About The Project
Project Data
Budget
US$ 7,700,00.00
Team
14 (including 10 UN Volunteers)
Duration
2018/10 - 2019/12
Resources Mobilized
US$ 9,400,00.00
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Portugal made an in-kind contribution of approximately one million Euros, which included the production and transportation of the ballot papers.
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Outside of the Basket Fund, Nigeria has provided 205 biometric voter registration kits to the Government of Guinea-Bissau for the current voter registration process Timor Leste pledged a contribution USD $472,302 towards repairing and purchasing electoral equipment (USD 222,302), supporting the voter registration process (USD 125,000) as well as the electoral process (USD 125,000).
Sources of Funding
European Union: US$ 2,900,000.00
Guinea-Bissau Gvt: US$ 1,800,000.00
Angola: US$ 1,000,000.00
ECOWAS: US$ 1,000,000.00
Japan: US$ 1,000,000.00
UEOMA: US$ 1,000,000.00
Nigeria: US$ 500,000.00
Equatorial-Guinea: US$ 230,000.00
UNDP: US$ 200,000.00
USA: US$ 200,000.00
Italy: US$ 116,000.00
Partners
Comissão Nacional de Eleições – National Election Commission
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GTAPE – Gabinete de Apoio Técnico ao Processo Eleitoral - Bureau of Technical Support to the Electoral Process
Brazil
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East-Timor
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UNIOGBIS
Focus
Voters Registration
Electoral Operations and Civic Education
Objective
Enhance the Guinea-Bissau Elections Management Bodies’ capacity to hold legitimate, transparent and credible elections in accordance with domestic legislation and international standards.
What We Do
On April 2018, the Lomé Agreement was signed, again brokered by ECOWAS, with involvement of national stakeholders, enabling the opening of the Parliament, the appointment of a consensual Prime Minister and the appointment of an inclusive Government with the primary responsibility of organizing legislative elections in 2018.
The President of the Republic announced 18 November 2018 as the date for holding legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau. However, due to a series of constraints (technical, financial and political) and delays in the voters’ registration process, it was not possible to hold the election as scheduled.
On 20 December 2018, following consultations with GTAPE, CNE, the Prime Minister, political parties and the Council of State, the President of the Republic decreed that the legislative elections will be held on 10 March 2019.
At the UN Security Council Briefing on Guinea Bissau on 21 December, all Council members welcomed the new date of legislative elections, while regretting that the initial date of 18 November 2018 was not respected. They emphasized the continued relevance of the Conakry Agreement, and the need for its full implementation by the Bissau-Guinean leadership.
The holding of fair, transparent and credible elections is an important step on the way to political stability in Guinea-Bissau.
The elections will restore democracy by devolving power to a legitimate Government elected by the people.
Although CNE, the main elections management body, and GTAPE have some experience having organized several elections in the past, they still require assistance particularly in the procurement of materials, complex logistics and operational aspects, as well as voter outreach.
The project will contribute to:
- provision of technical and operational support for updating and creating a sustainable, credible and inclusive voters’ register;
- increased awareness of the voters regarding voter registration drive;
- strengthening capacities for the implementation of elections;
- support to the CNE in establishing effective communication with the electorate.
Who We Are
Deryck Fritz
Chief Technical Adviser
José Malam Jassi
Program Analyst
Terry Pinto
Logistics Advisor
Wolldie Gilleta
Finance Expert
Rita Mira
Electoral Field Coordinator
Agostinho Ca
Regional Electoral Advisor
Andreia Camara
Regional Electoral Advisor
Ansumane Sani
Regional Electoral Advisor
Domingos Tchigna
Regional Electoral Advisor
Edgar Pires
Regional Electoral Advisor
Eviano Silva
Regional Electoral Advisor
Feliciano Mendes
Regional Electoral Advisor
José Manuel Vaz
Regional Electoral Advisor
Paulino Tungue
Regional Electoral Advisor