The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel (OSES) was established in December 2012 to lead and coordinate UN political efforts in advancing peace and development in the region. Its responsibilities were transferred to the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel.
Increasingly, the countries of the region are forced to dedicate important percentages of their budgets to address security threats, Special Envoy tells the Security Council.