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UNOWAS and ECOWAS carry out a joint mission to Burkina Faso after the coup d'état

The United Nations and its partners are concerned about the resurgence of coups in the sub-region, the latest of which occurred in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022, following two others in Mali and Guinea.

01 Feb 2022

Joint UNOWAS-ECOWAS Mission To Burkina Faso

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Joint UNOWAS-ECOWAS Mission To Burkina Faso

29 Jan 2022

BRIEFING OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WEST AFRICA AND THE SAHEL, MAHAMAT SALEH ANNADIF, TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL

West Africa is struggling with insecurity, which risks reversing hard-won advances

10 Jan 2022

UNOWAS Organized a Regional Seminar on the Contribution of Religious and Traditional Leaders to Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention and Resolution in West Africa and the Sahel

Dakar, 17 December 2021- The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), organized on 16 and 17 December 2021, a regional seminar on the "Cont

18 Dec 2021

Seminar on the "Contribution of religious and traditional actors to peacebuilding, conflict prevention and resolution in West Africa and the Sahel"

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) is organizing on 16 and 17 December 2021 a regional seminar on the "Contribution of religious and traditional actors to peacebuilding, conflict prevention and resolution in West

15 Dec 2021

The second Annual Youth Forum for Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel calls for strengthening the role of youth in building peaceful and resilient societies

Abuja, 10 December, 2021 - The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), in collaboration with the Center for the Development of Youth and Sports (CDJS) of the Econo

11 Dec 2021

Annual West Africa and Sahel Youth Forum

Abuja, 8 December, 2021 - The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) in collaboration with the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS), and with the support of the Government of the Federal R

08 Dec 2021

SRSG ANNADIF congratulates the Gambian people on the successful holding of the presidential election on 4 December

The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, congratulates the Gambian people on the successful holding of the presidential election on 4 December

04 Dec 2021