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35th HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF HEADS OF UN PEACE MISSIONS IN WEST AFRICA
The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel concluded his visit to Togo, exhorts...
The ECOWAS and UNOWAS support the holding of peaceful and violence-free presidential election in...
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding Affairs...
Statement of Mohamed Ibn Chambas, UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, on the...
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

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 ECOWAS and UNOWAS support the holding of peaceful and violence-free presidential election in Togo on 22nd february 2020

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), together with The Economic Community Of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Commission organized a Workshop to mobilize Togolese stakeholders to help ensure the holding of peaceful and violence-free presidential election

25 Jan 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

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

The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel concluded his visit to Togo, exhorts stakeholders to mobilize their efforts for a peaceful, inclusive and credible presidential election

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, concluded yesterday a four-day visit in Togo.

27 Jan 2020

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

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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.