Office of the special representative of the secretary general for children and armed conflict10/17/2023 The crisis in the Sahel requires tangible and long-term support to stamp out the scourge of terrorism and address the region's burgeoning humanitarian crisis, he continued, expressing particular concern for the 6.3 million displaced persons across the Sahel region. UNOWAS had also engaged in strengthening rule of law amid concerns of impartiality of the judiciary, he said, further urging the region's leaders to advance the role of women and young people in decision-making processes. "These challenges should be addressed way ahead of future elections," he stressed, outlining various ways UNOWAS had supported the region's electoral processes through dialogues and confidence-building initiatives in Benin and Nigeria. However, he also warned that various roadblocks in some countries, such as a lack of transparency in vote tabulation, undermining citizens' trust in the region's critical electoral processes, were severely hindering progress. Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Leonardo Santos SimaƵ, speaking to the 15-member Council for the first time since assuming office, welcomed recent elections in Benin, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. A senior United Nations official today told the Security Council that the situation in West Africa and the Sahel has deteriorated against a backdrop of shrinking civic and political space.
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