05 Nov 2024 - Dakar, 05 November 2024 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, participated in the High-level Conference on Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism...
05 Nov 2024 - Dakar, 05 November 2024 - As part of its continued engagement to promote peace and stability in West Africa and the Sahel, UNOWAS, in close collaboration...
18 Oct 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, concluded today a one-week visit to the Republic of Sierra Leone. On 15 October, the Special Representative co-chaired with H...
17 Oct 2024 - In Freetown, Special Representative Simão and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone, H.E. Timothy Kabba, discussed progress in the implementation of Resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent with women and youth leaders
Freetown, 17...
17 Oct 2024 - Dakar, 17 October 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, has learned with deep sadness of the tragic explosion of fuel tanker in Jigawa State,...
20 Sep 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, concluded yesterday a two-day visit to Benin...
18 Sep 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, yesterday concluded a two-day visit to Togo....
14 Sep 2024 - As part of his continued regional engagement, 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...
13 Sep 2024 - The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) in partnership with UNWOMEN, organized form 10 to 12 September in Somone, Senegal, a three-day capacity building workshop for West Africa and Sahel Women's Rapid Response Team, women...
01 Aug 2024 - Dakar, 01 August 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, concluded yesterday a three-day visit to Ghana. He participated in the stakeholder forum that...
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