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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…
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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…
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Joint Statement on Sierra Leone by the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union, the United Nations and the European Union
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), and the European Union (EU) are following closely and with much interest the progress towards Sierra Leone’s…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Burkina Faso
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou today against the country’s military headquarters and the Embassy of France. In a phone call to President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, the Secretary…
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Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the barbaric and cowardly terrorist attacks which took place on 2 March 2018 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, against the Army Headquarters and the French…
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Security Council Press Statement on the Attack and Abduction of Schoolgirls from the Government Girls Science and Technical Secondary School in Dapchi, Nigeria, on 19 February 2018 and the Attack on Rann, Nigeria on 1 March 2018
The members of the Security Council expressed their profound outrage at and condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack committed in Dapchi, Yobe State, Nigeria on 19 February 2018, and the abduction of a large…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Nigeria
The Secretary-General condemns the killing of three aid workers last night in Rann town in Borno state, Nigeria, following an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. At least one other aid worker remains critically injured…
32nd High-level Meeting of Heads of UN Missions in West Africa, 5 March 2018 in Bamako, Mali
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32nd High-level Meeting of Heads of UN Missions in West Africa
Bamako, 5 March 2018 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 Chambas…
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Secretary-General's message to International Conference on Lake Chad
[delivered by Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative for West Africa] I am pleased to send greetings to this International Conference on Lake Chad, and I commend the Government of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin…
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STATEMENT BY SRSG IBN CHAMBAS ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SIERRA LEONE
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, hails the timely announcement of the final results of the first round of…
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STATEMENT BY SRSG IBN CHAMBAS ON THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN SIERRA LEONE
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, calls on all parties and political leaders to help maintain peace and…
High level regional colloquium on challenges and prospects of political reforms in West Africa (2015 – 2017). Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire - 26 March 2018.
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High level regional colloquium on challenges and prospects of political reforms in West Africa (2015 – 2017)
As part of its mandate for preventing conflicts and sustaining peace, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), organized, in partnership with ECOWAS Commission, on 26 – 27 March 2018, in Abidjan, a…