Security forces and community leaders in Guiglo commit to improving relations and reinforce security
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…
UNOCI medal parade ceremony : Special Representative honours 488 Senegalese peacekeepers in Yamoussoukro
On 4 April 2014, 488 officers, junior officers, and soldiers from the 14th Senegalese battalion (SENBATT) of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) based in Yamoussoukro, were decorated with the United Nations…
Odienné : FRCI soldiers receive human rights training
As part of its training, information-sharing and sensitisation activities in support of the Ivorian Government, the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) has initiated a series of training sessions on human rights…
UNOCI chief and Ivorian Interior Minister discuss reform of the Independent Electoral Commission and revision of electoral list
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire and head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Wednesday evening, 9 April 2014, held…
UNOCI educates parliamentarians on democratic oversight and security sector reform
A dozen members of the Ivorian parliamentary Commission on Defence and Security on Wednesday 9 April 2014 began a seminar on parliamentary oversight and security sector reform-SSR- organized by the SSR division of the UN…
Special Representative received by President Ouattara
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire and head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, was received by the Ivorian President, Alassane…
Ivorian and Ghanaian community leaders in Niable commit to peace and fight against child trafficking
In a bid to consolidate peace, reinforce social cohesion and the fight against child trafficking and child labour along the border zone, the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on Wednesday 9 April 2014 organized a seminar…
UNOCI pays homage to Senegalese peacekeeper
The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) regrets to announce the death of a Senegalese peacekeeper deployed in the Mission. Soldier Idrissa Badji died on Tuesday, 8 April 2014 in Abidjan, following a road traffic…
General Muhammad Iqbal Asi bids farewell to UNOCI
The Force Commander of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), General Muhammad Iqbal Asi, said farewell to the UN Mission on Wednesday, 9 April 2014, in the presence of the Special Representative of the United…
UNOCI encourages youths in Toulepleu to follow the way of peace
The UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on Saturday 12 April 2014 took part in the 1st edition of the youth festival in Toulepleu, 650 km from Abidjan in the far west of the country. The festival was held under the sign of…
ONUCI Tour carries peace and disarmament message to V15 village
"Your regular presence here reassures us and your numerous actions for the benefit of the population are visible. That is why we are happy to welcome you to our village today," Chief Victor Siaba of V15 village said as he…
Tolou holds sport for peace event
The first edition of a festival dubbed the Olympiades was held on Saturday 12 April 2014 in Tolou, Tabou division, 470 km from Abidjan to promote peace. The sporting and cultural event attracted hundreds of spectators who…