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United Nations Must Continue Supporting West Africa’s Efforts to Uphold Gambia Election Results, Special Representative Tells Security Counc...
news United Nations, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )SECURITY COUNCIL 7862ND MEETING (AM) SC/12681 Amid a “rising tide of democracy” across the African continent, the United Nations must continue to support regional efforts to ensure that the Gambia’s recent election results were upheld, stressed the Organization’s senior official in West Africa... -
The UN Supports a Peaceful, Timely and Orderly Transfert of Power in The Gambia
news UNOWAS, 17 Dec 2016 (7 years ago )THE 50th ORDINARY SUMMIT OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) Abuja, 17 December 2016 Speech by Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Your Excellency Madam... -
Briefing to the Security Council on the Report of the Secretary-General on the Activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and t...
news UNOWAS, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )1 July – 31 December 2016 By Mohamed Ibn Chambas Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNOWAS New York, 13 January 2017 Monsieur le Président, Distingués membres du Conseil, 1. C’est un honneur pour moi de me retrouver devant cette auguste assemblée, pou... -
Press Statement: ECOWAS Human Rights Day
news ECOWAS, 16 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission wishes to congratulate the entire Community citizens on the occasion of the maiden celebration of the ECOWAS Human Rights Day. This celebration places a particular focus on the promotion and protection of women’s rights in all its ram... -
At African Union Summit, UN chief Guterres spotlights need to strengthen cooperation
news UN News Centre, 30 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )30 January 2017 – In his first address to the African Union since taking office, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today underscored the importance of a strategic AU-UN partnership for building sustainable development and advancing peace and security on the continent. Speaking in ... -
Plight of persons without nationality
news Pulse.ng, 08 Oct 2016 (7 years ago )The UNHCR and ECOWAS recently signed an MoU to improve the protection environment for stateless persons. Pierre is eighteen years old. He was born to Burkinabe parents in Ghana. He was not registered at birth and neither were his parents. An orphan with no nationality, Pierre is stateless. Whi... -
Le HCR célèbre le deuxième anniversaire de la campagne #IBelong pour mettre fin à l'apatridie
news UNHCR, 27 Oct 2016 (7 years ago )45.000 personnes apatrides ou à risque d'apatridie en Afrique de l’Ouest ont reçu des documents d'identité au cours des 18 derniers mois. DAKAR, SÉNÉGAL, 27 octobre 2016 (HCR) - Des progrès significatifs ont été accomplis pour éradiquer l'apatridie dans le monde entier, mais les conflits en cours... -
Sahel : les ministres de l'intérieur à Paris pour « une coopération renforcée contre le terrorisme »
news Studio Tamani, 23 Nov 2016 (7 years ago )Paris et onze pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest ont décidé de resserrer leur coopération dans la lutte contre le terrorisme jihadiste qui reste une priorité dans la bande sahélo-saharienne et en France. En début de semaine les ministres de l'intérieur et de la défense des 11 pays de l'Afrique de l'Ouest se ... -
Le HCR au Bénin célèbre le 2ème anniversaire de la campagne mondiale de lutte contre l'apatridie
news Les Nations Unies au Bénin, 18 Nov 2016 (7 years ago )18 novembre 2016 – Après deux années de mise en œuvre du plan d’actions national de lutte contre l’apatridie, des progrès ont été enregistrés, mais des défis subsistent encore, a déclaré M. Siaka Coulibaly, Coordonnateur Résident du Système des Nations Unies au Bénin (SNU), à l'occasion du deuxième ... -
Deputy UN chief highlights stronger AU-UN partnership to benefit Africa's youth
news UN News Centre, 03 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )3 July 2017 – Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed today called for strengthening the relationship between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations to deliver on promised development for Africa's youth. Addressing her first African Union Summit since taking office, Ms. Mohammed said that ...