UNOWA
United Nations Office for West Africa
UNOWA
United Nations Office for West Africa

Closure of UNOWA

The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) was established in January 2002 to promote political stability in the region. Its mandate ended in January 2016, when it merged with the Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel (OSES) to form the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).

Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas condemns the recent attempt to seize power in Gambia

  • 04 January 2015
Dakar, 02 January 2015- The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, condemns the recent attempt to seize power through unconstitutional means in the Gambian’s capital, Banjul.

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