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Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão concludes his visit to Côte d'Ivoire, calls on all Ivorians to act together

Dakar, April 20, 2025 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a two-day working visit to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

20 Apr 2025

Special Representative, Leonardo Santos Simão, concludes a two-day working visit to Ghana, reaffirmed United Nations’s support

Dakar, 17 April 2025 - As part of his continued engagement, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Afri

17 Apr 2025

At the Security Council, Special Representative Simão encourages continued regional cooperation

Dakar, 3 April 2025 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (U

03 Apr 2025

West and Central Africa: UNOWAS and UNOCA pool their efforts to strengthen peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders and ensure the sustainable management of transhumance

Dakar, 28 February 2025 - The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and for Central Africa (UNOCA) organized a workshop on strengthening pe

28 Feb 2025

Special Representative Simão concludes two-day visit to Mali

Dakar, 22 February 2025 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, today concluded a two-day visit to Mali.

22 Feb 2025

Special Representative Simão praises Mauritania's key role in regional stability

Dakar, 20 February 2025 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, today concluded a visit to Mauritania.

20 Feb 2025

UNOCA and UNOWAS renew their joint commitment to support stabilization and peacebuilding efforts in the Lake Chad Basin

As part of the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2349 (2017) on the Lake Chad Basin crisis, the Special Representatives of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Africa, Abdou Abarry and for West

01 Feb 2025

At the un Security Council, Special Representative Simão calls for enhanced regional cooperation

Dakar, 20 December 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, today presented to the United Nations Security Council the latest report of t

20 Dec 2024

SRSG Simão condemns the violent clashes at Capitol Hill in Monrovia, urges restraint and calm

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, condemns the violent clashes at the Capitol Hill that erupted on December 17 in Monrovia between the Liberia Nationa

19 Dec 2024

Human Rights Day, 10 December - Secretary-General's Message

On Human Rights Day, we face a harsh truth.

Human rights are under assault. Tens of millions of people are mired in poverty, hunger, poor health and education systems that have not yet fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.

11 Dec 2024

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