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UN sends inter-agency mission to identify priority needs

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    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to send an inter-agency mission to West Africa to take stock of the region's main needs and challenges and make recommendations on a coordinated UN response to its problems, UN News reported on Friday.

    The mission will be led by Ibrahima Fall, Assistant Secretary-General, Department of Political Affairs. It will visit Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Togo on 6-26 March.

    A representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will also participate in the mission, which will include officials from 10 UN departments.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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