Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary - General on Guinea
New York, 28 June 2010 - The Secretary-General congratulates the Government and the people of Guinea, including the country’s electoral commission, political stakeholders and civil society, for the peaceful atmosphere in…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General on Niger
New York, 18 February 2010 - The Secretary-General is closely following developments in Niger and is receiving regular updates from his Special Representative for West Africa, Said Djinnit. It would be recalled that the…
Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary- General on Guinea Bissau
New York, 1 April 2010 - The Secretary-General is following with concern the military incidents in Guinea-Bissau involving the detention and subsequent release of the Prime Minister. He calls on the military and political…
Mohamed Ibn Chambas warns Security Council of ‘fragile political situation’ in West African countries
New York, 08 January 2015 – West Africa’s political landscape remains delicate as nations across the region continue to grapple with insecurity, terrorist threats and tensions ahead of a busy election cycle, the United…
UN Noon Briefing - SRSG Mohammed Ibn Chambas - 13 Feb 2015
Good morning all- and thank you for this opportunity. I would like to share with you few remarks on the recent developpement regarding the election process in Nigeria in the context of a regional reaction to stop the threat…
Transcript of the press conference by Mr. Jan Eliasson, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General
Geneva, 25 October 2012 - DSG : Je vais commencer en français, si vous permettez, mais je vais continuer en anglais et vous pouvez poser les questions en anglais ou en français. C’est pour moi un grand plaisir de rentrer à…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL PRESS CONFERENCE (15 Sept 2011)
SG: Thank you. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to see you as we are preparing for the 66 th session of the General Debate. Once again, this is a good opportunity for us to share our views and listen…
26 August 2011, Secretary-General’ s press encounter on attack on UN in Nigeria
Around 11:00 o’clock this morning, local time, the United Nations House in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, was struck by a car bomb. These buildings house 26 humanitarian and development agencies of the United Nations family…
In West Africa, UN and partners pledge cooperation in fight against drugs and crime
20 June 2011 - United Nations officials, government ministers and representatives of Interpol pledged today to work together in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime in West Africa, which has become a key…
Niger: UN official vows to help country overcome socio-economic challenges
17 June 2011 - The United Nations representative for West Africa today offered the world body’s support to strengthening the democratic institutions in Niger, according to a press statement from the UN Office for West Africa…
UN-backed meeting on West African polls wraps up with call on electoral laws
20 May 2011 - The list of eligible voters and the development of electoral laws are critical to determining the ultimate success of the poll and it is therefore vital that the process of drafting each of them is done with as…
Ebola in West Africa: Regional UN team calls for greater solidarity with affected countries
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…