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Maria do Rosário Lopes Pereira Gonçalves: “Engaged to serve“
Maria do Rosário Lopes Pereira Gonçalves did not aim to climb the judiciary ladder in her country, Cabo Verde. She only wanted “to be different from the women who were part of her daily life” in her native Santiago Island, where cultural and social contingencies often confine women to the roles of…
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UNSG VIDEO MESSAGE: AN ALERT FOR THE WORLD
Dear friends around the world, Happy New Year. When I took office one year ago, I appealed for 2017 to be a year for peace. Unfortunately – in fundamental ways, the world has gone in reverse. On New Year’s Day 2018, I am not issuing an appeal. I am issuing an alert -- a red alert for our world…
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Briefing to the Security Council on the Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)
Briefing to the Security Council on the Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) By Mohamed Ibn Chambas Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNOWAS New York, 11 January 2018 --------------------------…
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Briefing of Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas to the Security Council on recent developments in West Africa and the Sahel
Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), presented on 11 January to the Security Council his activity report covering the period from 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017. During the second…
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Mr. Ibn Chambas congratulates President Weah on his official inauguration
The Special Representative of the Secretary-general and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, attended on Monday, 22 January 2018, the inauguration ceremony of the new President of Liberia, George Manneh Weah. Mr. Ibn Chambas congratulated…
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Statement by the President of the Security Council on peace consolidation in West Africa and the Sahel (S/PRST/2018/3)
The UN Security Council issued on Tuesday 30 January 2018 a presidential statement on West Africa and the Sahel region. It follows the briefing to the Security Council, on 11 January 2018, of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Mohamed Ibn…
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Mr Ibn Chambas met with Ms Audrey Azoulay, the new director of UNESCO
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas hails the good preparation for the holding of communal elections in Guinea
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas calls for calm in Guinea
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas concluded a three-day visit to the Gambia
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, concluded on 18 February a three-day visit to The Gambia. The objective of the visit was to renew UN’s engagement to support the authorities of The…
Remarks of the SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas on the Occasion of the Conference on Trust Building between Sahel Local Populations and the G5 Joint Force
Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Dear Colleagues, I am honoured to participate in this event which is another important landmark in the establishment of the G5 Sahel Joint Force, which has been a remarkable success story. When the Heads of State of the G5 Sahel announced their intention to…