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

SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas condemns the bomb attacks in Nigeria

28 Nov 2014

SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas condemns the bomb attacks in Nigeria

Dakar, November 28, 2014- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and High Level Representative of the Secretary-General to Nigeria, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, firmly condemns yesterday and today’s bomb attacks near Mubi, Adamawa, and at Kano Central Mosque, in Nigeria, that left scores of innocent civilians dead and injured.