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Abdou Abarry (left), here on 4 June 2019 after the presentation of his credentials to Secretary-General António Guterres as Permanent Representative of the Republic of Niger to the United Nations. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
The meeting of United Nations chiefs in the subregion allows for the implementation of one of the main mission objectives of UNOCA, the entity that organizes it: to enhance coherence and coordination in their work on peace and security. Photos UNOWAS/Kouider Zerrouk
ECCAS Member States have recently adopted a Regional Response Strategy aimed at addressing the pandemic of COVID-19. The strategy underlines, among others, the necessity to prevent its spread. Wearing a mask is part of the preventive measures that allows to avoid being contaminated or infecting other people. Photo UNOCA/Norbert N. Ouendji
Faced with the spread of the Coronavirus, the Head of UNOCA invites all the conflicting parties in Central Africa to silence the guns to allow for the prompt and effective implementation of national response strategies in compliance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO). Photo Archives UNOCA / Norbert N. Ouendji