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Bissau, 26 August 2008...... The 14th meeting of the chiefs of peacekeeping missions in West Africa on Tuesday welcomed the significant progress made in the implementation of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA). During their two-day meeting in Bissau, the heads of mission also noted the…

Abidjan, 1er September 2008... The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Y.J. Choi on Monday met with the President of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Robert Beugré Mambé at the headquarters of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire…

Yamoussoukro, 4 September 2008...The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), on Thursday opened a three-day seminar in the political capital, Yamoussoukro, on the role and responsibilities of secondary school teachers in the peace process. More than 70 teachers, from all over the country…

Abidjan, 19 September 2008 Dear colleagues and friends, In September 2001, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 21 September as International Day of Peace. International Day of Peace was celebrated for the first time in 2002. By chance the Day falls three days after the start of the Ivorian…

Abidjan, 23 September 2008.... The Special Representative of the UN Secretary- General for Côte d'Ivoire, Y.J. Choi, met on Tuesday afternoon with the President of the PDCI-RDA, Henri Konan Bédié, to discuss the evolution of the electoral process. They examined the advances made so far as well as…

Abidjan, 3 October 2008.... The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), regrets to announce the death of a Ghanaian soldier serving with the Mission. Soldier Haruna Abudu died on Thursday 25 September after a short illness. Abudu arrived in Côte d'Ivoire on 3 July 2008 and was serving…

Abidjan, 9 October 2008...In the context of his regular consultations with the leadership of political parties in Côte d'Ivoire, the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mr. Y.J Choi, had a working meeting with Mr. Pascal Affi N'Guessan, the President of the Front…

Abidjan, 10 Octobet 2008.... The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Côte d'Ivoire, Mr. Y.J. Choi, visited the identification and voter registration center 1, 2 and 3 in Abobo Clouetcha this morning. Mr. Choi wanted to see first hand how the process was moving…

Abidjan, 13 October 2008...The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Y.J. Choi, on Sunday visited the localities of Duékoué and Lokosso in Moyen Cavally region to take a look at progress made thus far in implementing projects financed by the mission for the benefit of…

Abidjan, 14 October 2008....The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Y. J. Choi, on Tuesday reaffirmed the commitment of the Force of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) to support the provision of security for the electoral process. Speaking after…

Abidjan, 15 October 2008 ... The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Y. J. Choi, had an exchange of ideas on Wednesday in Abidjan with Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro on the challenges that need to be met in order to move the electoral process forward. " We…

Abidjan, 16 October 2008...The Special Adviser to the Secretary General of the United Nations for Sport, Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, will arrive in Abidjan on 23 October 2008, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Hamadoun Touré announced Thursday. Mr…