35th edition of UN Days : Bouna reiterates its commitment to national reconciliation and social cohesion
The 35th edition of United Nations Days (UN Days) organised in Bouna, ended on Wednesday, 25 June 2014, with a public discussion forum presided over by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, and the Prefect of Bounkani region and Prefect of…
Special Representative and Acting Force Commander honour 170 Pakistani peacekeepers in Sector East
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Friday, 27 June 2014, presided over the medal parade ceremony for 170 peacekeepers serving with the Pakistani Contingent of the United Nations Operation in Bouaké. The Acting Force…
Special Representative receives new OCHA chief
Following a meeting with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, the new chief of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mr. Traoré Modibo announced that the United Nations was ready to…
Special Representative and Ivorian Minister of Planning discuss issues related to national census
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on 1st July 2014, discussed a certain number of issues related to the national census and the post-census operation with the Minister of State for Planning and Development, Mr. Albert Mabri…
Special Representative receives a delegation of Cap-UDD
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Tuesday, 1 July 2014, met with the president of the Cap-Unir pour la Démocratie et le Developpement (Cap-UDD), Mr. Gervais Coulibaly,who came to discuss the newly-formed Independent…
Special Representative receives new UNOCI Force Commander
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, 2 July 2014, met the new Commander of the UN Force, Major-General Hafiz Masroor Ahmed. Speaking at the end of…
Deputy Special Representative visits Truth and Reconciliation centre for public hearings at Vridi
The Deputy Special Representative of UN Secretary-General in Cote d'Ivoire, Arnauld Akodjenou on Thursday 3 July 2014 visited the Centre for public hearings of the national Commission for Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation (CDVR) at Vridi, south-east of Abidjan. He was accompanied by the resident…
UNOCI educates Amadoukro inhabitants on social cohesion and human rights
The UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and its local partners and the Lands and Survey service of the Ivorian Ministry of Agriculture have been sensitizing the population of Amadoukro in Duekoue division (496 km north-east of Abidjan) on social cohesion and human rights. Staff of UNOCI Public…
The Secretary-general message on the international day of Cooperatives
5 July 2014 This year's International Day of Cooperatives falls at a critical time. The United Nations is working to lay the groundwork for success on three major fronts in 2015: reaching the Millennium Development Goals; achieving a meaningful new climate agreement; and adopting a long-range agenda…
The Secretary-general message on world Population Day
11 July 2014 The world today has its largest generation of youth in history – 1.8 billion young people, mostly in developing countries – with enormous potential to help tackle the major challenges facing humanity. But too many are denied their rightful opportunities to get a quality education, find…