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Abidjan, 29 October 2013...The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, this evening, welcomed the head of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) at Abidjan international airport, on his arrival to participate…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Aïchatou Mindaoudou and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Liberia, Karin Landgren, on Wednesday, 30 October 2013 in Abidjan, discussed cooperation between the United Nations…

The Under Secretary-General for the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, accompanied by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Wednesday, 30 October 2013, held discussions with the Ivorian…

The Moroccan Contingent of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) based in Toulepleu, in the west of the country, some 650 km from Abidjan, on Wednesday, 30 October, 2013, facilitated the voluntary return of 501 Ivorian refugees from 151 families, during a repatriation operation…

Respect for human rights was at the heart of a sensitisation session orgnaised by the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the NGO, Bonne Action, for the people of Guehouo, situated 513 km northwest of Abidjan, on Wednesday, 30 October 2013. Violation of human rights is indefensible…

Abidjan, 31 October 2013...The Chief of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, has held discussions with the Director of the Ivorian Authority for the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of ex-combatants (ADDR) in Côte d'Ivoire, Fidèle Sarassoro. The two…

Abidjan, 31 October 2013...Continuing his meetings with Ivorian authorities, the Chief of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Hervé Ladsous, on Thursday, 31 October 2013, discussed the cooperation between the Ivorian Army and the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire…

Abidjan, 31 October 2013... On the final day of his visit to Côte d'Ivoire, the Under Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, had a working session with the Ivorian Minister of the Interior and Security, Hamed Bakayoko, who was accompanied by several members of the…

Deputy Special Representative of UN Secretary-general and UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Côte d'Ivoire, Ndolamb Ngokwey who has come to the end of his assignment, on Tuesday, 5 November 2013 paid a courtesy call on Ivorian Prime Minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan to bid him farewell. After the meeting…

6 November 2013 A growing body of knowledge exists on the importance of the environmental dimension of sustainable development. Yet natural resources such as forests, wildlife, water sources and agricultural lands continue to be exploited and degraded during armed conflict, threatening long-term…

The bi-monthly tripartite meeting between the Forces Républicaines de Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI), Force Licorne and the Force of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) took place on Tuesday, 5 November 2013, at the base of the French Force in Abidjan. The meeting was presided over by the…

UNOCI's grassroots mobile sensitisation programme known as "ONUCI Tour" made a stopover in Tie Ine village in the Zagnan district of Bangolo division, 543 km north-west of Abidjan on 5 November 2013. Discussions with the population centred on social cohesion and human and children's rights. "Gender…