01 Jul 2020 - As Ghana embarks on nationwide voters registration exercise today, in anticipation of the December 2020 general elections, 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 consensus that is developing around the process by the main political actors since the ruling of the Supreme Court on 24 June 2020 despite initia
29 May 2020 - On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), I wish, on behalf of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and indeed the United Nations Agencies working closely with ECOWAS in the sub-region, to congratulate the Organization on this auspicious milestone commemoration to express felicitations.
24 Apr 2020 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, participated on Thursday 24 April 2020 in the virtual Extraordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government on the Situation and Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in West Africa.
22 Apr 2020 - There is a need for concerted efforts to ensure that there is consensus in addressing the implications of COVID-19 on the electoral process
21 Apr 2020 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, continues his meetings with Resident Coordinators of the United Nations System in the countries of the sub-region.
08 Apr 2020 - The United Nations is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. To this end, a major global debate on the "on the role of international cooperation in building the future we all desire" is launched.
05 Apr 2020 - Since the outbreak and the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, our way of life and operating system have suddenly changed. The whole world is trying to adapt to face the spread of this virus that threatens the entire humanity.