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Annadif Khatir Mahamat Saleh, New Special Representative

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10 Apr 2021

ECOWAS, ECCAS, GGC, UNOCA and UNOWAS call on Gulf of Guinea states to step up commitment to strengthen maritime security in the sub-region

23 Mar 2021

SRSG Chambas condemns the terrorist attack in Tillabery

The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Condemns The Terrorist Attack on Civilians in Tillabéry Region, Western Niger

17 Mar 2021

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 in several lo

05 Mar 2021

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

04 Mar 2021

58th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government

Remarks by Mohamed Ibn Chambas

25 Jan 2021

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 investm

11 Jan 2021

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11 Jan 2021 - The security Council considers the latest report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) between 23 June to 14 December 2020.
The report captures the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and highlights progress made in the implementation of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel. In addition, it provides an update on the situation in the Lake Chad basin.