Situation room of the cicil society during the presidential election in Senegal, 24 February 2019. Photo: UNOWAS SCPIO
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National observer, a civic commitment for peaceful elections
Some Senegalese citizens did not only vote in the presidential election, but they wanted to wear the observer’s cap to help organize a peaceful election, thus contributing to the consolidation of democracy in Senegal. On 24…
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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 24 July 2019 to the Security Council latest report of the…
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UNOWAS OFFERS THREE CONTAINERS TO THE NATIONAL GENDARMERIE OF SENEGAL (FR)
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High-Level Meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission on “Prevention and Peacebuilding in Burkina Faso
Mohamed Ibn Chambas: “Burkina Faso is one of the countries where, we, as a collective of development, humanitarian and peace actors, can, together with the Government, focus on preventing the current crisis from further…
Cercles de Paix with Malian women in the refugee camps in Burkina Faso.Photo Wildaf-Mali.
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Women, key players in conflict prevention
Women make up more than half of the world's population. They have always been involved in finding solutions to the various conflicts in many societies. Nations cannot develop without the effective involvement of women…
Communal election in Guinea. Photo: DR
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"Together, women and youth can accomplish much in peacebuilding”
On the occasion of the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Working Group on Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel (WGWPS-AOS), which took place from 24 to 25 June 2019 in Dakar, UNOWAS…
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Press statement of the joint mission of United Nations, African Union, ECOWAS and CPLP to Guinea-Bissau
1. The joint mission, comprising the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) visited Bissau on 7 October…
Mohamed Ibn Chambas commends the government’s commitment to move ahead with the reform processes
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 today a three-day visit to the Republic of The Gambia during…
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Women and youth call on governments to accelerate the implementation of the women, peace and security agenda
Tenth Edition of the Regional Open Day on United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 (2000) and subsequent on Gender, Women, Youth, Peace and Security Women and youth call on governments to accelerate the implementation…
"Sustainable peace in Côte d'Ivoire depends on strengthening social cohesion and national reconciliation"
After serving with the United Nations for forty years during a career spanning development and international cooperation, humanitarian coordination, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding, M'Baye Babacar Cissé is now enjoying…
9th Meeting of the Steering Committee of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS), 21 October 2019 in Dakar.
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“The Sahel remains a priority for our institution”
9 TH MEETING OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTEGRATED STRATEGY FOR THE SAHEL (UNISS) The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel…
Defence Attache's Conference on Preventing and managing inter-communal violence in West Africa and the Sahel. 24 October in Dakar.
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Defense and security staff discuss innovative ways to resolve intercommunal violence in West Africa and the Sahel
For several years, security threats have increased in West Africa and the Sahel, to the point of dangerously jeopardizing peace and stability of States. The evolving nature of threats and insecurity in the region is further…