News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

A training course for 3,072 prison warders in Côte d'Ivoire organised by the Rule of Law Section of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) started on Monday, 31 March 2014, in Abidjan. The first phase of the training course, which is expected to last for five weeks, started with 400…

2 April 2014 This year's World Autism Awareness Day is a chance to celebrate the creative minds of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and to renew our pledge to help them realize their great potential. I treasure my meetings with individuals affected by autism – parents, children, teachers and…

In an effort to sensitise people in Ouattaradougou, situated some 539 km northwest of Abidjan, on gender-based violence, the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on 1 April 2014 organised a discussion session with them. UNOCI's Police component (UNPOL), Human Rights, Civil Affairs…

Civil registry workers at the Tai Town Council on Thursday 3 April 2014 took part in a seminar on the importance of the national policy on civil registration of births and national and international legislation on the matter of birth registration. The seminar, organized by the UN Operation in Cote d…

4 April 2014 It is often said that women hold up half the sky. This year on the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance, we focus on the important role of women in safeguarding the earth. Women worldwide are vital to our drive to clear landmines and protect against their indiscriminate…

To ensure that a climate of peace and security is maintained through the peaceful resolution of conflict between cattle breeders and farmers and the sensitisation of traditional hunters otherwise known as Dozos, on their role within the community: these were the objectives of a sensitisation and…

UN Police in Cote d'Ivoire on 1st April 2014 trained some 19 agents of the Ivorian Port security group and Port police on the use of a life raft when abandoning a sinking ship. This was the 4th simulation exercise conducted by UN Police for Ivorian security agents at the Abidjan Autonomous Port and…

The Deputy Special Representative of UN Secretary-General in Cote d'Ivoire and UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Cote d'Ivoire, Babacar Mbaye Cisse on Thursday 3 April 2014 held discussions with members of the National Commission on Human Rights in Cote d'Ivoire (CNDHCI). The maiden meeting was aimed…

New York, 6 April 2014 This year we celebrate the first-ever International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. We at the United Nations know that sport is a universal language, uniting groups and nations across divides. Sport empowers youth, promotes good health and deepens UN values such as…

7 April 2014 Every year more than one million people die from diseases carried by mosquitoes, flies, ticks and other insects, such as triatomine bugs. These vector-borne diseases – which include malaria, dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis – cause chronic…

7 April 2014 This year marks 20 years since the genocide in Rwanda. Around the world, people are coming together to "Remember, Unite, Renew". We will always remember the more than 800,000 innocent people so brutally murdered – as we pay tribute to the bravery and resilience of the survivors. We draw…

Officers, sub officers and the rank and file of the Ivorian gendarmerie, police, water and forestry service, and the armed forces (FRCI) met with women and youth leaders as well as traditional authorities in Guiglo (530 km west of Abidjan) on Friday 4 April 2014 for a workshop to discuss ways of…