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West African states continue efforts to resolve Gambia electoral crisis
Leaders from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS have returned to The Gambia in efforts to resolve the country's electoral crisis, the UN Security Council heard on Friday. Ambassadors were briefed by the UN Special Representative for the region, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, who also provided an election…
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UN to "spare no effort" in supporting nation-building in the Gambia
The Gambian President Adama Barrow has indicated that he will return to his homeland on Thursday, accompanied by a senior UN official. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel ( UNOWAS), is due to travel with the new leader from Senegal, where he has been staying due…
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Joint Declaration by the ECOWAS, the AU and the UN on the Political Situation of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia
1. Following the Decision of the Summit of the ECOWAS Authority taken on 17th December 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria, Mediation efforts, including visits to Banjul, were undertaken by the Chair of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, HE President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Mediator, HE…
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UNOWAS condemns yesterday’s deadly attack against a United Nations Technical Monitoring Team
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, strongly condemns yesterday’s deadly attack against a United Nations Technical Monitoring Team that was conducting a field mission along the border…
"The resolution of the crisis in The Gambia is a success of the regional preventive diplomacy"
Good morning to everyone, To start, let me take this opportunity to wish you all a happy new year 2017. I hope it will be synonymous of peace and prosperity for our region and the whole continent. West Africa and the Sahel region continues to face major challenges, including those related to…
In The Gambia, “the beginning of a new era”
West Africa has witnessed a series of peaceful presidential and legislative elections, held in accordance with democratic standards and principles recognized by the African Union, ECOWAS and the United Nations. Contrary to undemocratic practices in the past, marked by coups d’état and protracted…
Press Statement by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, on the peaceful conclusion of the legislative elections in The Gambia
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, congratulates the Government and the people of The Gambia for the peaceful and inclusive legislative elections of 6 April. He applauds Gambian political…
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Visit to Sierra Leone of Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel
Following on my previous visit to Sierra Leone in November last year, I have just concluded a five day visit in order to continue consultations on preparations for the presidential and parliamentary elections announced to take place on 7 March 2018.
The G5 Sahel and UNOWAS review their roadmap
The two-year cooperation between the G5 Sahel and the United Nations is a testimony to the willingness of both organizations to work togeteher in addressing the challenges that hamper the development of the five Sahelian countries. Ms. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, Deputy Special Representative of the…
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas meets with President Roch Marc Christian Kabore
In the framework of the mobilization of new "emergency measures" for the preservation of peace in Burkina Faso and in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee, chaired by the Secretary-General, on 23 March 2017, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the…
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SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas participates in the third Pan African Forum on Migration in Kampala (Uganda)
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, participated in the third Pan African Forum on Migration which took place from 15 to 17 May 2017 in Kampala, Uganda. The Forum which was held under the…
JOINT PRESS RELEASE OF ECOWAS - AU - UN ON THE SITUATION IN COTE D'IVOIRE
A joint high-level mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union and the United Nations visited Côte d'Ivoire on 17 May 2017, in the context of mutinies. (Press release available in French)