order has still not been restored in the country, where
a transitional government led by Transitional President Serifo
Nhamadjo is in place until elections are held.

Earlier this month, UN Special Representative Jose Ramos Horta, who is
also the head of the UN political mission in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS),
briefed the Security Council, noting that a potential delay to the
polls could "destabilize the political situation, undermining the
efforts we have achieved so far."

In its latest statement on the situation in the West African country,
the Security Council welcomed the commitments of Guinea Bissau's
international partners, and called upon them to remain engaged in the
political process.

"The support of Guinea Bissau's partners is required to finance the
electoral process," the Security Council members said noting the need
for financial support for the polls.

The Council also reiterated its concerns about the "prevailing culture
of impunity and lack of accountability" in Guinea Bissau, and urged
implementation of the National Conference on Impunity, Justice and
Human Rights.

In July, the African Union had led a second joint assessment mission
in Bissau involving the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS), Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), European
Union, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, and the UN.Sep
12 2013 12:00PM
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