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« Crosscutting issues in peace operations » at the heart of a training in Dakar

A training on "Crosscutting issues in peace operations" opened on Monday 28 November 2016 in Dakar, Senegal.

30 Nov 2016

SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas

Ibn Chambas encourages Guinean actors to preserve gains of the political dialogue(French Version)

10 Nov 2016

Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas. UN Photo

West Africa is Rising, But Terrorism Poses a Major Problem in Some Areas, Says Chambas

On the occasion of the high-level segment of the General Assembly, we spoke with the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, about the challenges the region is facing, the economic growth that comes from good go

30 Sep 2016

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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