Press Releases

Dakar, 18 November 2022 – As part of the implementation of the Dakar Call to Action on Climate Change, Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel adopted at UNOWAS’ Regional Conference held in Dakar in April 2022, the United Nations Office for West Africa, and the Sahel (UNOWAS) organized two…

Dakar, Friday 14 October 2022 – As part of the implementation of the Call to Action on Climate Change, Peace and Security adopted at UNOWAS’ Regional Conference held in Dakar in April 2022, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), in coordination with the African Union (AU)…

GENEVA and PORT-AU-PRINCE (14 October 2022) : A joint human rights report published by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH)and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), entitled “Sexual violence in Port-au-Prince : a weapon used by gangs to instill…

Dakar, 12 Octobre,2022- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, concluded yesterday a one-day visit to Guinea-Bissau. Mr. ANNADIF was received in audience by His Excellency Umaro Sissoco…

Dakar, 6 October 2022 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, today concluded a two-day working visit to the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The visit was part of the UN's support for the…

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 5, 2022: The United Nations and the humanitarian community in Haiti are deeply concerned about the serious consequences of the blocking of the Varreux Terminal on the humanitarian situation, in particular the resurgence of cholera, and call for the immediate opening of…

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2 October 2022: The United Nations is supporting efforts by the Government of Haiti to contain an outbreak of cholera and provide life saving measures following the confirmation of a positive case and the identification of several suspected cases in the Port-au-Prince…

The United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the Office of the Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel (OSCDS), have organized, from 29 to 30 September in Yaoundé, Cameroon, an interregional workshop on…

HUDAYDAH, 26 September 2022 – UNMHA is gravely concerned about continued civilian deaths and injuries in Hudaydah due to explosive ordnance. Since the shift of the frontlines on 12 November 2021, 242 civilian casualties consisting of 101 deaths and 141 injuries, have been reported in Hudaydah due to…

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 24September 2022: The priority of the United Nations in Haiti remains to stay and deliver on its mandate and support the people and Government of Haiti, as they face ongoing insecurity and uncertainty in the capital Port-au-Prince and across the country. UN personnel who are…