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…
Review of the Ivorian Press, Friday 30 August 2013
L'Inter revisits the meeting on Wednesday between the UN Special Representative, Aichatou Mindaoudou and Interior Minister Hamed Bakayoko during which Mrs. Mindaoudou reiterated UNOCI's commitment to support security sector…
UNOCI peace and reconciliation campaign stops over in Sorobango
"{Peace is not merely the absence of war; it is must also be reflected in the way we conduct our daily lives," }the local representative of UNOCI's Public Information Office told the inhabitants of Sorobango village situated…
Community leaders in Zagné make a commitment to lasting peace
"The contribution of Community Leaders in Zagné in the Consolidation of Lasting Peace" – this was the theme of a roundtable initiated by the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), on Wednesday, 28 August 2013 in…
The Fight Against sexually-transmitted diseases and early pregnancy: More than 200 pupils urged to avoid risky behaviour
What to do in order to spend the school holidays safely avoiding sexually-transmitted diseases (STD) and early pregnancy? It was in an attempt to respond to this question that the HIV/AIDS Unit of the United Nations Operation…
UNOCI support return of Ivorian refugees
Some 486 Ivorian refugees living in Liberia were on Thursday, 29 August 2013, repatriated by the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). The Moroccan contingent of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire provided…
UNOCI promotes peace and social cohesion through sport
The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire on 1 September 2013 took part in a sports and cultural event known as "Seweto Pantrokin" which means "incomparable" in the local language of the Denan and Sahibly villages in…
Review of the Ivorian Press, Monday 2 September 2013
Le Quotidien d'Abidjan: The Ivorian government says it regrets the refusal by the Ghanaian authorities to extradite the spokesman of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, Justin Katinan Kone who is wanted in Cote d'Ivoire…
Inhabitants of Mahino consolidate reconciliation through sport
The people of Mahino, 580 km north-west of Abidjan, on Saturday, 31 August 2013, organised a football tournament to promote peace and reconciliation. The sports event, initiated by the youths of the village, received the…
Review of the Ivorian Press, Tuesady 3 September 2013
Fraternite Matin: Some 426 Ivorian refugees from Liberia were voluntarily repatriated on Thursday 26 August by the UN High Commission for refugees UNHCR. UNOCI Force provided security escort for the returnees. On the same day…
UN System trains Ivorian security agents on criminal investigation techniques
"Women have been and continue to be victims of violence. It therefore seemed necessary to us to furnish the police and gendarmerie with the knowledge on how to handle this problem," the Deputy Representative of United Nations…
UNOCI offers human rights training to prison guards
Detainees are human beings and they have rights and they must be treated with respect and dignity: this was the firm statement made by the chief of the regional human rights office of the United Nations Operations in Côte d…