The Secretary-general message on world elder abuse awareness day
15 June 2014 Elderly people in all societies can be vulnerable to physical, psychological and financial abuse. Older women are at particular risk due to widespread discriminatory attitudes and practices. On this World Elder…
Media and civil society actors in Guemon undergo training on conflict management
Media practitioners and members of civil society organizations took part in a 2-day training course on 13 June 2014 in Guemon region on conflict and rumour management as well as human rights as a means of reinforcing social…
The Secretary-general message on world day to combat desertification
17 June 2014 '' {Land belongs to the future, let us climate-proof it } '' Land degradation, caused or exacerbated by climate change, is not only a danger to livelihoods, but also a threat to peace and stability. The warning…
Deputy Special Representative of UN Secretary-General meets UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of internally displaced persons
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Arnauld Akodjénou, on Monday, 16 June 2014, met with the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Dr. Chaloka…
Director-General of Senegal National Police visits UNOCI
The Director-General of the Senegalese national police force, Mrs. Anna Semou Faye ended a 3-day inspection tour of Senegalese police units deployed with the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire on 14 June 2014. Mrs. Faye lauded the…
UNOCI and partners hold luncheon- discussion on management of rumours in pre-electoral period
The Security Sector Reform division of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on Tuesday 17 June organized the 17th edition of its monthly luncheon-discussion in collaboration with the Centre for Research and Action for…
UNOCI’s Deputy Special Representative receives Bangladesh military delegation
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Arnauld Akodjènou, on Wednesday, 18 June 2014, received a military delegation from Bangladesh led by the Chief of Staff of the…
Day of the African Child commemorated in Daloa, Tai and Gueyede
Celebrations marking the Day of the African Child on 16 June 2014 were organised in Daloa, Tai and Toulepleu divisions by the Child Protection Unit of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and its partners to sensitise…
UNOCI categorically denies mention of « Simone Gbagbo case » by the head of UNOCI, Aïchatou Mindaoudou, before the UN Security Council
Abidjan, 19 June 2014... The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) is surprised to see that certain publications are attributing statements to the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for…
Media practitioners in San Pedro educated on the disarmament process
The Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) division of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on 17 and 18 June 2014 organised a workshop for some 25 community radio announcers and correspondents of the…
The Secretary-general message on world Refugee Day
20 June 2014 Around the world, conflict has forced a record number of people to flee their homes. More than 50 million people are currently displaced by war and violence, some 33.3 million in their own country and some 16.7…
Unmarried mothers and disadvantaged youths commit to fight against gender-based violence
Boarders at the Youth Education Pack (YEP) Centre in Blolequin, 580 km west of Abidjan have made a commitment to sensitise elderly people on the consequences of female excision and forced and early marriages. They made the…