LOCAL RADIO JOURNALISTS DECIDE TO JOIN FIGHT AGAINST RUMOUR
A seminar, organized by the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) in Yamoussoukro, 240 km, north of Abidjan, for journalists working in private non-commercial radio ended on Wednesday, 5 June 2013. The aim of the…
AGENTS OF THE IVORIAN OFFICE FOR PARKS AND RESERVATIONS STRENGTHEN THEIR CAPACITY IN HUMAN RIGHTS
Contribute to the protection of human rights by strengthening the capacity of the agents of the Ivorian Office for Parks and Reservations (OIPR) in Bondoukou, situated 416 km northeast of Abidjan, was the objective of the…
Young people in Kong promote reconciliation through culture and sport
UNOCI organised a cultural and sporting event for the young people in Kong, situated 740 km north of Abidjan, on Saturday, 8 June 2013. The aim was to encourage them to become involved in promoting social cohesion and the…
People of Olodio on the road to lasting peace
Some 100 people representing the different communities of Olodio village à 490 km northwest of Abidjan, came together on Wednesday 12 June 2013, to discuss ways of consolidating social cohesion in a forum organized by the UN…
Opinion leaders in Didievi sensitized on conflict prevention
Opinion leaders in the department of Didievi, 60 km from Yamoussoukro, have been discussing their role and commitment to social cohesion and national reconciliation. Some 50 of them met in a forum organized by the UN…
Ivorian Press, Tuesday 18 June 2013
L'Expression: UNOCI has been sensitising the people of Olodio, 490 km north-west of Abidjan, on the need to consolidate social cohesion and lasting peace. Some 100 persons representing the different communities in the area…
PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG STUDENTS
The UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) took part in a reopening ceremony on 14 June of the documentation and information centre on human rights at the Felix Houphouet Boigny University in Abidjan. The documentation centre…
Review of the Ivorian Press, Friday 21 June 2013
L'Inter: Interim Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Cote d'Ivoire, Arnauld Akodjenou met on Wednesday with the visiting delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, accompanied by some Ivorian parliamentarians…
UNOCI trains media and civil society on how to treat rumours and promote respect for human rights
The UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire on 17 and 18 June 2013 organised a workshop in Daoukro, 242 km north of Abidjan, on the management of rumours and respect for human rights. The workshop was attended by some 30 participants…
Review of the Ivorian Press, Monday 24 June 2013
Nord-Sud: The government and opposition parties were today due to resume talks aimed at normalising the political situation in the country. While government Spokesman Bruno Kone declares that "national reconciliation has made…
People in Gohitafla and UNOCI discuss fair-play and social cohesion
The people of the Sub-prefecture of Gohitafla in Zuenoula district, on Saturday, 22 June 2013, discussed fair-play and social cohesion during a sports and cultural event organized by the United Nations Operation in Côte d…
The UN and Côte d’Ivoire celebrate World Refugee Day
The Acting Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Arnauld Akodjènou, took part in an official ceremony to celebrate World Refugee Day on Friday 21 June at the Ivorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in…