As Ghana embarks on nationwide voters registration exercise today, in anticipation of the December 2020 general elections, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West…
On the occasion of the 45 th anniversary of the founding of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), I wish, on behalf of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and indeed the United…
T he Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, participated in the 56th Ordinary Session of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government…
The Security Council held on 16 December 2019 an open meeting on the shared causes of intercommunal violence and preventing violent extremism in West Africa. Briefing Council members by videolink, the Secretary-General’s…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, condemns the attack on a church in Dablo, in north-central Burkina Faso…
The attention of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) has been drawn to the rejection of the results of the presidential election of 23 February, 2019 by…
On the eve of presidential and parliamentary elections in Nigeria, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas…
ON THE SIGNING OF THE 2019 NATIONAL PEACE ACCORD BY ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA Dakar, 11 December 2018- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the…
Allocution d’ouverture de l’ARSSG Mme Ruby Sandhu-Rojon Dialogue sur la participation politique des femmes aux élections Présidentielles du 24 février 2019 26 novembre 2018, Hotel Ngor Diarama, Salle Ndioudj Mesdames les…
OPENING REMARKS BY THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WEST AFRICA AND THE SAHEL, MR. MOHAMED IBN CHAMBAS OPEN DAY ON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1325 (2000) AND SUBSEQUENT RESOLUTIONS ON WOMEN, YOUTH…
UN-World Bank Report “Pathway for Peace” Regional Dissemination Seminar, Dakar 1-2 November 2018 SRSG Chambas, Opening Speech Excellencies, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Guests, Let me first warmly welcome you to…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas High level meeting of regional organisations on the Sahel Abuja, 18 September…
