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).
SG: Thank you. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to see you as we are preparing for the 66 th session of the General Debate. Once again, this is a good opportunity for us to share our views and listen…
Around 11:00 o’clock this morning, local time, the United Nations House in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, was struck by a car bomb. These buildings house 26 humanitarian and development agencies of the United Nations family…
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