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Mohamed Ibn Chambas welcomes the approval of the parity law by the parliament of Cabo Verde
The Special Representative of the Secretary-general and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, welcomes the approval of the Parity Law by the Parliament of Cabo Verde…
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“Women have real leadership, but our societies are often conservative”
Former Minister of Culture (2001) of Senegal, Professor of Muslim and Western Middle Ages History at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Mrs. Penda Mbow has been engaged for more than twenty years as a civil society…
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Visiting Guinea, Mohamed Ibn Chambas calls on stakeholders to dialogue (FR)
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UNOCA – UNOWAS – EU concluded a four-day joint visit to Nigeria
Abuja, 22 November 2019- As part of the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2349 (2017), the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, and the system-wide UN strategy on the Lake Chad Basin crisis, the…
Meeting on Peace and Security within the Mano River Union, 25 November in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Meeting on Peace and Security within the Mano River Union
The Mano River Union Secretariat (MRU) and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) organized a high-level sub-regional meeting from 25 to 26 November 2019, in Freetown, Republic of Sierra Leone. The…
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West Africa and the Sahel, between security challenges and the need to consolidate peace
On 24 July 2019, the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, presented to the UN Security Council, the report of the Secretary-General on peace…
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas conludes his visit to Mauritania, applauds the democratic change
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The UN special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, expresses solidarity with the Government and the people of The Gambia, calls on regional and international leaders to uphold their engagement to stop death and despair along migration trails
Dakar, 09 December- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, is deeply saddened by the news that some 62 migrants…
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The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel condemns the terrorist attack against a military camp in Inates, Western Niger
Dakar, 12 December- 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 terrorist attack perpetrated on 11…
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Security Council Briefing on the Shared Causes of Intercommunal Violence and Preventing Violent Extremism in West Africa
The Security Council held on 16 December 2019 an open meeting on the shared causes of intercommunal violence and preventing violent extremism in West Africa. Briefing Council members by videolink, the Secretary-General’s…