Press releases

  • XXXI ST Meeting of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission
    26 Apr 2013 - Yaoundé, 26 April 2013 – The Commission on demarcation of the border between Cameroon and Nigeria has closed its thirty-first (31) session today in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission is composed of official delegations from Cameroon and Nigeria, led respectively by Mr. Amadou Ali, Vice-Prime Minister and Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, Minister of Justice.
  • Said Djinnit discussed the situation in West Africa with President Alassane Ouattara
    24 Apr 2013 - Abidjan, le 24 April 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit met on Wednesday in Abidjan with Mr Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d’Ivoire and President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). They exchanged on the evolution of the political and security situation in West Africa in the last few months.
  • XXXIst Meeting of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission
    23 Apr 2013 - Dakar, 23 April 2013 – The Commission on demarcation of the border between Cameroon and Nigeria will hold its thirty-first (31st) Session in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 25 and 26 April 2013. The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission is composed of official delegations from Cameroon and Nigeria. It is chaired by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit.
  • Djinnit call for calm in Guinea
    18 Apr 2013 -
  • Programme conjoint pour renforcer le rôle des femmes pour la stabilité en Afrique de l'Ouest
    18 Apr 2013 - Dakar, le 18 Avril 2013 – Le Groupe de Travail Femmes, Paix et Sécurité en Afrique de l’Ouest a adopté un programme régional conjoint sur 5 ans pour accélérer la mise en oeuvre effective des résolutions 1325, 1820 et suivantes du Conseil de sécurité des Nations-Unies dans la sous-région. Le Groupe de travail entend renforcer le rôle des femmes dans la prévention des conflits et dans la consolidation de la paix en Afrique de l’Ouest.
  • Said Djinnit reiterates UN support to ECOWAS
    08 Apr 2013 - Abuja, 8 April 2013 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit attended the 9th Annual Development Partners Coordination Meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja. The purpose of the three day meeting was to discuss challenges in West Africa and the economic integration process.
  • Preserve human rights in addressing new threats to peace and security in West Africa
    03 Apr 2013 - Dakar, April 3, 2013 - A meeting dedicated to new threats to human rights from the perspective of sub-regional peace and security in West Africa, was held in Dakar today at the United Nations Information Center (UNIC). It was jointly organized by the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) and the United Nations Political Office in Mali (UNOM).
  • Towards successful implementation of the Greentree Agreement on Bakassi in August 2013
    28 Mar 2013 - Geneva, 28 March 2013 - The twenty-first session of the Follow-up Committee to monitor the implementation of the Greentree Agreement on the Bakassi Peninsula was held in Geneva on 28 March 2013. It was led by Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in West Africa and President of the Commission.
  • UN calls for increased support to Mano River Union efforts for Peace and Security in West Africa
    20 Mar 2013 -  
  • UN supports the development of a regional strategy against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
    19 Mar 2013 - Cotonou, March 19, 2013 - The Special Representatives of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for West Africa, Said Djinnit and Central Africa, Abou Moussa attended the Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea in Cotonou, Benin on 19 March.

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