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Reaching communities in Chad with COVID-19 safety messages. Photo: Who Africa
Can you tell us how the COVID-19 pandemic is progressing in Western Africa? The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to increase in West Africa. Of the 47 countries in the WHO African Region (which is mainly sub-Saharan Africa and…

People wearing protective masks are walking in Conakry, Guinea, on April 29, 2020. © HRW -2020
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic erupted in the sub-region, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, UNOWAS, was quickly mobilized to continue its work-and above all-to support the various governments in their…

UN News/Daniel Dickinson - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres appeals for a global ceasefire in a virtual press conference broadcast on UN Web TV.
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In an appeal issued on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down their weapons in support of the bigger battle against COVID-19: the common enemy that is now threatening…
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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…

Mauritania SWEDD: 20 women beneficiaries of safe spaces, winners of the competition on the best Income Generating Activities projects, funded and trained. Photo: UNFPA.
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Through the SWEED project, UNFPA in partnership with the governments of the region, and other regional and international partners, has enabled thousands of young women and men to contribute to the economic growth and…







