Press Releases

  • Twenty first high-level meeting of Heads of UN Peace Missions in West Africa
    28 May 2011 - Dakar, 28 May 2011 - Representatives of the United Nations (UN) peace missions in West Africa held their twenty-first high-level consultation in Dakar in order to facilitate the coordination of the action of the UN promoting the stability of the sub-region.   The meeting was...
  • Regional conference on “elections and stability in west Africa”
    20 May 2011 - Praia, 20 May 2011 - A regional conference on "Elections and stability in West Africa was held from 18 to 20 May 2011 in Praia, Cape Verde. This conference aimed at analyzing the impact of electoral processes on the stability of the subregion and their implications for...
  • Conakry Regional Round Table on 1325
    15 Apr 2011 - Conakry, 15 April 2011 - The Regional Partners Round Table on the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions 1325 and 1820 on Women Peace and Security took place in Conakry on 15 April 2011 as a follow-up to the Dakar Forum that took place in September 2010. The opening...
  • Harmonizing the action of the United Nations to secure peace in West Africa
    28 Feb 2011 -   Dakar, February 28, 2011 - Representatives of the United Nations (UN) peace missions in West Africa held their twentieth high-level consultation in Dakar in order to coordinate the action of the UN promote peace and stability in the sub-region...
  • MEETING OF THE CAMEROON-NIGERIA MIXED COMMISSION
    20 Sep 2010 - Dakar, September 20, 2010 - The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission will hold its XXVIth session on 23 and 24 September 2010, in Abuja (Nigeria). The meeting will be the occasion to review the outcomes of the geometrical assessment along the land boundary based on the last...
  • WEST AFRICA COMMITS TO ENHANCE THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PEACE PROCES
    17 Sep 2010 - Dakar, September 17, 2010 – “The Dakar Declaration on the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325” and its related regional action plan for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were adopted today in Dakar at a Regional Forum entitled "Women Count...
  • Women Count for Peace - Regional forum on UNSC res. 1325 (Dakar sept 2010)
    15 Sep 2010 - Dakar, 15 September, 2010 – On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on the role of Women in Peace and Security, a regional conference will be held at ministerial level from 15 to 17 September 2010 in Dakar.     The objective of the...
  • West Africa still at crossroads despite recent progress
    13 Jul 2010 - New York, 13 July 2010 - Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, briefed the Security Council on the situation of peace and stability in the subregion and presented the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United...
  • Global Open Day for Women and Peace 2010
    08 Jun 2010 - Dakar, June 8, 2010 - The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) held, consultations in Dakar with West African Women Leaders within the framework of the Global Open Days in preparation to the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council...
  • JOINT PRESS RELEASE ECOWAS-AU-UN - Guinea: Security Sector Reform
    04 May 2010 - Conakry, 4 May 2010 – During a ceremony held at the "Palais du Peuple", the assessment report of the security sector in Guinea jointly carried out by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) was formally handed...

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