Security Council appeals for financial help

UN Security Council members appealed on Wednesday for contributions to a trust fund for Guinea-Bissau and urged those countries that have already made pledges to follow through. In a press statement, Council President Sergey Lavrov of the Russian Federation said members noted the positive developments in Guinea-Bissau, particularly the stabilised political climate and the movement in a “peaceful and orderly fashion” towards legislative and presidential elections on 28 November. Council members called on the transitional government and all political forces in the country to proceed in good faith with the implementation of the disarmament and demobilisation programme, Lavrov said. They also called for a continuation of the reconciliation, reconstruction and rehabilitation processes and for the elections to be held as scheduled in “free and transparent conditions”.