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).
Dakar, 17 December 2012 - Mr. Romano Prodi, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel and Mr. Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, will hold consultations from 17…
Dakar, 8 October, 2012 - The Heads of the United Nations (UN) Peace Missions in West Africa held their twenty-fourth high-level consultation in Dakar to review progress in the coordination of the activities of the United…
Dakar, 7 September 2012 - The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, has been following closely the situation in Guinea in liaison with key political stakeholders in the country…
Dakar, 31 August 2012–The Cameroon Nigeria Mixed Commission concluded today in Yaounde, Cameroon its twenty-ninth session dedicated to the implementation of the International Court of Justice judgment of 10 October 2002…
Dakar, le 29 Août 2012 - La Commission mixte Cameroun Nigeria tiendra sa vingt-neuvième session à Yaoundé (Cameroun) les 30 et 31 août 2011. La Commission mixte Cameroun Nigeria est un mécanisme mis en place par l…
Dakar, 10 August 2012 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa, Said Djinnit, concluded today a visit to Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Bamako (Mali) to discuss the situation…
Abidjan, 15 June, 2012 - The International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF) and the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) held a regional Forum on Media, Peace and Security in West Africa, on 14 and 15 June 2012…
Dakar, 2 May, 2012 ‐ The Heads of the United Nations (UN) Peace Missions in West Africa held their twenty‐third high‐level consultation in Dakar to review the progress in the coordination of the action of the UN in promoting…
Dakar, 21 April 2012 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit, paid a visit to Bamako, on 20-21 April to support ongoing efforts to address the crisis in Mali.
Dakar, 7 april 2012 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit, visited Bamako, Mali, on 6-7 April, to reiterate the United Nations firm position on the need for an…
Abidjan, le 27 Mars 2012 ... Permettez-moi à mon tour de féliciter le peuple et les dirigeants politiques sénégalais pour la belle victoire qu’ils ont offert à la démocratie.
Bamako, le 20 mars 2012 - Permettez-moi, d’emblée, de saluer l’initiative prise par l’Union africaine en tenant cette réunion ministérielle du Conseil Paix et Sécurité à Bamako, marquant ainsi sa préoccupation face à la…