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).

The United Nations to reinforce inter-regional cooperation

Dakar, 21 December 2011 - The Heads of the United Nations Offices for West Africa (UNOWA) and Central Africa (UNOCA) held their first consultation in Dakar as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration on issues of peace and security in the two African sub-regions.