UN Documents for UNOWAS (West Africa and the Sahel)

Selected Security Council Resolutions View All
31 May 2022 S/RES/2634 This resolution was on piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea.
29 February 2012 S/RES/2039 Welcomed the Secretary-General's assessment mission on piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and called on states to implement its recommendations.
31 October 2011 S/RES/2018 Condemned threats of piracy and armed robbery on the seas of the Gulf of Guinea and called for strengthened regional cooperation.
Selected Security Council Presidential Statements View All
24 May 2024 S/PRST/2024/3 This presidential statement welcomed the appointment in May 2023 of Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão; highlighted the importance of addressing the underlying conditions conducive to terrorism; and underscored the importance of the timely, nationally owned transition processes and restoration of constitutional order in concerned regional countries.
17 August 2021 S/PRST/2021/16 This presidential statement addressed security trends in the region and expressed concern about deteriorating situations in some countries.
3 February 2021 S/PRST/2021/3 This presidential statement requested the Secretary-General to explore the feasibility of a civilian joint project between UNOWAS and regional organizations, such as the G5, ECOWAS and the African Union, with the aim of stemming and preventing intercommunal violence.
Selected Secretary-General's Reports View All
2 December 2024 S/2024/871 This was a report on West Africa and the Sahel and the activities of UNOWAS.
1 July 2024 S/2024/521 This was a Secretary-General's report on West Africa and the Sahel and the activities of UNOWAS.
2 January 2024 S/2023/1075 This was a report on West Africa and the Sahel and the activities of UNOWAS.
Selected Security Council Letters View All
7 July 2025 S/2025/492 This was the summary of the IEG’s 12 June meeting on the Sahel.
20 July 2023 S/2023/541 This was written advice of the Peacebuilding Commission to the Security Council on West Africa and the Sahel for a 25 July Council briefing on the region.
19 April 2023 S/2023/290 This letter from the Secretary-General informed the Council of his intention to appoint Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão (Mozambique) as Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel and Head of UNOWAS.
Selected Security Council Meeting Records View All
7 August 2025 S/PV.9974 This was a meeting on “Peace Consolidation in West Africa”.
3 April 2025 S/PV.9890 This was a meeting on “Peace Consolidation in West Africa”.
12 July 2024 S/PV.9685 This was a meeting record on “Peace consolidation in West Africa”.
Selected Security Council Press Statements View All
27 March 2025 SC/16032 This press statement condemned the 21 March terrorist attack in Niger.
24 January 2025 SC/15980 This press statement condemned 8 January press statements in Benin.
29 February 2024 SC/15607 This press statement condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks that resulted in loss of civilian lives over the months in Burkina Faso, including those on a church in Essakane and on a mosque in Natiaboani in Burkina Faso on the same day, 25 February 2024.
Selected General Assembly Documents View All
1 August 2005 A/60/182 This is a Secretary-General report on the causes of conflict and promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.
20 August 2004 A/59/285 This was a Secretary-General report on the causes of conflict and promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.
Selected Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa View All
30 December 2005 S/2005/833 This was a letter from the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa forwarding the annual report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa in 2005.
Selected Other Documents View All
2 November 2020 E/RES/2020/2 This was a resolution adopted by the Economic and Social Council aimed at better coordinating support to the Sahel.
2 July 2004 S/2004/525 This was the report of the Security Council mission to West Africa, 20-29 June 2004.