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Closure of OSES

Dear partners and colleagues, Please be informed that the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) and the Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel (OSES) have merged into a single entity, UNOWAS: United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel. For more information, you can access the new UNOWAS website at unowas.unmissions.org

Statement of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel to the Security Council

New York, 25 November 2015 - Security threats continue to be the main preoccupation in the Sahel region.

10 Feb 2016

Statement of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel to the Security Council

New York, 25 November 2015 - Security threats continue to be the main preoccupation in the Sahel region.

08 Feb 2016

Ms. Guebre Sellassie advocates for enhanced cooperation between Italy and the UN

Rome, 17 July 2015- The United Nations Special Envoy for the Sahel, Ms. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, met with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Paolo Gentiloni, in Rome on 17 July to discuss collaboration on the Sahel.

22 Jul 2015

Ms. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie calls for a leading role for the UN and EU in the Sahel

Brussels, 17 July 2015- On 15 and 16 July, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahel, Ms.

20 Jul 2015

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10 Feb 2016

Statement of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel to the Security...

12 Dec 2014

The UN Special Envoy for the Sahel called for a mobilization for the Sahel

25 Nov 2014

The Special Envoy for the Sahel concluded her first visit to Chad

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