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The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel deplores acts of violence in Senegal,...
Consultation Workshop of Young Women and Men for Peaceful Legislative Elections in Cote d'...
The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel visits The Gambia
Joint communique of the ECOWAS Commission and the UN on violence in Niger
The Special Representative saddened by the death of seven CENI Officers in Niger
Women in West Africa and the Sahel assess the implementation level of UN Resolution 1325 (2000)
The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel concludes his visit to Benin
SRSG Ibn Chambas concludes his visit to Abidjan
Moussa Faki Mahamat and Mohamed Ibn Chambas concluded a joint visit to Sierra Leone and Cabo Verde
58th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government

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

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

27 Feb 2021

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

25 Feb 2021

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

22 Feb 2021

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

12 Feb 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.