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).
ECOWAS Plan of Action for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 and 1820: Three (3) years later
ECOWAS Plan of Action for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 and 1820: Three (3) years later
18 February 2015
On 27 June 2013, UNOWA organized the fourth edition of Open Day on UNSCR 1325 through a videoconference. This edition was held in collaboration with United Nations peacekeeping missions in the sub-region (UNOCI, UNIOGBIS, UMNIL), the West African Regional Office of UNWOMEN, the UNCTs/UN Gender Theme Groups in the sub-region and the Working Group on Women, Peace and Security in West Africa.
This maiden edition coincided with the mid-term review of the Regional Plan of Action on the implementation of the UNSCR 1325 & 1820, which, it will be recalled, was adopted in Dakar,