S/RES/2343 (2017)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
23 February 2017
Resolution 2343 (2017)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7890th meeting, on
23 February 2017
The Security Council,
Recalling its previous resolutions, statements of its President and press
statements on the situation in Guinea-Bissau, in particular resolutions 1876 (2009),
2030 (2011), 2048 (2012), 2092 (2013), 2103 (2013), 2157 (2014), 2186 (2014),
2203 (2015) and 2267 (2016),
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau, dated
7 February 2017 (S/2017/111) and the recommendations contained therein, and
underscoring the Secretary-General’s positive appreciation of the role of his Special
Representative and head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in
Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) in assisting the Government of Guinea -Bissau,
Stressing the need for the Government of Guinea-Bissau to continue to take
concrete steps towards peace, security and stability in the country, by effectively
reforming the security sector, tackling corruption through the reinforcement of the
judicial system, improving public administration and State revenue management, as
well as the supply of basic services to the population, and commending its
commitment to the implementation of its national priorities,
Expressing concerns over the ongoing protracted political and institutional
crisis among the President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament and heads
of political parties which has prevented the country from moving forward with its
national reform agenda and threatens to undermine the progress made in Guinea Bissau since the restoration of constitutional order following t he elections held in
2014,
Welcoming the continued engagement of the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General, Modibo Ibrahim Touré, the President of the Republic of Liberia,
Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in her capacity as the Chairperson of the
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the President of the
Republic of Guinea, His Excellency Alpha Conde, in his dual capacity of
Chairperson of the African Union and ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea -Bissau, the
Special Representative of the African Union, Ovidio Pequeno, and other
interlocutors in the search for a peaceful solution to the impasse and recalling the
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