Press releases

Monrovia, 23 September 2022: The United Nations Office in West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), in cooperation with UN Women, organised the annual meeting of the Working Group on Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel (WGWYPS-WAS) from 19 to 23 September 2022. About 30 women and…

The Special Representative ANNADIF concludes a two-day visit to Niger The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office in West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, concluded today, 9 September, a two-day visit to Niger. During his visit, the…

The Reinforcement of democracy and public governance in West Africa, At the heart of a Regional Colloquium in Dakar The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Open Society Initiative – West Africa (OSIWA), the Kofi Annan…

Dakar, 11 August 2022- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, condemns the violence that occurred yesterday in the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, where several civilians and police…

Dakar, 28 June 2022 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, concluded today a two-day working visit to Nigeria's capital, Abuja. The objective of the mission is to strengthen the…

Dakar, 13 June 2022 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office in West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF learnt with dismay of the attack which took place on the night of Saturday to Sunday 12 June 2022, against the populations of…

Dakar, 03 June 2022 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office in West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, concluded today a two-day working visit to Burkina Faso. This visit is part of UNOWAS efforts in coordination with ECOWAS to…

Dakar, 28 April 2022 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office in West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat ANNADIF, today concluded a two-day visit to Côte d'Ivoire. During his visit, the Special Representative was received in audience by Mr…

Dakar, 24 April 2022 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, has learned with deep emotion of the tragic explosion that occurred on Friday evening in a gasoline refinery in Imo State…

Dakar, 12 April 2022 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, was today in Burkina Faso for a working visit. The visit is part of UNOWAS' continued support to ECOWAS' efforts to help…