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

Regional strategy to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

26 Oct 2013

Regional strategy to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

Dakar, 26 October 2013 - The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) met today in Dakar, with the support of the United Nations, to discuss the implementation of the regional strategy on maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea.