The Secretary-general message on World Food Day
16 October 2014 Today, and every day, we eat thanks to the labours of family farmers. They run the vast majority of farms in the world. They preserve natural resources and agro-biodiversity. They are the cornerstone of…
Aghien-Telegraphe village pledges to promote national reconciliation and development
The population of Aghien-Telegraphe village in the Sub Prefecture of Brofodoume, 50 km from Abidjan on Tuesday 14 October 2014 hosted the mobile sensitization team of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) that had come to…
UNOCI rehabilitates and equips IEC archive room
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Thursday, 16 October 2014, officially handed over to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) an archive room…
UNOCI, ADDR launch community reinsertion projects for 109 ex-combatants in Bangolo
The UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the national Authority for Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (ADDR) on 16 October 2014 launched six community-based projects for the benefit of 109 ex-combatants in…
Kong town elites discuss farmer-grazer problem with UNOCI
The grassroots mobile sensitization team of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) known as ONUCI-Tour visited Kong town, 500 km north-east of Abidjan, on 15 October 2014 to discuss issues affecting the social cohesion of…
The Secretary-general message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 October 2014 On this day we recommit to think, decide and act together against extreme poverty -- and plan for a world where no-one is left behind. We have reached the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the…
UNOCI rehabilitates Gbandjadjougou government primary school
A government primary school building comprising three classrooms in Gbandjajougou village located in Sinematiali, 630 km north of Abidjan has been renovated by the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). The project, estimated…
UNOCI and Legal Clinic educate community leaders on rights of vulnerable persons
Community leaders of the Poro and Bagoue regions ended a 4-day seminar in the northern town of Korhogo on 17 October 2014 aimed at raising awareness about the rights of vulnerable people in society organized by the UN…
UNOCI Special Representative takes part in 5th African Union retreat to promote peace, security and stability in Africa
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, is taking part in the 5th high-level retreat of the African Union on the promotion of peace, security and…
UNOCI mediation of conflict between youths and chieftaincy in Diai village bears fruit
A delegation of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) visited the village of Diai, Toulepleu division on 20 October 2014 to broker peace between youths who had for the past several weeks been in conflict with the…
UNOCI donates informatics equipment to Abengourou Police Prefecture
The UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) has donated a consignment of informatics equipment and accessories worth CFA 11.5 million francs (23,000 USD) to the Abengourou Police Prefecture. The equipment, handed over on 17…
UN spends 126 million dollars on Cote d’Ivoire’s governance, security and judicial reform programmes
The UN Country Team on 21 October 2014 held a working breakfast with the press corps in Abidjan to discuss UN support to Cote d'Ivoire programmes on political and administrative governance, security reform, justice, human…