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Dakar 8 May 2015 - At the invitation of Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), the Heads of the United…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA)...
Dakar, 27 March 2015 – The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) organized on 26 March 2015, a discussion session on “natural resources: a security, governance and human rights challenge in West Africa”. These…
Dakar, 22 March 2015- On 21 March SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas undertook a visit to Freetown. The visit took place against a backdrop of the decision by Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma to discharge Vice President Alhadji…
Resolutions 1325 and 1820 from which these learning kits are drawn, call for collective responsibility to ensure respect of citizens’ rights and to promote collaboration between men and women in the fight against impunity for…
Dakar, 19 February 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, will visit Guinea-Bissau from 19 to 20 February 2015. Available…
Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, briefed the Security Council on the situation of peace...
Within the framework of Open Day on the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 implementation in West Africa, UNOWA held in Dakar, on 13 September 2012, a videoconference with West African Women leaders to…
On 27 June 2013, UNOWA organized the fourth edition of Open Day on UNSCR 1325 through a videoconference. This edition was held in collaboration with United Nations peacekeeping missions in the sub-region (UNOCI, UNIOGBIS…
Addis Ababa, 31 January 2015 - The 24th Session of the Summit of the African Union has concluded in Addis Ababa today 31st January 2015, with a closing remarks from the newly elected Chairperson of the African Union, H.E…
Dakar, 23 January 2015- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, welcomes the announcement of the date of 11 October 2015 for the…