UNOWA
United Nations Office for West Africa

Closure of UNOWA

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).

SRSG Ibn Chambas meets political actors in Guinea

Dakar, 28 April 2015 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, had recently series of discussions with political leaders in Guinea.