In Burkina Faso, the special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and head of the United Nations office for West Africa and the Sahel embarked on a marathon visit.
Leonardo Santos Simao was received in audience, in turn, by Prime Minister Appolinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambèla and the president of the transition, Ibrahim Traoré. The UN envoy says he came to reaffirm ” the availability of United Nations and all its agencies and institutions to help the country overcome the difficulties and challenges of the moment in economic, political and social terms.
“We discussed the political, economic and social situation in the country,” said the special representative of the UN secretary general after his talks. He explains that the discussions touched on the role that the United Nations can play in mobilizing “ effort and support ” For the Burkina Faso.
“ The peace and stability of the country »
According to Leonardo Santos Simao, the United Nations will continue to work with Burkina Faso, but also with ECOWAS, the African Union and other sub-regional organizations for the stability of the country.
The purpose of the exchanges was, moreover, the concrete implementation of this support. “ We will continue to work for the peace and stability of the country “, he specified. We have to see what is best to help Burkina get out of this situation, according to the special representative of the United Nations secretary general for the Sahel.