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 Chambas’ Remarks at the Launch of I Spoke for Freedom: History and Politics of Ghana Press

On 26 November 2015, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office for West Africa, Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, was the Guest of Honor at the launch of the book, “I spoke for Freedom: History and Politics of Ghana Press” of Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere.