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In Ghana, Special Representative Simão calls on all stakeholders to strengthen their resolve and commitment to peaceful elections

Dakar, 01 August 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, concluded yesterday a three-day visit to Ghana.

01 Aug 2024

The Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão commends Ghana for the adoption of the Affirmative Action Bill

Dakar, 31 July 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, welcomes the adoption yesterday of the Affirmative Action Bill by the Parliam

31 Jul 2024

At the United Nations Security Council, Special Representative Simão pledges to continue working with regional and international partners to consolidate peace, security and democracy in West Africa and the Sahel

Dakar, 12 July 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, presented, today, to the United Nations Security Council, the latest report of the Secr

12 Jul 2024

On the eve of the presidential election, SRSG Simão calls on Mauritanians to exercise their right to vote in a peaceful and participatory manner

Dakar, 28 June 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, arrived today in Nouakchott, Mauritania, for a three-day visit.

28 Jun 2024

In partnership with UNOWAS, the Annual Conference of the West African Bar Association concludes its work In Cotonou

Dakar, 28 June 2024 - The annual conference of the West African Bar Association (WABA) concluded yesterday in Cotonou, Benin.

28 Jun 2024

Communiqué adopted at the sixth Extraordinary Meeting of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission established pursuant to the Geneva joint communiqué of 15 November 2002

Yaounde, on 27 June 2024 - The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission established pursuant to the Joint Communiqué adopted at the S

27 Jun 2024

Special Representative Simão met with President Alassane Ouattara

Dakar, 26 June 2024- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, was received yesterday in audience by the President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, H.E. Alassane Ouattara.

26 Jun 2024

Press Statement Following the Joint Assessment Mission of ECOWAS-AU-UN in Sierra Leone

The Joint Assessment Mission of the International Moral Guarantors of the Agreement for National Unity comprising the ECOWAS, AU and UNOWAS

21 Jun 2024

Ms. Barrie Freeman, new Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on May 10, 2024, the appointment of Ms. Barrie Freeman of the United States as Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel.

12 Jun 2024

SRSG Simão concluded a five-day mission to Mauritania, stressed the importance of peaceful and inclusive Presidential elections to strengthening good governance and peace

Dakar, 01 June 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, concluded yesterday a five-day visit to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

01 Jun 2024

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