"UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR WEST AFRICA AND THE SAHEL - UNOWAS"

The top United Nations official for the Sahel region said, “the information that we have received on the massacres that have been perpetrated on innocent civilian populations, including women and children, convey the tragedy that is unfolding at the moment in this part of the world.” UNIFEED

Meeting on West Africa, Sahel region, speakers in Security Council express concern over successive coups, call for strengthening state institutions.

Press conference by Ronaldo Costa Filho, Permanent Representative of Brazil and President of the Security Council for July, on the programme of work of the Security Council in July 2022.

Organized crime perpetuating instability, violence, poverty across West Africa, Sahel, executive director tells Security Council.

Issuing presidential statement, Security Council expresses grave concern over dire situation in West Africa, Sahel, Gulf of Guinea.

The Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh Annadif, said security challenges created by “terrorist acts in Liptako-Gourma and in the Lake Chad Basin as well as by crime along the coasts of the Gulf of Guinea must be addressed from a regional perspective because the risks of a joining between the threats from the sea and from the Sahel are real, and the main victims are the civilian populations.” UNIFEED

Intercommunal tensions, electoral transparency among challenges facing West Africa, Sahel area, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Press Conference by Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative of France and President of the Security Council for the month of July, on the Council’s programme of work for the month.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Security Council presidential statement underlines importance of addressing terrorism, violent extremism in West Africa, Sahel.