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).

Towards the completion of the land boundary demarcation by 2012

Abuja, 23 July 2011 - The Cameroon‐Nigeria Mixed Commission concluded its Twenty‐Eighth Session in Abuja, Nigeria today. The Cameroon‐Nigeria Mixed Commission was established by the United Nations (UN) at the request of Cameroon and Nigeria, to facilitate implementation of the International Court of Justice Decision (2002) regarding the peaceful resolution of the delimitation of the border between the two countries.internal:765