The Secretary-general remarks at memorial ceremony for Nelson Mandela
Johannesburg, 10 December 2013 Your Excellency President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, Dear loving family members of Nelson Mandela, Your Majesties and Highnesses, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Your Excellencies…
Training of ex-combatants on how to turn plastic and organic material into useful items in Guiglo
The training on converting plastic and organic material into useable items, which is part of community reinsertion projects for ex-combatants, was officially launched on Saturday, 7 December 2013 in Guiglo, some 530 km west…
UNOCI's Number 2, Arnauld Akodjènou receives a delegation from National Democratic Institute
A delegation of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) led by Mr. Brian Atwood, a professor at the University of Minnesota in the United States, on Monday, 9 December 2013, held discussions with the Deputy Special…
Deputy Special Representative Akodjénou receives Africa Director in Britain's Foreign Affairs Ministry
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Arnauld Akodjénou, on Tuesday, 10 December 2013, met with Catherine Inglehearn, the Director of the Africa Bureau of Great Britain's…
Ivorian civil society learns to communicate on security sector reform
Ivorian civil society and media practitioners have been attending a four-day seminar on how to communicate on security sector reform (SSR) organized by the National Security Council in collaboration with the Security Sector…
Final stage of campaign against gender-based violence takes place in Grand-Bereby
A 16-day campaign against gender-based violence reached its climax in Grand- Bereby, 415 km south-west of Abidjan on Tuesday 10 December 2013. "The campaign, which was instituted by the United Nations General Assembly, is…
Improving living conditions of prisoners: UNOCI's Deputy Special Representative and Director of Prison Administration discuss priorities
Improving the living conditions of prisoners was the main topic of discussion at a working session held between the Deputy Special Representative in charge of Rule of Law, Arnauld Akodjénou and the Director of Prison…
UNOCI organises discussion-debate to commemorate International Human Rights Day
The festivities for the celebration of International Human Rights Day and the 20th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights started on Tuesday, 10 December 2013 at the headquarters of…
The Secretary-general message on International Migrants Day
18 December 2013 International migration is a powerful tool for reducing poverty and enhancing opportunity. That is why there are now some 232 million international migrants bringing consistent benefits to countries of…
UNOCI donates social welfare centre to the inhabitants of Allakro
The people of Allakro in the Sub Prefecture of Noe, 170 km from Abidjan, now have a social welfare centre donated by the United Nations Operation in CÙte díIvoire (UNOCI). It was inaugurated on Thursday 12 December by head of…
Guiglo town gets legal clinic and magistrateís court
The town of Guiglo, situated some 530 km west of Abidjan, now has a legal clinic and a court of first instance detached from magistrateís court based in the western city of Man. They were inaugurated on Thursday, 12 December…
The Secretary-general message on Human Solidarity Day
20 December 2013 At the dawn of this century, at the Millennium Summit, world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to peace and security, human rights and good governance. They agreed on a set of time-bound targets…