News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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, 4 September 2013, paid a courtesy call on the Grand Chancellor of the National Order of the Republic of Côte…

The Pakistani and Senegalese battalions of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and UN Police based in Yamoussoukro, took an active part in extinguishing a fire that broke out in the main market of the political capital, Yamoussoukro, on Wednesday, 4 September 2013. The fire broke…

Some 500 people took part in a sensitisation and discussion caravan organised by the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), with villagers in Tambi, situated 434 km northeast of Abidjan in the presence of the deputy prefect of Sorobango. In their presentations to participants…

The different communities living in Yokorea village, some 50 km from Dala have been called upon to turn their back on useless quarreling and focus their attention on promoting peace and the development of their area. The call was made on Thursday 5 September during a stop-over in the village of…

8 September 2013 More than 773 million young people and adults around the world cannot read this message. They are among the ranks of our fellow citizens who have not yet gained full literacy skills. They may not be able to fill out a job application, decipher a bus timetable or read a story aloud…

« I have visited Duekoué several times, I have seen the distress caused by the post-electoral crisis and the recovery of Duekoué. You have lost nothing because you still have your courage and your dignity» : these were the words of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations in…

The bi-monthly tripartite meeting between the heads of the Forces Républicaines de Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI), the military force of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the French Force Licorne was held on Tuesday, 10 September 2013, at the military base of Licorne in Abidjan. The…

A team of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), on 10 September 2013, held discussions with people in Tahably Glodé, situated at 494 km northwest of Abidjan, as part of the Mission's sensitisation activity known as "UNOCI Tour". The UN delegation, which was accompanied by the…

Yakafissa, a neighbourhood on the periphery of the northern city of Odienné is still having problems with social cohesion due to family and leadership disputes which started some time ago and have often led to human rights violations. In an effort to improve the situation, the United Nations…

12 September 2013 Delivered by Ms. Rebecca Grynspan, Associate Administrator of the UN Development Programme This year's observance of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation comes amid intensifying international efforts to accelerate progress on the achievement of the Millennium…

The people in the sous-préfecture of Brofodoumé, in the district of Abidjan, have made a commitment to work to strengthen social cohesion, reconciliation and development hand in hand with the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI). This commitment was made on Wednesday, 11 September 2013…

In an effort to strengthen social cohesion and sensitise people on its mandate, the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), on Friday, 13 September 2013, organised an information and sensitisation session with the people of Kodjinan, a village in the sous-préfecture of Abengourou…