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Special UN Representative receives delegation of traditional rulers
"I wanted to explore ways and means of strengthening your efforts toward reconciliation at all levels of Ivorian society," Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou, Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Cote d'Ivoire declared after meeting with a delegation of the Higher Council of Kings and…
SRSG Mindaoudou receives the Ambassador of Japan
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Friday, 23 August 2013, received the Ambassador of Japan to Côte d'Ivoire, His Excellency Inoue Susumu, at UNOCI headquarters in Abidjan. Speaking at the end of the meeting, Mr. Susumu…
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Tiahouo focuses on peace and development
The United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI), on Thursday, 22 August 2013, organised a public sensitization meeting in Tiahouo in Daloa district as part of its activities to promote lasting peace in Côte d'Ivoire. Representatives of UNOCI's Public Information Office, UN Police, Child…
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Review of the Ivorian Press, Monday 26 August 2013
Nord-Sud: The secretariat-general of the FPI party of former president Laurent Gbagbo last Saturday renewed its five conditions in order to take part in politicval negotiations initiated by the government. These include the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Gbagbo, the immediate and…
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Population in Bouna participate in intercommunity dialogue workshop
On Thursday, 22 August 2013, the people of Bouna made new resolutions on supporting social cohesion and development in their region. This was done at the end of a workshop on intercommunity dialogue initiated by the Civil Affairs Section of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI). King…
The inhabitants of Petit Guiglo pledge to continue peaceful coexistence
The people of Petit Guiglo, in Guiglo, 530 km west of Abidjan have made a commitment to continue living together in peace. During an inter-communal sensitization meeting organized by the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire on Friday, 23 August 2013, representatives of the Mission's Civil…
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Review of the Ivorian Press, Tuesday 27 August 2013
Le Mandat: Political dialogue between the government and certain opposition parties grouped under the Permanent Framework for Dialoge is scheduled to resume on 6 September. Meanwhile Prime Minister Kablan Duncan is expected to persuade the FPI party to resume political talks aimed creating…
Women of Katiali educated on reconciliation and gender-based violence
The UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) in partnership with the NGO "Grenier International" has been sensitizing some 50 women in Katiali, Sub Prefecture of Mbengue, 660 km north of Abidjan on reconciliation and gender-based violence. During the meeting on Friday 23 August 2013, the local head of…
UNOCI trains customs agents in Savanes district on leadership and management
Twenty customs agents took part in a training programme on leadership and management organized by the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on Tuesday, 27 August 2013, in Korhogo, 580 km north of Abidjan. The training was organized as part of the Mission's assistance to the Ivorian…
SRSG makes first contact with women from civil society organisations
A high-level delegation of women from various civil society groups, on Wednesday, 28 August 2013, met with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Aïchatou Mindaoudou, for the first time at the headquarters of the United Nations Operation in Côte d…
SRSG Mindaoudou meets Ivorian Minister of the Interior
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), Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Wednesday, 28 August 2013, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of the Interior, Hamed Bakayoko. Speaking after the…