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The workshop was organized as a follow-up to the joint ECOWAS-UNOWAS mission held in November 2019 and the pre-electoral fact-finding Mission held by the ECOWAS Commission and United Nations.
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The Economic Community Of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Commission, The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), jointly organized a Workshop aimed at mobilizing all stakeholders towards the holding of peaceful and violence-free presidential elections in Togo on 22nd February 2020.
In attendance were the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Togo, and the Togo Chapter of the ‘Working Group on Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel.
Other participants at the Workshop included representatives of the Togolese Government, the Defense and Security Forces, the Civil Society Organizations, the Religious and Traditional Leaders, the High Council for Reconciliation and the Consolidation of National Unity (HCRRUN), the Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), the Media, the ECOWAS Commission, UNOWAS, and the UN System in Togo.
The workshop was organized as a follow-up to the joint ECOWAS-UNOWAS mission held in November 2019 and the pre-electoral fact-finding Mission held by the ECOWAS Commission and United Nations from 9th to 13th November 2019 and from 8th to 11th December 2019, respectively.
Participants stressed their commitment to collaborate in ensuring that the presidential election scheduled for 22nd February 2020 is peaceful, transparent, free, credible and inclusive. Participants issued a Declaration to that effect, appealing to all stakeholders to give priority to tolerance, dialogue, consultation, non-violence and the legal means to address any election-related dispute.
Participants urged partners, particularly the ECOWAS Commission, UNOWAS and the UN System in Togo, to sustain their efforts in promoting a peaceful election through joint strategies and support such as the deployment of long-term and short-term electoral observation missions and to accompany the process.
