UN
Press releases
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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. -
14 Apr 2018 - The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - West Africa Regional Office (OHCHR-WARO), the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the Network of National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa, organized a regional consultation for National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) from West Africa and the Sahel from 12-14 April in Dakar. -
13 Apr 2018 - Click here -
High level regional colloquium on challenges and prospects of political reforms in West Africa (2015 – 2017). Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire - 26 March 2018.
27 Mar 2018 - As part of its mandate for preventing conflicts and sustaining peace, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), organized, in partnership with ECOWAS Commission, on 26 – 27 March 2018, in Abidjan, a high-level colloquium on « challenges and prospects of political reforms in West Africa in 2015 – 2017 ». -
32nd High-level Meeting of Heads of UN Missions in West Africa, 5 March 2018 in Bamako, Mali
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18 Feb 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, concluded on 18 February a three-day visit to The Gambia. The objective of the visit was to renew UN’s engagement to support the authorities of The Gambia in their efforts towards the implementation of new and vital reforms. -
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03 Feb 2018 - Click here
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30 Jan 2018 - The UN Security Council issued on Tuesday 30 January 2018 a presidential statement on West Africa and the Sahel region. It follows the briefing to the Security Council, on 11 January 2018, of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Mohamed Ibn Chambas. The statement addresses several country-specific situations and expresses serious concern over the range of security challenges facing the region, with a focus on the terrorism threat.