News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The settlement of land disputes and preserving social cohesion was the focus of a public meeting organized by the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire and the inhabitants of Tindra village in the Kouto division, 750 km north of Abidjan on 13 March 2014. The grassroots campaign dubbed allowed UNOCI…

Some 37 prison warders from Korhogo and Boundiali, 580 km and 680 km north of Abidjan respectively have undergone training on the rights of detainees organized by the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) The 2-day training which began on 13 March 2014 was conducted by Gamene Abdul Azziz of UNOCI…

Sportsmen and fans of Tabou, 480 km from Abidjan, on Saturday 14 March 2014 rededicated themselves to the values of tolerance, fair play and peace during a basketball tournament and in-door games orgaanised by the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). Six teams, both men's and women's competed for…

Celebrations marking International Women's Day which began on 8 March 2014 culminated on 15 March in Man with a visit to the prison by officials of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). Officials from UNOCI Corrections and Child Protection Units, Civil Affairs and Public Information sections…

The Ivorian Defence Minister Paul Koffi Koffi has praised the contribution of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire for its contribution to the security and reconstruction of the country during his tour of border areas in the west. A contribution which he said had helped to improve the…

20 March 2014 The twin concepts of happiness and well-being increasingly feature in international discussions of sustainable development and the future we want. Many countries are going beyond the rhetoric of quality of life to incorporate practical measures to promote these concepts in their…

A delegation of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on Tuesday 18 March took part in a sensitisation meeting in the village of Pantroya, Bakoubly Sub Prefecture in the Toulepleu division, 650 km west of Abidjan. The meeting, initiated by the Sub Prefect of Bakoubly, Kwame Ourega discussed the…

IN response to an invitation by the Club of peer educators against HIV/AIDS in Lycee 4 of Daloa, the HIV/AIDS Unit of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) conducted a sensitisation talk for some 150 high school pupils on early pregnancy and HIV/AIDS on Wednesday 19 March 2014. The speaker…

Pupils in the Lycee Moderne of Soubre set aside the day of Wednesday 19 March 2014 to attend a conference on the United Nations conducted in the school premises by the regional office of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) based in San Pedro. The main speaker, the Coordinator of the regional…

21 March 2014 This year's World Down Syndrome Day focuses on "Health and Wellbeing – Access and Equality for All". Too often, persons with disabilities - including those with Down syndrome - face stigma, discrimination and exclusion. The lack of full and equal participation of those with Down…

21 March 2014 Nowruz is a time when millions of people from Western, Central and South Asia and other regions around the world come together, as they have for over 3000 years, to celebrate the New Year and first day of spring. Inscribed in 2009 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible…

21 March 2014 Forests are the lungs of our planet. They cover one-third of all land area, and are home to 80 per cent of terrestrial biodiversity. They are crucial for addressing a multitude of sustainable development imperatives, from poverty eradication to food security, from mitigating and…