13 January 2017 – Briefing the Security Council on the situation in West Africa and the Sahel region, a senior United Nations official cited a “rising tide of democracy” throughout the continent, noting that a number of countries had recently held elections which largely complied with electoral norm...

The Bank organized a two-day forum in Abidjan to explore, among other issues, how to better support countries affected by displacements of populations. ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, 12 January 2017 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency has called for greater solidarity with forcibly displaced populations in ...

THE 50th ORDINARY SUMMIT OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) Abuja, 17 December 2016 Speech by Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Your Excellency Madam...

1 July – 31 December 2016 By Mohamed Ibn Chambas Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNOWAS New York, 13 January 2017 Monsieur le Président, Distingués membres du Conseil, 1. C’est un honneur pour moi de me retrouver devant cette auguste assemblée, pou...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission wishes to congratulate the entire Community citizens on the occasion of the maiden celebration of the ECOWAS Human Rights Day. This celebration places a particular focus on the promotion and protection of women’s rights in all its ram...

Nimba — LRRRC boss Cllr. AblaGadegbeku Williams and Ivorian Minster MariatuKone surrounded by others Liberian and Ivorian officials The Ivorian Minister of Solidarity, Social Cohesion and Compensation Madam MariatuKone and the Executive Director of the Liberia Refugee, Repatriation and Resettlement...

The United Nations refugee agency has announced the resumption of voluntary repatriation of Ivorian refugees here following a pause due to the holiday season. This week, it said four convoys will depart from Liberia: two from PTP refugee camp (Grand Gedeh) carrying 581 persons today (331 already de...

11,000 refugees in Liberian camps wish to return home immediately PROLLO, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, 18 December 2015 (UNHCR) – UNHCR today resumed the voluntary repatriation of tens of thousands of Ivorian refugees from Liberia, which had been interrupted for more than a year by the deadly Ebola outbreak. S...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This morning, UNHCR has resumed the voluntary repatriation of tens of thousands of Ivorian refugees from Liberia. The re...

It was a day in the city of Monrovia. Busy streets and what seems to be hundreds of women and men standing at each side of the road looking for any means of transportation. However, it is not a regular day; today, Monrovia gathers to celebrate the International Women’s Day. The United Nations beg...