UNOCI sensitizes former victims of fistula on female genital mutilation
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…
UNOCI welcomes efforts by youths of Gueguingbeu to promote national reconciliation
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…
The Secretary-general message on the international day of peace
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…
UNOCI Chief meets with UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Sahel
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…
Special Representative receives IMF Resident Representative
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)…
UNOCI Moroccan contingent donates school kits to pupils in Toulepleu
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…
ONUCI-Tour stops over in Tié Iné to promote social cohesion
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…
UNOCI celebrates International Peace Day in several parts of Cote d’Ivoire
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…
The Secretary-general message for world tourism day
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…
UNOCI and ADDR urge ex-combatants in Tengrela to hand in weapons and respect human rights
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…
Ivorian gendarmes educated on the prevention of torture
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…