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Moussa Faki Mahamat and Mohamed Ibn Chambas concluded a joint visit to Sierra Leone and Cabo Verde

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, concluded a joint visit to Sierra Leone and Cabo Verde

26 Jan 2021

58th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government

Remarks by Mohamed Ibn Chambas

25 Jan 2021

MRU-UN high level planning meeting to enhance partnership

The Mano River Union (MRU) Secretariat and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), organized a two-day high-level meeting in Dakar, Senegal, from 13 to 14 January 2021.

14 Jan 2021

Mohamed Ibn Chambas briefed today the United Nations Security Council on the latest report of the Secretary-General on the activities of UNOWAS

West Africa and the Sahel region continues to suffer from multiple challenges, triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, that are plunging most countries of the region into recession and leading them to a diversion of resources from productive investm

11 Jan 2021

The Special Representative concludes post-electoral visit to Niger, calls on all actors to work for peace and democracy in Niger

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, today concluded a five-day visit to the Republic from Niger.

02 Jan 2021

The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel commends the people of Ghana on the general elections and urges all parties to address election-related disputes through legal channels

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, join

11 Dec 2020

The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel condemns the terrorist attack against civilians in Kohobe, Borno State

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 heinous terrorist attack perpetrated by armed men on 28 November against farmers

30 Nov 2020

The Special Representative concludes his mission in Burkina Faso, encourages election stakeholders to await the official announcement of the results by the CENI and to resolve any disputes through established mechanisms (FR)

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26 Nov 2020

Presentation of the Togolese respirator prototype at the University of Lomé. Photo: University of Lomé

Despite COVID-19, the implementation of Resolutions 2250 and 2419 relating to youth, peace and security is on track in West Africa and the Sahel

UNOWAS conducted, in September 2020, a survey among young women’s and men’s organizations in 17 countries of the subregion to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people, their activities and the implementation of resolutions 2250 (2015) and 2419 (2018).

20 Nov 2020

UNOWAS congratulates the stakeholders on the signing of the code of good conduct for the media and the joint declaration for peaceful and inclusive elections in Niger (FR)

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20 Nov 2020

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