17 Sep 2025 - The Climate Security Advisor/UNOCA, Mabaye Dia, took part in the 2nd African Climate Summit held from 8 to 10 September 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the Summit, young people from the Congo Basin adopted and issued a powerful...
30 Aug 2023 - The Secretary-General is following the evolving situation in Gabon very closely. He notes with deep concern the announcement of the election results amidst reports of serious infringements of fundamental freedoms. He firmly condemns the ongoing coup attempt as a means to...
25 Aug 2023 - Libreville, 25 August 2023 – On the eve of the 26 August 2023 general elections in Gabon, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of UNOCA, Abdou Abarry, and the entire UN System reiterate the call of the UN...
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Dakar, 16 August 2023 – The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), the United Nations Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), supported the organization of a meeting whose objective...
14 Sep 2022 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abdou Abarry, makes his first visit to Angola for the occasion of the Investiture...
26 Apr 2018 - The sixth meeting of the Special Representatives and Envoys of the UN Secretary-General, Regional Directors and Resident Coordinators of the United Nations System in Central Africa began on Thursday 26 April in Libreville under the theme: "political dialogues and agreements in...
Photo caption: UN representatives in Central Africa during their fifth annual meeting held from 23 to 24 March 2017 in Libreville. Photo UNOCA/Norbert N. Ouendji Archives
25 Apr 2018 - The sixth meeting of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representatives and Envoys, Regional Directors and Resident Coordinators of the United Nations System in Central Africa will take place from 26 to 27 April in Libreville. This year, participants will discuss a crucial...
16 Apr 2018 - The training workshop of the National Police Forces (FPN) of Gabon on "organized crime" was officially opened on Monday 16 April 2018 at the Ministry of Interior, headquarters of the FPN Command, Libreville. The ceremony took place in the presence of Mrs. Judith Koumba Pemba...
Photo caption: Pastoralism, seen as "a way of life based essentially on livestock breeding, especially small ruminants, cattle and camels", is characterized, among other things, by the strategic mobility of animals - to ensure effective access to and use of common resources, as here in a village in western Cameroon. UNOCA/Norbert N. Ouendji
13 Apr 2018 - About fifteen UN and officials from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met from 10 to 11 April at the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) to exchange experiences on a crucial subject: conflict prevention and pastoralism. ECCAS experts...
Photo caption: Participants at the meeting in Libreville discuss several topics, including those related to the root and immediate causes of violence between farmers and herders in Central Africa. Photo UNOCA/Norbert N. Ouendji
10 Apr 2018 - A meeting to exchange experiences on conflict prevention and pastoralism (1) was opened on Tuesday 10 April at the headquarters of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) during a ceremony chaired by Mr Anatole Ayissi, Chief of Cabinet/UNOCA. In his...
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