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United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel

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Special Representative Simão concludes four-day visit to Niger, reaffirms United Nations’ commitment to supporting stability, peace, and development
Dakar, 21 May 2025 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, has concluded a four-day visit to Niger. This visit…
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In Banjul, Special Representative Simão reaffirms United Nations’s support to The Gambia to consolidate peace and democracy
Dakar, 08 May 2025 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday, a three-day visit to The…
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Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão concludes his visit to Côte d'Ivoire, calls on all Ivorians to act together
Dakar, April 20, 2025 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a two-day working visit to Abidjan…
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Special Representative, Leonardo Santos Simão, concludes a two-day working visit to Ghana, reaffirmed United Nations’s support
Dakar, 17 April 2025 - As part of his continued engagement, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel(UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, yesterday…
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West and Central Africa: UNOWAS and UNOCA pool their efforts to strengthen peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders and ensure the sustainable management of transhumance
Dakar, 28 February 2025 - The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and for Central Africa (UNOCA) organized a workshop on strengthening peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders and the proper…
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Special Representative Simão congratulates the People of Ghana on the holding of peaceful, orderly, and successful Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel(UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, congratulates the people of Ghana for the peaceful, orderly, and…

United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) exercises its good offices to advance preventive diplomacy, sustain peace, and support inclusive political processes across the region, working with regional actors to address peace and security challenges.