UNOWA
United Nations Office for West Africa
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).

HAND-OVER MEETING ON THE UN INTEGRATED STRATEGY FOR THE SAHEL

  • 17 February 2014

Dakar, 17 February 2014 - The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA ), organized today a handover meeting on the United Nations Integrated Strategy. The meeting marked the end of the mandate of the United Nations Secretary- General’s Special Envoy for the Sahel, Romano Prodi, who handed over his responsibilities to the United Nations system in West Africa.

United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel - Fact Sheet ( / )

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United Nations Office for West Africa

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…