Press Releases
ECOWAS Commission, Experts urge greater collaboration on the Development of National Peace Infrastructures in West Africa
Abuja, March 17, 2021. As a response to identified human security challenges in the West African region, the ECOWAS Commission, (through its Early Warning and Political Affairs Directorates) experts and stakeholders in the field of human security, have concluded a … Continue reading
ECOWAS and ECCAS ADVANCE INTER REGIONAL COOPERATION in GENDER, SOCIAL AFFAIRS and HEALTH
Abuja March 11 to 16, 2021. The Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) undertook a mission to the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja, in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in furtherance of the official letters exchanged … Continue reading
The ECOWAS Commission and Partner Organizations Validate Strategy on Strengthening Protection in The Context of Mixed Migration
The Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs of the ECOWAS Commission in collabora-tion with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) under the Free Movement and Mi-gration in West Africa Project (FMM) jointly funded by ECOWAS and the EU, organized an … Continue reading
ECOWAS holds a preparatory meeting on mitigation of macroeconomic fiscal imbalances through forecasting.
Abuja, Nigeria, March 14, 2021 The Macroeconomic Policy Department of the ECOWAS Commission held a preparatory meet-ing with ITF Enhancing Human Security (ITF) team to discuss the development of fiscal fore-casting model for ECOWAS and its Member States. The purpose … Continue reading
ECOWAS to hold 2nd forum for national trade facilitation committees in Abidjan
The ECOWAS Commission will hold the 2nd Forum for National Trade Facilitation Committees from March 16th to 18th, 2021 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The 3-days meeting is aimed at strengthening the National Trade Facilitation Committees as a central platform for … Continue reading
ECOWAS & UNOWAS Strengthen Collaboration on Peace, Security & Good Governance in West Africa
Abuja, Nigeria, March 09, 2021. The ECOWAS Commission and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) are strengthening their existing collaboration in peace, security and good governance in West Africa. Steaming from the challenges of peace … Continue reading
ECOWAS celebrates international women’s day, calls for an equal gender fu-ture in a post-covid world
Abuja – Nigeria, March 8, 2021. The ECOWAS Commission joined the international community in observing the international women’s day. March 8 was set aside by the international community to reflect on and com-memorate the achievements made by women globally. The … Continue reading