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 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) and 2203 (2015), Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau, dated 12 February 2016 (S/2016/141) 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’s 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 political and institutional tensions 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 for over six months (para 89 SG’s report) and threaten to undermine the progress made in Guinea-Bissau since the restoration of constitutional order following the elections held in 2014, Welcoming the continued engagement of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Miguel Trovoada, the Senegalese President, in his capacity as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Guinean President, ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea Bissau, the Special Envoy of the Nigerian President,, and other interlocutors in the search for a peaceful solution to the impasse and recal