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Tapeguia urged to focus on development
The inhabitants of Tapeguia village have been called upon to renounce violence in all its forms and to embrace dialogue and development. This was the essence of a sensitization meeting organized by the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on Thursday 17 October 2013 in the village, located some 15…
UNOCI takes part in DDR process meeting
The weekly meeting between the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and its partners involved in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants took place at the National Police College on Thursday 17 October 2013. The Deputy Special Representative of UN Secretary-General…
Special Representative meets Agriculture Minister
In continuation of her contacts with national authorities, the Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Cote d'Ivoire, Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou, on Friday 18 October 2013, paid a courtesy call on Ivorian Minister of Agriculture, Mamadou Sangofowa Coulibaly. "{Our discussions centred on…
AIP Director pays courtesy visit to Special Representative
The Director of the Ivorian News Agency (AIP), Mrs. Sana Oumou Barry paid a courtesy call on the Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Cote d'Ivoire and Head of the UN Operation IN Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou on Friday 18 October 2013. After the meeting, the AIP…
Force Licorne Commander presents successor to Special Representative
The Commander of Force Licorne, Colonel Remi Bouzereaud on Friday 18 October 2013 presented his successor, Lt.Colonel Stephane Caye to the Special Representative of UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire, Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou. The in-coming Commander, Lt Colonel…
IOM Director discusses with Special Representative
"{I have come to see in what way our two institutions can work together}," the Director of the International Organisation for Migration in Cote d'Ivoire, David Coomber announced after meeting the UN Special Representative for Cote d'Ivoire on Friday 18 October 2013 at the UN Mission's HQ in Abidjan.
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UNOCI contributes to defusing tension among the population of Folon
The Sub Prefecture of Tienko, 95 km north of Odienne in the Folon region on the Ivorian-Mali border has been experiencing recurrent conflicts related to cattle theft, the destruction of food crops by cattle, land ownership problems and rape of women. In a bid to find a peace solution to these inter…
UNOCI Moroccan contingent donates school kits to pupils in Duekoue
Pupils of the Pere Thete 1 and 2 government primary schools in Duekoue (502 km north-west of Abidjan) were the happy recipients of school kits donated recently by the Moroccan battalion (MORBATT) of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). The donation included a total of 40 kits consisting of a…
UNOCI rural sensitisation on development and social cohesion goes to Ganzon
UNOCI's grassroots mobile campaign programme dubbed ''ONUCI Tour" made a stopover in Ganzon (541 km north-west of Abidjan) on 18 October 2013 to stimulate awareness on economic development and social cohesion. The representative of UNOCI Public Information Office spoke to the population on the…
Ivorian Army, Force Licorne and UNOCI Force hold bi-monthly meeting
The bi-monthly tripartite meeting between the military commands of the Ivorian Army (FRCI), the Force Licorne and UNOCI Force took place at UNOCI HQ in Abidjan on Tuesday 22 October 2013. UNOCI Force Commander General Iqbal Muhammed Asi presided over the meeting in the presence of the FRCI and Force…