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 reiterates UN commitment to the stability of Nigeria and the countries of the Lake Chad bassin

12 Jun 2014

SRSG reiterates UN commitment to the stability of Nigeria and the countries of the Lake Chad bassin

Dakar, 12 June 2014 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, attended the ministerial meeting on security in Nigeria convened today by the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary, Mr. William Hague