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"{I told the Special Representative that her mission was important because it is during a period in which we must consolidate peace}," said the Minister of State, Minister of the Interior and Security, Hamed Bakayoko, at the end of his visit with the Special Representative of the United Nations…

The Deputy Special Representative of United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire and Resident Coordinator of the UN System, Ndolamb Ngokwey, on Thursday, 3 October 2013, stressed the "{need to promote employment within a perspective of structural changes which carry the potential for…

Hermankono, a village in the Odienné area, which due to urbanisation has now become a neighbourhood in the town, on Thursday, 3 October 2013, welcomed a UN delegation and representatives of the Organisation for the Promotion of Human Rights for a sensitisation and information session on the culture…

7 October 2013 For more than half a century, most countries have experienced rapid urban growth and increased use of motor vehicles. This has led to urban sprawl and even higher demand for motorized travel, with a range of environmental, social and economic consequences. Urban transport is a major…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Friday, 4 October 2013, received the Secretary-General of the Mano River Union, Dr. Saran Daraba Kaba who came to pay her a courtesy visit and discuss the existing collaboration between…

The Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Division of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), has taken part in the launch of a reinsertion project for ex-combatants known as "Confirmed Craftsmen" organised by the Ivorian Authority for DDR (ADDR). The project concerns 10…

Gouméré, a village situated at 391 km northeast of Abidjan in the district of Bondoukou was on Friday, 4 October 2013, the latest place to receive a visit from ONUCI Tour, the local sensitisation and exchange of information caravan of the United Nations 'Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI). "{We have…

The Civil Affairs and Child Protection Sections of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), in partnership with the Legal Clinic if Duékoué, whose mandate is to improve access to rights and justice, on 4 October 2013, sensitised the people of Guezon, in the Duékoué area, on the fight…

"{Our discussions focused on the problem of development in the Sahel because the fight against terrorism depends on strong development}," said the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahel, Romano Prodi, at the end of an audience with the Ivorian Head of State, President…

There are few better ways to take the world's pulse than through the unique convening power of the United Nations. Over the past two weeks, during the whirlwind of meetings and speeches that characterizes the opening of the annual session of the General Assembly, I met with the leaders or foreign…

The 19th Ghanaian contingent of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on Tuesday, 8 October 2013, donated a consignment of medication to the civilian prison in Bouna. Speaking at the handing over ceremony, the representative of the Ghanaian Battalion (Ghanbatt) Commander said that as…

As part of its regular activities to work closely with Ivorians, the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), on Wednesday, 9 October 2013, initiated an information and sensitisation session in the sous-préfecture of Aniassué, situated 190 km, east of Abidjan. The UNOCI delegation composed…