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unowas unowas skip to main content welcome to the united nations العربية 中文 english français русский español other portuguese portugal shqip српски עברית nederlands ελληνικά türkçe dari somali pashto portuguese international unowas united nations office for west africa and the sahel english العربية 中文 english français русский español portuguese portugal shqip српски עברית nederlands ελληνικά türkçe dari somali pashto portuguese international navigation english العربية 中文 english français русский español portuguese portugal shqip српски עברית nederlands ελληνικά türkçe dari somali pashto portuguese international search menu search clear submit include files and documents search clear search africa americas asia and pacific europe central asia middle east abyei unisfa central african republic minusca drc burundi rwanda uganda special envoy great lakes region democratic republic of the congo monusco ethiopia eritrea unoau gabon unoca libya unsmil senegal unowas somalia unsos somalia untmis south sudan unmiss western sahara minurso colombia unvmc haiti binuh haiti unsoh afghanistan unama india pakistan unmogip cyprus gom cyprus cyprus unficyp kosovo unmik turkmenistan unrcca golan undof jerusalem unsco jerusalem untso lebanon unifil lebanon unscol syrian arab republic osesg syria yemen osesgy africa abyei unisfa central african republic minusca drc burundi rwanda uganda special envoy great lakes region democratic republic of the congo monusco ethiopia eritrea unoau gabon unoca libya unsmil senegal unowas somalia unsos somalia untmis south sudan unmiss western sahara minurso americas colombia unvmc haiti binuh haiti unsoh asia and pacific afghanistan unama india pakistan unmogip europe central asia cyprus gom cyprus cyprus unficyp kosovo unmik turkmenistan unrcca middle east golan undof jerusalem unsco jerusalem untso lebanon unifil lebanon unscol syrian arab republic osesg syria yemen osesgy home who we are unowas mandate leadership what we do conflict prevention good offices preventive diplomacy promoting cooperation supporting regional partners overview with the un system with regional organizations supporting the implementation of the united nations integrated strategy for the sahel support to mano river union maritime security in gulf of guinea drug trafficking and organised crime security sector reform gender women peace and security human rights governance and rule of law cameroon nigeria mixed commission latest news stories press releases speeches and statements resources document library unowas magazine home who we are unowas mandate leadership what we do conflict prevention good offices preventive diplomacy promoting cooperation supporting regional partners overview with the un system with regional organizations supporting the implementation of the united nations integrated strategy for the sahel support to mano river union maritime security in gulf of guinea drug trafficking and organised crime security sector reform gender women peace and security human rights governance and rule of law cameroon nigeria mixed commission latest news stories press releases speeches and statements resources document library unowas magazine unowas united nations office for west africa and the sahel civic space water and peace deputy special representative freeman reaffirms unowas support for civil society at the dakar ngo forum 08 october 2026 news civic space water and peace deputy special representative freeman reaffirms unowas support for civil society at the dakar ngo forum at the opening of the ngo forum preceding the 89th ordinary session of the african commission on human and peoples rights the deputy special representative of the secretary general for west africa and the sahel ms barrie freeman delivered a message of support to human rights defenders gathered in dakar from 8 to 10 october organized by the african centre for democracy and human rights studies the forum was held under the theme ensuring special representative leonardo santos simão concludes a good offices mission in côte d ivoire marked by a broad based political dialogue and the signing of a partnership agreement with the conseil de l entente 04 october 2026 news special representative leonardo santos simão concludes a good offices mission in côte d ivoire marked by a broad based political dialogue and the signing of a partnership agreement with the conseil de l entente high level regional week on women youth peace security and economic resilience in west africa and the sahel 03 october 2026 news high level regional week on women youth peace security and economic resilience in west africa and the sahel in mauritania special representative simão reaffirms un commitment to dialogue stability and resilience in the sahel 19 september 2026 news in mauritania special representative simão reaffirms un commitment to dialogue stability and resilience in the sahel unowas and unesco regional office for west africa engage resident coordinators on advancing information integrity in west africa and the sahel 15 september 2026 news unowas and unesco regional office for west africa engage resident coordinators on advancing information integrity in west africa and the sahel our mission unowas exercises its good offices to advance preventive diplomacy sustain peace and support inclusive political processes across the region working with regional actors to address peace and security challenges the united nations office for west africa and the sahel unowas promotes political dialogue mediation and conflict prevention across the region working closely with national authorities regional organizations including ecowas and the african union and civil society it also supports coordinated responses to cross border challenges such as terrorism violent extremism climate related security risks maritime insecurity in the gulf of guinea and governance and electoral tensions through its good offices unowas fosters long term stability and contributes to building resilient inclusive societies across west africa and the sahel discover the mandate that shapes the priorities and focus of unowas mandate learn about the people leading unowas and carrying out its mandate leadership explore the latest un secretary general s reports on unowas progress sg reports view resolutions by the un security council concerning unowas sc resolutions press releases 23 november 2024 special representative simão reaffirms un s continued commitment to closely work with nigerian government and people to promote peace security and development 20 november 2024 fight against terrorism unoca and unowas reaffirm their support for chad 19 november 2024 cop29 baku deputy special representative barrie freeman calls on west african actors to mobilize to better combat the impact of climate change on peace and security in the sub region latest photos discover more department of political and peacebuilding affairs dppa is at the heart of the un mission to prevent and resolve violent conflict and build lasting peace around the world special representative simão strongly condemns the attempt to seize power by force in benin news special representative simão strongly condemns the attempt to seize power by force in benin the special representative of the secretary general of the united nations for west africa and the sahel mr leonardo santos simão has followed with deep concern the events that occurred on sunday 7 december in benin adapting security institutions to new and emerging threats news adapting security institutions to new and emerging threats a high level dialogue on security sector governance and reform was held in dakar from 12 to 13 november bringing together government representatives international partners parliamentarians experts and civil society annual meeting of the working group on women youth peace and security in west africa and the sahel wgwyps was news annual meeting of the working group on women youth 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