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).

EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE CONTINGENCY PLAN

  • 22 January 2015
Ebola virus disease, formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. Its fatality rate can reach up to 90%. Viruses from the filoviridae genera are associated with this severely deadly disease which is one of the world's deadliest diseases.

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