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Briefing of the Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel to the Security Council: “...
The UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel condemns the terrorist act on a bus in...
SRSG Ibn Chambas commends the successful conduct of the presidential election in Guinea-Bissau and...
SRSG Ibn Chambas: The United Nations committed to enhancing its partnership with ECOWAS towards...
56th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government
Security Council Briefing on the Shared Causes of Intercommunal Violence and Preventing Violent...
The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel condemns the terrorist attack against a...
The UN special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, expresses solidarity with the...
Mohamed Ibn Chambas conludes his visit to Mauritania, applauds the democratic change
West Africa and the Sahel, between security challenges and the need to consolidate peace

Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, briefs the Security Council meeting on peace consolidation in West Africa and the Sahel. New York - 8 Jan 2020.

Briefing of the Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel to the Security Council: “Despite positive political developments, the region continues to witness a devastating surge in terrorist attacks”

Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) briefed, yesterday, the Security Council on the latest report of the Secretary-General on the activities of UNOWAS.

09 Jan 2020

The UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel condemns the terrorist act on a bus in Sourou province, Burkina Faso

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations’ Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, expresses his outrage and condemnation of the terrorist act on a bus in Sourou province, in the north of Burkina Faso, in which reportedly fourt

06 Jan 2020

SRSG Ibn Chambas commends the successful conduct of the presidential election in Guinea-Bissau and urges party supporters to continue to show maturity

Following a three-day visit to Guinea Bissau conducted from 28 to 31 December, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, welcomes the an

01 Jan 2020

Mohamed Ibn Chambas conludes his visit to Mauritania, applauds the democratic change

06 Dec 2019

Meeting on Peace and Security within the Mano River Union

26 Nov 2019

UNOCA – UNOWAS – EU concluded a four-day joint visit to Nigeria

Abuja, 22 November 2019- As part of the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2349 (2017), the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, and the system-wide UN strategy on the Lake Chad Basin crisis, the Special Re

22 Nov 2019

56th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, participated in the 56th Ordinary Session of the Authority of the Heads of State

21 Dec 2019

Security Council Briefing on the Shared Causes of Intercommunal Violence and Preventing Violent Extremism in West Africa

The Security Council held on 16 December 2019 an open meeting on the shared causes of intercommunal violence and preventing violent extremism in West Africa.

17 Dec 2019

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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.