23 Dec 2023 - Dakar, 23 December 2023 - The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) hosted yesterday a conference on the role of women in electoral processes. The objective of the conference was to assess the current strategies and enhance their effectiveness to...
22 Dec 2023 - Dakar, December 22, 2023 - The Regional Open Day on United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 (2000) et seq. on Gender, Women, Youth, Peace and Security was held on December 20, 2023, in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, under the co-presidency of Ms....
11 Dec 2023 - Dakar, 11 December 2023 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a one-week working visit to Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
During his visit, Simão had a series of...
26 Nov 2023 - Dakar, 26 November 2023 - 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 attempted overnight forcible seizure of military installations in Freetown,...
22 Nov 2023 - Dakar, 22 November 2023 - The Colloquium on “Security Council Resolution 2601 (2021): the nexus between security, access to education, and governance in the central Sahel and West Africa” concluded today its two-day meeting in Mbour, Senegal.
Organized by the United...
19 Nov 2023 - Dakar, 18 November 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, participated on Thursday, on behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António...
15 Nov 2023 - Dakar, 15 November 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded today a three-day visit to Liberia to support peaceful second round voting.
The...
26 Oct 2023 - Dakar, 26 October 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a three-day working visit to Mauritania. This visit aimed to strengthen...
13 Oct 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, visited Liberia from 9 to 12 October in the context of the 10 October general...
06 Oct 2023 - Dakar, 06October 2023 - 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 working visit to Burkina Faso.
During his visit, the...
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