Press releases
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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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13 Feb 2018 - Click here
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06 Feb 2018 - Click here
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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.
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11 Jan 2018 - Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), presented on 11 January to the Security Council his activity report covering the period from 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017.
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12 Dec 2017 - Click here please
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05 Dec 2017 - Grand Bassam, 05 December 2017 - The Fourth Meeting of the High Political Committee (POLCOM) of the West African Coast Initiative (WACI) was held on 05 December 2017 in Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire. It was chaired by the Special Representative of the Secretary-general and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas.
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01 Dec 2017 - Monrovia, 1 December 2017