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The Special Representative Mohamed Ibn Chambas condemns all acts of violence, the excessive use of force and calls on Guineans to mobilize against intercommunal violence (FR)

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25 Mar 2020

THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, MOHAMED IBN CHAMBAS, CONCLUDES A THREE-DAY VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA (FR)

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12 Mar 2020

SRSG Ibn Chambas concludes his visit in Togo, calls on candidates to exercise restraint and to respect the legal means provided by the law to solve any dispute relating to the vote (FR)

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27 Feb 2020

35th HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF HEADS OF UN PEACE MISSIONS IN WEST AFRICA

At the invitation of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Heads of the United Nations Missions in West Africa held their 35th High-level Meeting on 04

04 Feb 2020

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding Affairs concludes visit to five West African States

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) Rosemary A. DiCarlo today concluded her first official visit to West Africa with a stop in Burkina Faso. The five-day visit also took the Under-Secretary-General to Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Niger and Nigeria.

18 Jan 2020

Mauritania SWEDD: 20 women beneficiaries of safe spaces, winners of the competition on the best Income Generating Activities projects, funded and trained. Photo: UNFPA.

The demographic dividend for sustainable development in the Sahel

Through the SWEED project, UNFPA in partnership with the governments of the region, and other regional and international partners, has enabled thousands of young women and men to contribute to the economic growth and sustainable development in the Sahel.

24 Mar 2020

Training session for women from the Working Group, Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel. June 24, 2019 in Dakar. Photo: UNOWAS CPIO

Women in the Sahel work for Peace and Security

As part of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS), UN Women has implemented the women’s peace and security agenda. 1,542 women mediators have been trained to conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

16 Mar 2020

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Peace Consolidation in West Africa and the Sahel - Security Council, 8698th Meeting

8 Jan 2020 - Briefing of Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-general for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) on peace consolidation in West Africa and the Sahel (S/2019/1005) at the 8698th Meeting of the Security Council.