UN
Press releases
-
09 Dec 2019 - Dakar, 09 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, is deeply saddened by the news that some 62 migrants, mostly Gambians, lost their lives on Wednesday 4 December when their makeshift vessel, attempting to reach Spain's Canary Islands, capsized off the coast of Mauritania. -
06 Dec 2019 - Press release available in French. -
Meeting on Peace and Security within the Mano River Union, 25 November in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
26 Nov 2019 - -
22 Nov 2019 - 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 Representatives of the Secretary General for Central Africa (UNOCA), François Louncény Fall and for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, and the European Union Special Representative -
18 Nov 2019 - Click here -
12 Nov 2019 - Click here -
05 Nov 2019 - 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 approval of the Parity Law by the Parliament of Cabo Verde. The approval of the Parity Law is a great achievement -
04 Nov 2019 - Click here -
9th Meeting of the Steering Committee of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS), 21 October 2019 in Dakar.
21 Oct 2019 - 9TH MEETING OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTEGRATED STRATEGY FOR THE SAHEL (UNISS) The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, chaired, on 21 October 2019 in Dakar, the 9th meeting of the Steering Committee of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS). -
07 Oct 2019 - 1. The joint mission, comprising the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) visited Bissau on 7 October 2019. The high-level delegation included: