Abuja, 8 April 2013 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit attended the 9th Annual Development Partners Coordination Meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja. The purpose of the three day meeting was to discuss challenges in West Africa and the economic integration process. ECOWAS bilateral and multilateral partners such as the European Union, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the UN were invited to reinforce areas of cooperation.