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).
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…
Abuja, 22 July 2011—This week UN Women and the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) are training women leaders to strengthen their mediation capacities in peacebuilding processes to prioritize women’s specific needs…
The Praia Declaration on Elections and Stability in West Africa is the outcome document of the Regional Conference held in May 2011 in Cape Verde. The conference aimed at analyzing the impact of electoral processes on…
Praia, 20 May 2011 - A regional conference on "Elections and stability in West Africa was held from 18 to 20 May 2011 in Praia, Cape Verde. This conference aimed at analyzing the impact of electoral processes on the stability…
The Praia Declaration on Elections and Stability in West Africa is the outcome document of the Regional Conference held in May 2011 in Cape Verde. The conference aimed at analyzing the impact of electoral processes on…
Dakar, 20 June 2011 - On the occasion of the inaugural session of the High-Level Policy Committee of the West Africa Coast Initiative (WACI POLCOM),the United Nations System, the International Criminal Police Organization…
Praia, 20 May 2011 - A regional conference on "Elections and stability in West Africa was held from 18 to 20 May 2011 in Praia, Cape Verde. This conference aimed at analyzing the impact of electoral processes on the stability…
Conakry, 15 April 2011 -The Regional Partners Round Table on the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions 1325 and 1820 on Women Peace and Security took place in Conakry on 15 April 2011 as a follow-up to the Dakar…
16 March 2011 – Liberia has made important progress over the past eight years in emerging from conflict but will need continued international attention, especially given the upcoming general elections and the recent influx of…
8 April 2011 – The United Nations human rights office said today that its investigators have found more than 100 bodies over the past 24 hours in three different towns in strife-torn Côte d'Ivoire, with some of them appearing…
11 April 2011 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire today confirmed the surrender of the country's former president Laurent Gbagbo to forces loyal to President Alassane Ouattara, as Secretary-General Ban…