April 08, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS, UN Partners Review Regional Peace Support Projects
An ECOWAS delegation and officials of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UNESCO have ended a three-day meeting in Dakar, Senegal for the review of the regional… Read more »
January 22, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Supports Cape Verde Flood Victims
The ECOWAS Commission has presented a cheque of US$190,000 to the Government of Cape Verde in support of victims of the unprecedented flood disaster which caused severe losses of… Read more »
December 19, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Supports Ivorian Refugees in Liberia with Humanitarian Assistance
The ECOWAS Commission on Tuesday 18th December 2012 in Monrovia, handed over 300 metric tons of rice to the Liberian Government for distribution to more than 66,800 Ivorian… Read more »
December 17, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Reassures Citizens On Security, Peace and Stability
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, has assured Community citizens of the organization's determination to… Read more »
August 21, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS, Partners Evaluate Refugee Integration and Resettlement Projects in Guinea
An ECOWAS delegation has concluded a nine-day mission to Guinea along with officials from the African Development Bank (ADB) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to… Read more »
August 10, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS, UN to Deepen Cooperation in Addressing Humanitarian Challenges
ECOWAS and the United Nations have agreed to deepen cooperation in addressing the myriad humanitarian challenges facing West Africa including the increasing numbers of internally… Read more »
May 23, 2012
West Africa: Ecowas Provides Food Assistance to Displaced Ivoirians
The ECOWAS Commission has presented 1,320 tons of grains valued at more than one million US dollars to the Government of Cote d'Ivoire to alleviate the sufferings of some one… Read more »
May 14, 2012
West Africa: Reintegration of Displaced Community Citizens, an ECOWAS Priority
The resettlement and reintegration of ECOWAS citizens displaced by conflicts is a priority critical to the region's overarching people-centred integration and development… Read more »
West Africa: Visit of Nigeria's Federal Commissioner for Refugees to the ECOWAS Commission
The Federal Commissioner for Nigeria's National Commission for Refugees (NCFR), Hajiya Hadiza Kangiwa, on Monday, 23rd April, 2012 paid a courtesy call on the ECOWAS Commissioner… Read more »
July 08, 2011
West Africa: President Jonathan Canvasses Speedy Ratification, Domestication of African Convention On IDPs (ECOWAS)
The current ECOWAS Chairman and President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called on ECOWAS Member States to ratify and domesticate the African Union (AU) Convention on… Read more »
July 06, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Member States Urged to Implement African Convention On IDPs
A two-day meeting of experts on humanitarian issues in West Africa has been charged to come up with proposals to facilitate the speedy ratification and implementation of the… Read more »
June 30, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS to Discuss Implementation of Convention On Internally Displaced Persons
ECOWAS Ministers will gather in Abuja on 7th July 2011 to discuss the ratification and implementation of the African Union (AU) Convention for the Protection and Assistance of… Read more »
June 01, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Emergency Response Team Ends Gps Training in Niamey
Members of the ECOWAS Emergency Response Team (EERT) have concluded a five-day training workshop in Niamey, Niger on the Global Positioning System (GPS) as part of an ongoing… Read more »
May 23, 2011
West Africa: Global Positioning Systems (gps) Training for the Ecowas Emergency Response Team (eert) Opens in Niamey, Niger
Thirty-three persons are participating in a workshop for emergency response managers and specialists on the application of the Global Positioning System (GPS) in emergency response… Read more »
March 25, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Condemns Rhetoric Against Regional Citizens in Cote d'Ivoire
The ECOWAS Commission has condemned the incendiary rhetoric against citizens of ECOWAS Member States in Cote d'Ivoire and reminded the leader of the Ivorian Popular Front and… Read more »
October 25, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Donates $291,000 to Support Flood Victims in Nigeria
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, on Monday, 25th October 2010 in Abuja presented a cheque of 291,000 US dollars to the Government of Nigeria… Read more »
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