UNOWA
United Nations Office for West Africa
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 Mohamed Ibn Chambas condemns the double suicide attack in Maiduguri, Nigeria

  • 25 November 2014
  • Press Releases

Dakar, November 25, 2014- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and High-level Representative of the Secretary General to Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, is appalled by the criminal suicide bomb attacks against innocent civilians in a market place in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, this morning.

United Nations Office for West Africa

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…