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Joint communique on ECOWAS Commission-Âé¶¹´«Ã½building Support Office Memorandum of Understanding on peacebuilding

On 23 April 2018, the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Mr. Jean-Claude Brou, and the United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary-General for Âé¶¹´«Ã½building Support, Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ECOWAS Commission and the United Nations Âé¶¹´«Ã½building Support Office on a partnership in peacebuilding.? A signing ceremony took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York, on the margins of the High-Level Meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace convened by the President of the General Assembly.?

The purpose of the MoU is to provide a framework and strengthen cooperation between the ECOWAS Commission and the UN Âé¶¹´«Ã½building Support Office in support of peacebuilding and sustaining peace in West Africa. The MoU will further strengthen coordination of efforts between the two entities and contribute to a more predictable and strategic partnership in the areas of conflict prevention, political dialogue, national reconciliation, democratic governance and human rights.

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