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High level regional colloquium on challenges and prospects of political reforms in West Africa (2015 – 2017)

As part of its mandate for preventing conflicts and sustaining peace, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), organized, in partnership with ECOWAS Commission, on 26 – 27 March 2018, in Abidjan, a high-level colloquium on « challenges and prospects of political refor

27 Mar 2018

STATEMENT BY SRSG IBN CHAMBAS ON THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN SIERRA LEONE

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, calls on all parties and political leaders to help maintain peace and order in Sierra Leone at this critical period of the electoral process, and

22 Mar 2018

STATEMENT BY SRSG IBN CHAMBAS ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SIERRA LEONE

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, hails the timely announcement of the final results of the first round of the presidential election in Sierra Leone by the National Elections Commi

14 Mar 2018

32nd High-level Meeting of Heads of UN Missions in West Africa

Bamako, 5 March 2018

05 Mar 2018

Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the barbaric and cowardly terrorist attacks which took place on 2 March 2018 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, against the Army Headquarters and the French Embassy.

02 Mar 2018

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Burkina Faso

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou today against the country’s military headquarters and the Embassy of France.

02 Mar 2018

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Nigeria

The Secretary-General condemns the killing of three aid workers last night in Rann town in Borno state, Nigeria, following an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. At least one other aid worker remains critically injured and another three are still missing.

02 Mar 2018

Security Council Press Statement on the Attack and Abduction of Schoolgirls from the Government Girls Science and Technical Secondary School in Dapchi, Nigeria, on 19 February 2018 and the Attack on Rann, Nigeria on 1 March 2018

The members of the Security Council expressed their profound outrage at and condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack committed in Dapchi, Yobe State, Nigeria on 19 February 2018, and the abduction of a large number of schoolgirls from the Government Girls Science and Technical Second

02 Mar 2018

Secretary-General's message to International Conference on Lake Chad

[delivered by Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative for West Africa]

28 Feb 2018

Joint Statement on Sierra Leone by the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union, the United Nations and the European Union

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), and the European Union (EU) are following closely and with much interest the progress towards Sierra Leone’s presidential, parliamentary and local council elections scheduled to take place on

28 Feb 2018

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