Closure of UNOWA

Dear partners and colleagues, Please be informed that the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) and the Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel (OSES) have merged into a single entity, UNOWAS: United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel. For more information, you can access the new UNOWAS website at unowas.unmissions.org

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Transparent management of natural resources, a key indicator of good governance

Dakar, 27 March 2015 – The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) organized on 26 March 2015, a discussion session on “natural resources: a security, governance and human rights challenge in West Africa”.

27 Mar 2015

Statement attributable to Mohammed Ibn Chambas, SRSG for West Africa, on elections in Nigeria

Dakar, 27 March 2015 - Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), calls on all candidates, political parties, state institutions, and citizens of Nigeria to ensure free, credible, and pe

27 Mar 2015

SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas discusses with the President and Vice President of Sierra Leone in Freetown

Dakar, 22 March 2015- On 21 March SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas undertook a visit to Freetown.

22 Mar 2015

SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas visit Guinea-Bissau

Dakar, 19 February 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, will visit Guinea-Bissau from 19 to 20 February 2015.

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19 Feb 2015

UNOWA et plusieurs acteurs échangent sur une synergie d’actions pour la paix et la stabilité

Dakar 23 Janvier 2015 - Dans le cadre de sa série « Arbre à Palabre », le Bureau des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest (UNOWA) a tenu, le 23 janvier 2015 à Dakar, une rencontre d’échange avec les acteurs de la société civile nationale, sous-régionale et internationale, et l

03 Feb 2015

SRSG Chambas welcomes the announcement of 11 Oct 2015 for the organization of elections in Burkina

Dakar, 23 January 2015- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, welcomes the announcement of the date of 11 October 2015 for the organization of presiden

23 Jan 2015

Mohamed Ibn Chambas: "La situation politique demeure fragile en Afrique de l'Ouest"

CONFERENCE DE PRESSE DU REPRESENTANT SPECIAL DU SECRETAIRE GENERAL DE L’ONU POUR L’AFRIQUE DE l’OUEST M. MOHAMED IBN CHAMBAS

Dakar, Jeudi 15 Janvier 2015 - Bonjour à tous-

15 Jan 2015

Mohamed Ibn Chambas warns Security Council of ‘fragile political situation’ in West African countrie

New York, 08 January 2015 – West Africa’s political landscape remains delicate as nations across the region continue to grapple with insecurity, terrorist threats and tensions ahead of a busy election cycle, the United Nations senior official there told the Security Council this

09 Jan 2015