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Some 75 former victims of fistula disease in Korhogo (580 km north of Abidjan) took part in a session of sensitization initiated by the NGO in collaboration with the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on 18 September 2014. The session, whose theme was « the consequences of female genital…

Youths of Gueguingbeu village near Daloa on 17 September 2014 organised a football match aimed at promoting social cohesion and national reconciliation. The representative of the Civil Affairs section of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Annita Traore who attended the occasion said she had…

21 September 2014 Today is the International Day of Peace. Each year, on this day, the United Nations calls for a global ceasefire. We ask combatants to put down their arms so all can breathe the air of peace. Armed conflict causes untold grief to families, communities and entire countries. Too many…

Abidjan, 19 September 2014... 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 Friday, 19 September 2014, met in Abidjan with the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Aichatou Mindaoudou on Thursday, 18 September 2014, met with the Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Alain Feler, at the headquarters of the United Nations Operation in Côte d…

Some 30 pupils of several primary schools in Toulepleu, far west of Cote d'Ivoire, on Wednesday 24 September 2014 were beneficiaries of a donation of educational stationery made by the Moroccan contingent of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). The donation which included exercise books…

The mobile grassroots campaign team of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) dubbed ONUCI-Tour > in collaboration with its local partners visited the village of Tie Ine (572 km north of Abidjan) on Tuesday 23 September 2014 to discuss a wide range of issues with the population including the…

The UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) has been holding celebrations in different parts of the country to mark the International Peace Day commemorated on the 21 September each year. The activities include roundtable conferences, cultural and sporting events, radio programmes and sensitization…

27 September 2014 This year´s observance of World Tourism Day focuses on the ability of tourism to fully empower people. Engaging local populations in tourism development builds stronger and more resilient communities. Tourism helps people to develop a variety of skills. As a service sector with…

The Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Office of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the Ivorian national Authority for DDR (ADDR) have urged ex-combatants in Tengrela, 800 km north of Abidjan, to hand in their weapons in order to benefit from community reinsertion and…

The staff of the Gendarmerie Brigade of Toulepleu, 650 km north of Abidjan were sensitized on the prevention of torture and other forms of inhuman and degrading treatment by officials of UNOCI Human Rights division on 26 September 2014. The sensitization was aimed at inculcating the respect of human…

A delegation of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) in collaboration with administrative authorities of Tanda Sub Prefecture (376 km east of Abidjan) on Friday 26 September 2014 visited the village of Korobo to discuss the promotion of the culture of peace with the population. Introducing the…