United Nations Security Council resolution 1580, adopted unanimously on 22 December 2004, after reaffirming resolutions
1216
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Events
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England
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(1998) and
1233
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Europe
* War of the Lombards: Lombard forces at Kyrenia surrender to John of Beirut, after a ...
(1999) on the situation in
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), ...
, the Council extended the mandate of the
United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau
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.
Thi ...
(UNOGBIS) for a further period of one year and revised its operations. It was the final Security Council resolution adopted in 2004.
Resolution
Observations
The Security Council began by expressing its concern about recent developments in Guinea-Bissau, particularly a
mutiny on 6 October 2004 which resulted in the deaths of Chief of General Staff, General
Veríssimo Correia Seabra, and the armed forces spokesman, Colonel Domingos de Barros and had setback gains since
legislative elections held in March 2004. It stated that such incidents highlighted the "fragility" of the transitional process ongoing in the country, and that such events undermined social and economic development and confidence of the
international community.
Acts
The
mandate of UNOGBIS, as a special political mission, was extended for one year with the following revised mandate:
* enhance political dialogue, promote national reconciliation and respect for the
rule of law and human rights;
* ensure the return to normalcy, including the holding of presidential elections;
* support efforts to reform the security sector and strengthen national institutions.
The
National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau
The unicameral National People's Assembly ( pt, Assembleia Nacional Popular) is Guinea-Bissau's legislative body.
The Assembly has a total of 102 seats, with all 102 members being elected.
Previous National People's Assembly election results
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was urged to consider the principles of justice and ending
impunity
Impunity is avoidance of punishment, loss, or other negative consequences for an action. In the international law of human rights, impunity is failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such, itself constitutes a d ...
while it debated an
amnesty
Amnesty (from the Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία, ''amnestia'', "forgetfulness, passing over") is defined as "A pardon extended by the government to a group or class of people, usually for a political offense; the act of a sovereign power offici ...
for those participating in military interventions since 1980. The government was called upon to consider a plan for security sector reform. Meanwhile, the Secretary-General
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (; 8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founde ...
was to establish a fund for Guinea-Bissau to other nations could contribute to. He was also asked to keep the Council informed of developments in the country.
See also
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Guinea-Bissau Civil War
The Guinea-Bissau Civil War was fought from 7 June 1998 to 10 May 1999 and was triggered by an attempted coup d'état against the government of President João Bernardo Vieira led by Brigadier-General Ansumane Mané.Uppsala Conflict Data Progra ...
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History of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau was claimed by Portugal from the 1450s to the 1970s. However, Portuguese control of the region was limited to forts along the coast. Portugal gained full control of the mainland after the pacification campaigns of 1912-15, the offsho ...
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(2003–2005)
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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