UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel

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United Nations political mission United Nations special political mission

The UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel is a United Nations political mission that promotes peace, security, and preventive diplomacy across West Africa and the Sahel region.

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Label Occurrences
UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel canonical 1
United Nations Office for West Africa 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations political mission ⓘ
United Nations special political mission ⓘ
cooperatesWith UN peacekeeping operations in the Sahel region ⓘ
UN country teams in West Africa ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Country Teams in West Africa and the Sahel
createdBy United Nations Security Council ⓘ
field conflict prevention ⓘ
electoral assistance ⓘ
good offices ⓘ
governance support ⓘ
mediation ⓘ
peace and security ⓘ
preventive diplomacy ⓘ
transnational threats ⓘ
focusesOn constitutional crises and political transitions in West Africa ⓘ
intercommunal and farmer‑herder conflicts in the Sahel ⓘ
maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
organized crime and drug trafficking in West Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
terrorism and violent extremism in West Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
hasLeader Special Representative of the Secretary-General ⓘ
surface form: Special Representative of the Secretary‑General for West Africa and the Sahel
headquartersLocation Dakar ⓘ
surface form: Dakar, Senegal
languageUsed English ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedIn Senegal ⓘ
mandate promote peace and security in West Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
support conflict prevention and resolution in West Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
support good governance and the rule of law in West Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
support implementation of UN Security Council resolutions related to West Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
support political dialogue and mediation in West Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
support preventive diplomacy in West Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
support regional efforts to address cross‑border threats in West Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
parentOrganization United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
partOf United Nations ⓘ
predecessor UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Office for West Africa
regionServed Sahel ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
reportsTo Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Secretary‑General
roleOfLeader chief mediator and political adviser for West Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
head of mission ⓘ
shortName UNOWAS ⓘ
submitsReportTo United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
United Nations Security Council ⓘ
website https://unowas.unmissions.org ⓘ
worksWith African Union ⓘ
ECOWAS ⓘ
surface form: Economic Community of West African States

G5 Sahel ⓘ
Lake Chad Basin Commission ⓘ
Mano River Union ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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UN country teams in West Africa → collaboratesWith → UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel → predecessor → UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Office for West Africa