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03 Dec 2018 - 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 33rd High-level Meeting on 3 December 2018 in Dakar, Senegal. -
26 Nov 2018 - Praia, Cabo-Verde, 26 November 2018- The President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, Mr. Jorge Carlos Fonseca and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. -
23 Nov 2018 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, today completed a two-week Pre-Election Mission to Nigeria. The objective of the mission which took place was from 11 to 23 November, was to sustain United Nations’ efforts to support peaceful, free, fair and credible elections in February and March 2019, with particular focus on hotspots States. -
01 Nov 2018 - Press release by H.E. Dr. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou President of the ECOWAS COMMISSION And H.E. Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for West Africa and the Sahel -
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15 Oct 2018 - Dakar, October 15th, 2018- 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 launch on 15th October 2018 of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission of The Gambia (TRRC). -
09 Oct 2018 - 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 decision taken by the Government and opposition parties in Niger to revise the electoral code within the National Committee for Political Dialogue (CNDP). "This agreement between all political actors members of the CNDP is a major step forward in consolidating the political dialogue in Niger," said Mohamed Ibn Chambas.
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High Level Meeting on the Sahel, Nouakchott - 30 june 2018
30 Jun 2018 - Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, hosted a High-Level Meeting on the Sahel, on the margins of the 31st Summit of the African Union. The meeting, which was held in partnership with the G5 Sahel, was co-chaired by the United Nations. -
19 Jun 2018 - 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 concern with the deaths of two environmental activists reportedly killed during protests against the operations of a sand mining company in the town of Faraba Banta.