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  • Special Representative Simão Strongly Condemns The Attempt To Seize Power By Force In Benin
  • Special Representative Simão concludes solidarity visit to Mali, calls for collective and...
  • Adapting Security Institutions to New and Emerging Threats
  • UN West Africa and Sahel Learning Forum on Youth, Peace, and Security
  • Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa and the...
  • New UNOWAS study: The rule of law as a key link in West Africa's climate resilience
  • Special Representative Simão congratulates the people of Côte d'Ivoire on the peaceful holding...
  • Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão concludes his mission in Côte d’Ivoire, exhorts...
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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.

07 Dec 2025
Special Representative Simão concludes solidarity visit to Mali, calls for collective and coordinated response in the Sahel

Dakar, 21 November 2025 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr.

21 Nov 2025
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 actors.

18 Nov 2025
UN West Africa and Sahel Learning Forum on Youth, Peace, and Security

From 11–13 November, the UN Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Interagency Group for West Africa and the Sahel, comprising UNOWAS, UNFPA, UNDP and UN Women, held a Regional and Country Offices Learning Forum in Dakar, with around 20 participants attending in person and nearly 30 online.

17 Nov 2025
Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel (WGWYPS-WAS)

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and UN Women, in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) - EPSG , t

08 Nov 2025
New UNOWAS study: The rule of law as a key link in West Africa's climate resilience

Climate change is not just an environmental threat; it is a deep crisis of (in)justice and security that is destabilizing West Africa and the Sahel.

05 Nov 2025
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07 Dec 2025

  • Special Representative Simão Strongly Condemns The Attempt To Seize Power By Force In...

21 Nov 2025

  • Special Representative Simão concludes solidarity visit to Mali, calls for collective and...

08 Nov 2025

  • Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa...

29 Oct 2025

  • Special Representative Simão congratulates the people of Côte d'Ivoire on the...

25 Sep 2025

  • Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão concludes his mission in Côte d’Ivoire,...
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UNOWAS Magazine #28

ISSUE #28 / SEPTEMBER 2025

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