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Electoral violence in Côte d’Ivoire in 2011. © UN
While most elections in West Africa have been held in a peaceful environment in recent years, various acts of violence have been recorded. What is the nature of this violence and how to eradicate it for good?
Partial legislative elections. Côte d’ivoire 2011. Ballot box. ©UN
In coordination with national, regional and international actors, UNOWAS works to ensure that elections are peaceful and credible.
Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and Mr.
In the context of their permanent interaction, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) announce the formal conclusion of a joint study on Pastoralism and Security in West Africa.
Steering Committee Meeting of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS) - 27 October 2017
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, chaired, on 27 October 2017 in Dakar, the Steering Committee Meeting of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS).
Our world faces many grave challenges.
Widening conflicts and inequality.
Extreme weather and deadly intolerance.
Security threats – including nuclear weapons.
We have the tools and wealth to overcome these challenges. All we need is the will.
The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the United Nations Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) held a high-level joint meeting on 6 October in Dakar.
"Money, security and democratic governance in Africa".
Lieutenant Mariam Bamba Konaté
“We are working to build security and justice institutions which act in full compliance with the law and in the interest of the population that seeks peace and prosperity.” These words might as well have been extracted from a catchy slogan of a political party or a regional or internatio
A policeman uses a poster to show a woman how to mark a ballot correctly in Freetown days ahead of the country’s presidential elections on 11 August 2007. Thanks to security forces, Sierra Leone organized, in 2007, violence-free election after 11 years of civil war. Credit: IRIN
After 11 years of a ravaging civil war, Sierra Leone with the support of the international community, undertook with determination to reform the security sector as one of the critical component of a nation building.
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