Dakar, 18 September 2013 – The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) has convened a regional retreat with UN Resident Coordinators from 16 countries and the UN Regional Directors Team based in Dakar, on 17 and 18 September 2013 in Dakar. The objective of the retreat was to take stock of the situation in the sub-region and deepen the UN joint strategic approach to respond to cross-border and cross-cutting challenges to peace, security and development in West Africa.

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