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Security Council Issues Presidential Statement Welcoming Merger of Special Envoy in Sahel, United Nations Office for West Africa

28 Jul 2016

Investing in Peace and Violence Prevention in West Africa and the Sahel, Dakar - 27 June 2016

High Level Conference to invest in Peace and Violence Prevention in West Africa and the Sahel

Conversations on the UN Secretary-General's Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism.

28 Jun 2016

SRSG Ibn Chambas briefing to Security Council of the impact of Climat Change in Sahel Region

Climate change "fundamental threat" to human security in Sahel

Climate change is "a fundamental threat" to human security in the Sahel region of Africa; that's according to Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the head of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA).

27 May 2016

Presidents of Nigeria, Benin, Chad, Mali and Togo at the Second Regional Security Summit, 14 May 2016 in Abuja

Secretary-General's message to the Second Regional Security Summit [delivered by Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, SRSG UNOWAS

Your Excellency Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Your Excellency Mr.

14 May 2016

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