Statements

Briefing to the Security Council on the Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)

By Mohamed Ibn Chambas

11 Jan 2018

SRSG IBN CHAMBAS CONDEMNS THE ATTACKS IN ADAMAWA STATE (NIGERIA)

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 suicide attacks on 21 November in Adamawa State, Nigeria, which resulted in several casualties.

22 Nov 2017

Statement by Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas at the 51st Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS in Monrovia

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel and Chief of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr.

05 Jun 2017

Joint Declaration by the ECOWAS, the AU and the UN on the Political Situation of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia

1. Following the Decision of the Summit of the ECOWAS Authority taken on 17th December 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria, Mediation efforts, including visits to Banjul, were undertaken by the Chair of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, HE President Ellen Jo

26 Jan 2017

Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), briefs the Security Council. 13 January 2017. United Nations, New York.

Briefing to the Security Council on the Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)

1 July – 31 December 2016

By Mohamed Ibn Chambas

Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNOWAS

13 Jan 2017

ECOWAS, African Union and UN statement on the political developments in the Gambia

The ECOWAS Commission, the African Union Commission and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have received information that the Gambian incumbent President Yahya Jammeh has rejected the results of the Gambian presidential election of 1 Decem

10 Dec 2016

Presidential and Parliamentary election in Ghana, 7 December 2016. Credit: UNOWAS

Statement by SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas, on the Presidential and Parliamentary elections In Ghana

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, congratulates the people of Ghana for the peaceful, orderly and successful Presidential and Parliamentary elections of Wednesda

09 Dec 2016