- Speeches 01
Launch of the Security Sector Reform process in The Gambia
Your Excellency, President of the Republic of The Gambia, Honourable Ministers, Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Guests, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentleman, I am honoured and pleased to address you, today, during…
- Press Releases
Joint press release ECOWAS, AU and UNOWAS on Togo
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have been following closely the socio-political developments in the Togolese…
- News stories
UNOWAS and UNOCA strengthen their collaboration
The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the United Nations Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) held a high-level joint meeting on 6 October in Dakar. The meeting was chaired by Mohamed Ibn Chambas…
- News stories
MESSAGE ON UNITED NATIONS DAY
Our world faces many grave challenges. Widening conflicts and inequality. Extreme weather and deadly intolerance. Security threats – including nuclear weapons. We have the tools and wealth to overcome these challenges. All we…
Steering Committee Meeting of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS) - 27 October 2017
- News stories
United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel: The UN strengthens its commitments
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, chaired, on 27 October 2017 in Dakar, the Steering Committee Meeting of…
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ECOWAS and UNOWAS present a study on pastoralism and security in West Africa
In the context of their permanent interaction, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) announce the formal conclusion of a joint study on…
- Statements
SRSG IBN CHAMBAS CONDEMNS THE ATTACKS IN ADAMAWA STATE (NIGERIA)
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas condemns the suicide attacks on 21 November in Adamawa State, Nigeria…
- Press Releases
31st HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF HEADS OF UN MISSIONS IN WEST AFRICA
Monrovia, 1 December 2017 At the invitation of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn…
Meeting of the High Political Committee of the West Africa Coast Initiative (WACI POLCOM
Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and Mr. Sidiki Diakité, Minister of the Interior and Security of Côte d…
Partial legislative elections. Côte d’ivoire 2011. Ballot box. ©UN
Peaceful and credible elections: A case of UNOWAS’ holistic coordination
In coordination with national, regional and international actors, UNOWAS works to ensure that elections are peaceful and credible. For the first time since the creation of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) in…
- Press Releases
WACI Member States mobilize to better address security challenges
Grand Bassam, 05 December 2017 - The Fourth Meeting of the High Political Committee (POLCOM) of the West African Coast Initiative (WACI) was held on 05 December 2017 in Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire. It was chaired by the…
Electoral violence in Côte d’Ivoire in 2011. © UN
Understanding electoral violence to better prevent it
While most elections in West Africa have been held in a peaceful environment in recent years, various acts of violence have been recorded. What is the nature of this violence and how to eradicate it for good? Since the 1990s…