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One week after assuming office, the new Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Cote d'Ivoire, Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou arrived in Bouake on Monday 15 July 2013 at the start of a contact tour of the interior of the country to take the pulse of the situation on the ground. She has been…

The deputy UN Special Representative, Resident Coordinator of the UN System and Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs, Ndolamb Ngokwey, participated in a meeting on Wednesday 17 July, to launch an Enlarged Coordination Committee (ECC) set up by the Ivorian government. Several UN funds, agencies and…

The new UN Special Representative and head of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire, Aichatou Mindaoudou continued her first field tour with a visit to Daloa (west) on Thursday 15 July 2013. She began her contact tour on Monday with a visit to Bouake where she met with staff of the UNOCI Sector East…

Abidjan, 19 July 2013 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire and head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Aïchatou Mindaoudou, is appealing to all political parties and/or independent candidates involved in the regional and…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Tuesday, 23 July 2013, met with Fidèle Sarassoro, Director of the National Authority for Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of ex…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Monday, 22 July 2013, met with Mr. Charles Konan Banny, chairman of the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The meeting was part of…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Friday, 19 July 2013, concluded her first visit to the field which started on Monday, 15 July 2013. The mission, whose aim was to make contact and listen to people, took the new head of the United Nations…

The vulnerable people in the District of Abidjan are going to receive free legal assistance every Wednesday for the next three years – thanks to an agreement between the Ivorian Ministry of Justice and the Order of Lawyers signed on 11 December 2012 as part of the reform of the justice system. It is…

The dental clinic in the general hospital in the town of Issia, 363 km from Abidjan, which has not been functioning for the past nine months, is once again treating patients. It has just been rehabilitated by the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) as part of its Quick Impact Projects…

The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire continues its sensitization activities throughout the country. In this regard, it organized a caravan, known as "UNOCI Tour" on 19 July 2013 in Sominassé, situated 602 km northwest of Abidjan, in the department of Nassian and in Guire, in the department…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL {MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP 30 July 2013 The International Day of Friendship is an important opportunity to confront the misunderstandings and distrust that underlie so many of the tensions and conflicts in today's world. It is a reminder that human…