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The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), is supporting the authorities in the department of Divo (177 km, west of Abidjan) by providing potable water for people in the area as part of the fight against a cholera epidemic, which has been declared by the National Public Health Institute…

The second act of the annual Christmas Party organized by the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) took place at Treichville General Hospital in Abidjan today, 24 December 2014. Exactly one week after providing food, entertainment and presents for some 325 children at its headquarters…

The force of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the United Nations Police (UNPOL) will be accompanying the Ivorian Police and Gendarmerie, as well as the Forces Républicaines de Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI), during "Operation Mirador" between 23 December 2014 and 2 Janaury 2015, aimed…

Some 173 peacekeepers from the 5th contingent of the Egyptian Engineering Company of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) based in Yamoussoukro, situated at 243 kilometres from Abidjan, were decorated with the United Nations Medal on 6 January 2015, in recognition of their…

The Principal Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Simon Munzu, on 8 January 2015, officially opened the security training centre of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI). Speaking on the occasion, the Mission's deputy chief said…

On the first day of his official visit to Côte d'Ivoire to meet with different actors and assess the human rights situation in the country, the United Nations Independent Expert for Human Rights, Mohamed Ayat was received by the Ivorian head of state, President Alassane Ouattara on Monday, 12…

The Principal Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Simon Munzu, on 14 January 2015 presided over the first of a monthly breakfast debates for senior officers and commanders of the Forces républicaines de Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI) as part of the country…

The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), and the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, on 14 January 2015, sensitised villagers in Kordrou on how best to strengthen social cohesion and establish a peaceful electoral environment. The village, which is in the department of…

The Principal Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mr. Simon Munzu, on Friday, 16 January 2015 met with a high-level Jordanian Police delegation which is in the country to inspect, assess and sensitise the Jordanian Formed Police Unit serving with…

Abidjan, Wednesday 21 January 2015...The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, welcomes the announcement by the Public Prosecutor « that he has today ordered the provisional release of some 50 post-electoral-crisis detainees and…

I. Introduction 1. By its resolution 2162 (2014), the Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) until 30 June 2015 and requested me to provide a midterm report by 15 December 2014. The present report provides an update on major developments and on…

The 37th edition of United Nations Days kicked off on Wednesday, 21 January 2015 with a school sensitisation caravan for local children and a blood donation operation at the Lycée Raymond Goffri de Sassandra, situated at 140 km southwest of Abidjan. Sports activities were also part of the Days'…