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Women and youth pledge to further engage for peace and security in West Africa and the Sahel

Dakar, 27 June 2019 – The President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Senegal, Mrs. Aminata Toure, the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Senegal, Mr.

27 Jun 2019

“The response must be multidimensional, multisectoral and regional”

Mrs. Metsi Makhetha, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Burkina Faso since 2016, talks about the security and humanitarian situation in Burkina Faso. She also talks about the support of the United Nations and the international community to the Burkinabe government. Interview!

24 Jun 2019

Presidential election in Senegal, a voter at the poll center of HLM 5 neighborhood in Dakar. 24 February 2019. Photo: UNOWAS SCPIO

Presidential election in Senegal: “A matter of taste!”

The presidential election held on 24 February 2019 revealed the political maturity of the Senegalese people, who were mobilized across all social categories to elect the president of the Republic of Senegal.

21 Jun 2019

Ayisha Osori “Holding regular elections is not democracy”

Ayisha Osori is the Executive Director of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). She’s is the writer of the book “Love does not win elections”. A personal experience that talks about politics and elections in Nigeria. Interview.

20 Jun 2019

Presidential elections in Nigéria: UNOWAS’s preventive action, contribution to peaceful elections in Nigeria

Given Nigeria’s strategic position in West Africa and in the continent, and given the internal challenges, it was vital to support Nigeria in conducting peaceful, free and credible elections.

19 Jun 2019

SRSG Mohamed visits Sierra-Leone and Liberia

The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, visited respectively Sierra Leone and Liberia from 23 to 25 May.

27 May 2019

UNOWAS and ECOWAS reinforce cooperation to empower women peacebuilders in the region

Accra, 17 May 2019- The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with the UN System Staff College (UNSSC), the West Africa Network for Peacebu

17 May 2019

MOHAMED IBN CHAMBAS CONCLUDES HIS VISIT TO MAURITANIA, CALLS ON STAKEHOLDERS TO TAKE NECESSARY MEASURES TO ORGANIZE PEACEFUL, CREDIBLE AND TRANSPARENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, conducted today a three-day visit to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

16 May 2019

Mohamed Ibn Chambas condemns the attack this morning against a church in Dablo, in the north-central region of Burkina Faso, that left six people dead

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, condemns the attack on a church in Dablo, in north-central Burkina Faso Faso, that left six people dead, including the priest of the Church.

13 May 2019

34 th HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF HEADS OF UN PEACE MISSIONS IN WEST AFRICA

At the invitation of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Heads of the United Nations Missions in West Africa held their 34th High-level Meeting on 10 May 2019 in Bissau,

10 May 2019

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