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UNOWAS / United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel

West Africa/Sahel (Africa)

Mission from 2016 to 2020

Mission classified as MAX

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Added in 2016

3 minimalist tasks

min01 co-ordination of donors, partners, and UN agencies
min05 good offices and mediation
min06 humanitarian assistance

2 moderate tasks

mod01 conflict assessment and early warning
mod08 support to international criminal justice

4 maximalist tasks

max01 civil society capacity building
max06 good governance
max07 human rights promotion
max18 women's rights and participation

Added in 2020

1 moderate task

mod03 electoral assistance

3 maximalist tasks

max02 dialogue and reconciliation (local)
max03 dialogue and reconciliation (national)
max04 dialogue and reconciliation (regional)

The UNPMM is a database that codes the mandate tasks of all UN peace missions, including peacekeeping missions, special political missions, and special envoys/advisors, between 1991 and 2020.

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