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Les femmes et les jeunes, premières victimes des menaces sécuritaires en Afrique de l’Ouest La 3ème session d’échanges thématiques du Groupe de travail Femmes, Jeunes Paix et Sécurité en Afrique de l’Ouest et le Sahel (GTFJPS…

As part of the UNOWAS engagement to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS), the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of United Nations Office for West…

The fifth meeting of the Ministerial coordination platform (MCP) of Sahel strategies was held on 14 June 2017 in Ndjamena, Chad. It was chaired by Hissein Brahim Taha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chad who also chairs…

A joint high-level mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union and the United Nations visited Côte d'Ivoire on 17 May 2017, in the context of mutinies. (Press release available in…

The two-year cooperation between the G5 Sahel and the United Nations is a testimony to the willingness of both organizations to work togeteher in addressing the challenges that hamper the development of the five Sahelian…

West Africa has witnessed a series of peaceful presidential and legislative elections, held in accordance with democratic standards and principles recognized by the African Union, ECOWAS and the United Nations. Contrary to…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, congratulates the Government and the people of The Gambia for the peaceful and…

Following on my previous visit to Sierra Leone in November last year, I have just concluded a five day visit in order to continue consultations on preparations for the presidential and parliamentary elections announced to…

The Gambian President Adama Barrow has indicated that he will return to his homeland on Thursday, accompanied by a senior UN official. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel ( UNOWAS), is due…

Good morning to everyone, To start, let me take this opportunity to wish you all a happy new year 2017. I hope it will be synonymous of peace and prosperity for our region and the whole continent. West Africa and the Sahel…

- Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for your presence, This is my third visit to The Gambia this year. In May, I came here as a member of the ECOWAS-AU-UN Joint High Level Mission. I was also here on 10 November. The main…