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On Human Rights Day, we face a harsh truth. Human rights are under assault. Tens of millions of people are mired in poverty, hunger, poor health and education systems that have not yet fully recovered from the COVID-19…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, condemns the violent clashes at the Capitol Hill that erupted on…

Dakar, 20 December 2024– The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, today presented to the United Nations Security…

As part of the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2349 (2017) on the Lake Chad Basin crisis, the Special Representatives of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Africa, Abdou Abarry and…

Dakar, 20 February 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, today concluded a visit to Mauritania. This…

Dakar, 22 February 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, today concluded a two-day visit to Mali. The…

Press release by H.E. Dr. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou President of the ECOWAS COMMISSION And H.E. Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for West Africa and the Sahel Abuja…

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…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, today completed a two-week Pre-Election Mission to Nigeria. The objective of the…