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).
Saly (Senegal), 25 June 2014 - Peace and conflict resolution experts from West Africa and beyond are gathering in Saly, Senegal, for a one-week training from 23 to 29 June 2014 on Conflict Analysis for Mediation Strategy…
Dakar, 19 June 2014 - The New Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, presented today in New York the Secretary-General report on the Sahel to the UN Security…
Dakar, 12 June 2014 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, attended the ministerial meeting on security in Nigeria convened today by the United Kingdom Foreign…
Dakar, 10 June 2014 - In continuation of his consultations with leaders in the West African region, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit met with President Mahamadou Issoufou…
Dakar, 09 June 2014 - Mr. Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, has concluded today his second visit to Nigeria as the High-Level Representative of the Secretary-General…
Dakar, 04 June 2014 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, met today in Abidjan with the President of Cote d’Ivoire, Mr. Alassane Ouattara.internal:765
Dakar, 03 June 2014 – The new Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Sahel, Ms. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, met today with the President of Senegal, Mr. Macky Sall.internal:765
Dakar, 03 June 2014 - As part of his regular consultations with regional leaders, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, held today in Banjul, capital of The Gambia, an…
Dakar, 03 June 2014 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, who is also the Chairman of the Policy Committee of the West Africa Cost Initiative (WACI), and the Secretary…
Dakar, 27 May 2014 – The Special Envoy for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, attended yesterday the Second Consultation Meeting on the ECOWAS Sahel Strategy, convened by the Economic Community of West African States…
Dakar, 13 May 2014 – The new Special Envoy for the Sahel and Head of Office, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie took function yesterday, in Dakar. Appointed on 1st May 2014, she succeeds Romano Prodi of Italy, who completed his…
Abuja, 15 May 2014 - I am concluding today a four day visit to Nigeria. My visit is as a follow up to a telephone conversation between the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and President Goodluck…