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).

Twenty third high‐level meeting of Heads of UN Peace Missions in West Africa

Dakar, 2 May, 2012 ‐ The Heads of the United Nations (UN) Peace Missions in West Africa

held their twenty‐third high‐level consultation in Dakar to review the progress in the

coordination of the action of the UN in promoting stability in the sub‐region.