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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…
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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…
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58th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government
Remarks by Mohamed Ibn Chambas Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNOWAS Dakar, 23 January 2021 --------------------------- Your Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of…
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Moussa Faki Mahamat and Mohamed Ibn Chambas concluded a joint visit to Sierra Leone and Cabo Verde
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, concluded a joint visit to Sierra Leone and Cabo Verde Dakar, 26…
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SRSG Ibn Chambas concludes his visit to Abidjan
THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WEST AFRICA AND THE SAHEL CONCLUDES HIS VISIT TO ABIDJAN, ENCOURAGES IVORIANS TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY OF LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS TO STRENGTHEN PEACE AND PRESERVE THE…
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The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel concludes his visit to Benin
The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel concludes his visit to Benin, encourages all stakeholders to redouble their efforts to ensure the organization of a peaceful, participatory and transparent presidential…
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Women in West Africa and the Sahel assess the implementation level of UN Resolution 1325 (2000)
Women in West Africa and the Sahel assess the implementation level of UN RESOLUTIONS 1325 (2000) and subsequent on women, peace and security in the region The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the…
The Special Representative saddened by the death of seven CENI Officers in Niger
The Special Representative saddened by the death of seven CENI Officers in Niger, condemns the use of improvised explosive devices T he Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for…
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Joint communique of the ECOWAS Commission and the UN on violence in Niger
Joint communiqué of the ECOWAS Commission and the United Nations (UN) on violence that occured following the announcement of the second-round provisional results of the presidential election in Niger ECOWAS and the United…
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The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel visits The Gambia
The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Urges the Gambians to Build Consensus Ahead of December Elections The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West…
Consultation Workshop of Young Women and Men for Peaceful Legislative Elections in Cote d'Ivoire
UNOWAS Supports the Organization of a Consultation Workshop of Young Women and Men for Peaceful and Violence-Free Legislative Elections, and the Consolidation of Peace in Côte d'Ivoire Available in French
The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel deplores acts of violence in Senegal, calls for calm and restraint
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, deplores the acts of violence that have taken place over the past two days…