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Dakar, 13 August 2014 - Mr. Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, met today in Ouagadougou, with President Blaise Compaore and conferred with him on the prevailing security situation in the Sahel and West Africa.internal:765

Dakar, 2 September 2014 - Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General for West Africa (SRSG) convened yesterday a meeting of the regional UN team based in Dakar to review developments in West Africa. The meeting, comprising heads of regional offices of UN…

Dakar, 2 September 2014 - Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General for West Africa (SRSG) convened yesterday a meeting of the regional UN team based in Dakar to review developments in West Africa. The meeting, comprising heads of regional offices of UN…

New York, 12 September 2014 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Mohammed Ibn Chambas of Ghana as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA). Mr. Chambas will succeed Said Djinnit of Algeria to whom the…

Dakar, Octobre 09, 2014- The handover ceremony between Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the new Special Representative of the Secretary General for the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), and his predecessor, Said Djinnit, took place this Thursday, October 9 th, 2014, at UNOWA headquarters in Dakar…

New York, 30 October 2014- The Secretary-General is following with great concern the deteriorating security situation in Burkina Faso. He calls on all parties to end the use of violence, exercise calm and restraint, and use dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues.

Dakar, October 30, 2014 - The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) is deeply concerned about the situation in Burkina Faso, where violent incidents have occurred between security forces and demonstrators demanding the withdrawal of a bill on the revision of Article 37 of the Constitution.

New York, 24 November 2014- The Secretary-General notes the appointment in Burkina Faso on 23 November of the 26-member Transitional Government and the convening of the first Cabinet meeting today. He looks forward to the appointment of members of the Transitional National Council.

New York, 24 November 2014- The Secretary-General notes the appointment in Burkina Faso on 23 November of the 26-member Transitional Government and the convening of the first Cabinet meeting today. He looks forward to the appointment of members of the Transitional National Council.

Dakar, November 25, 2014- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and High-level Representative of the Secretary General to Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, is appalled by the criminal suicide bomb attacks against innocent civilians in a market place in Maiduguri, Borno…

Dakar, November 28, 2014- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and High Level Representative of the Secretary-General to Nigeria, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, firmly condemns yesterday and today’s bomb attacks near Mubi, Adamawa, and at Kano Central Mosque, in Nigeria, that…

Abuja, 15 December, 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Mohamed Ibn Chambas attended the 46th Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Abuja, Nigeria on 15 December. At the opening ceremony, Mr. Chambas delivered a speech in which…