“The ECOWAS Commission has made considerable efforts to ensure that women are at the heart of socio-economic development in the region”
UNOWAS Magazine spoke to Dr. Siga Fatima Jagne, Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Dr. Jagne tells us about the implementation of Resolution 1325 in the region and the achievements of his organization for gender…
“The results achieved are encouraging but are still far from the objectives set by Resolution 1325”
As part of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 1325, UNOWAS Magazine met Ms. Oulimata Sarr, Regional Director for West and Central Africa of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women. She shared with us her views on the impact of COVID…
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“Women and young people are essential to any development policy”
Agathe Telou is the Gender Advisor at UNOWAS. She talks about her role and also about her perspectives as a woman and a mother to advance the participation of women and youth in decision-making processes in West Africa and the Sahel. Interview You are the gender advisor at UNOWAS since 2012. what…
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Despite COVID-19, the implementation of Resolutions 2250 and 2419 relating to youth, peace and security is on track in West Africa and the Sahel
UNOWAS conducted, in September 2020, a survey among young women’s and men’s organizations in 17 countries of the subregion to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people, their activities and the implementation of resolutions 2250 (2015) and 2419 (2018). The COVID-19 pandemic…
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The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel condemns the terrorist attack against civilians in Kohobe, Borno State
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 heinous terrorist attack perpetrated by armed men on 28 November against farmers in the village of Koshobe and other rural communities…
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The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel commends the people of Ghana on the general elections and urges all parties to address election-related disputes through legal channels
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, joins the various elections observation missions in commending Ghanaians for once again exhibiting their democratic credentials by turning out…
The Special Representative concludes post-electoral visit to Niger, calls on all actors to work for peace and democracy in Niger
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, today concluded a five-day visit to the Republic from Niger. This visit is part of the joint support of the United Nations and its partners for the…
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas briefed today the United Nations Security Council on the latest report of the Secretary-General on the activities of UNOWAS
West Africa and the Sahel region continues to suffer from multiple challenges, triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, that are plunging most countries of the region into recession and leading them to a diversion of resources from productive investments and the fight against insecurity. “Now that we are…
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MRU-UN high level planning meeting to enhance partnership
The Mano River Union (MRU) Secretariat and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), organized a two-day high-level meeting in Dakar, Senegal, from 13 to 14 January 2021. The objective of the meeting was to review their joint work plan (2020-2021), and assess its state of…