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
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.
28 July 2020 S/PRST/2020/7 This presidential statement expressed concern about the potential of the COVID-19 pandemic to exacerbate existing fragilities in West Africa and the Sahel. It further urged Malian stakeholders to prioritise dialogue to resolve the current political crisis.
Selected Secretary-General's Reports View All
30 June 2023 S/2023/490 This was a report on West Africa and the Sahel and the activities of UNOWAS.
3 January 2023 S/2022/1019 This was a report on West Africa and the Sahel and the activities of UNOWAS.
29 June 2022 S/2022/521 This was a Secretary-General's report on West Africa and the Sahel and the activities of UNOWAS.
Selected Security Council Letters View All
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.
27 January 2023 S/2023/71 This letter took note of the Secretary-General's recommendations for the mandate renewal of UNOWAS in his 20 January 2023 letter (S/2023/70).
Selected Security Council Meeting Records View All
21 June 2023 S/PV.9355 This was a briefing on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea to mark the tenth anniversary of the “Yaoundé Code of Conduct”.
10 January 2023 S/PV.9238 This was a briefing on West Africa and the Sahel with Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Office of West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Giovanie Biha, and the President of the ECOWASCommission, Omar Alieu Touray.
22 November 2022 S/PV.9198 This was a briefing on Gulf of Guinea piracy.
Selected Security Council Press Statements View All
28 July 2023 SC/15372 This press statement strongly condemned the efforts to unconstitutionally change the legitimate Government of Niger on 26 July, and expressed support for the efforts of the ECOWAS and the AU, as well as the UN.
7 October 2022 SC/15057 This press statement expressed serious concern about the unconstitutional change of government in Burkina Faso.
9 February 2022 SC/14790 This press statement expressed serious concern about the unconstitutional change of government, took note of the decision of ECOWAS and the AU to suspend Burkina Faso, and expressed support for regional mediation efforts.
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.