Closure of UNOWA

Dear partners and colleagues, Please be informed that the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) and the Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel (OSES) have merged into a single entity, UNOWAS: United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel. For more information, you can access the new UNOWAS website at unowas.unmissions.org

Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas urges Burkina Faso transition stakeholders to favour the spirit of dialogue

13 Jul 2015

Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas urges Burkina Faso transition stakeholders to favour the spirit of dialogue

Dakar, 13 July 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, commends the efforts and initiatives which President Michel Kafando and the 'Cadre de concertation des Sages' have been undertaking since 28th June to ensure that the transition process will not be disturbed or interrupted.

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