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).

Towards a Security Strategy for the Mano River Union

Dakar, 29 June 2013 – The United Nations, the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States, the Secretariat of the Mano River Union and Ministers of Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone met today in Dakar. They have agreed on the need to develop a joint security strategy for the Mano River Union.