UN Special Envoy for the Sahel vows for coordinated efforts to overcome the Sahelian challenges

Dakar, 19 June 2014 - The New Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, presented today in New York the Secretary-General report on the Sahel to the UN Security Council. She briefed its members on progress made towards the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel, and shared her impressions on the future direction of the UN regional efforts in the Sahel.

Report of the UN Secretary-General on the situation in the Sahel region
Statement by the Special Envoy for the Sahel to the Security Council