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Abidjan, 4 February 2015... The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) regrets to announce the death of three Moroccan peacekeepers in a road accident on 27 January 2015, near Guiglo, some 516 kilometres northwest of Abidjan. Adjudant Kamal Tahiri and Corporals El Hachmi Khalad and…

Increase the participation of women and young people in the presidential election in 2015. This was the objective of discussions organised by the Human Rights Office of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) in Bouaké on 5 February 2015, with groups from Niakara, Katiola and Dabakala…

The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), led by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Thursday, 5 February 2015, paid tribute to three members of the Mission's Moroccan Contingent who died on 27 January 2015…

New York, 6 February 2015 On this International Day of Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation, I join my United Nations colleagues in calling upon health workers around the world to eliminate this deeply harmful practice. The medical community's active support for the rights of girls and women…

Officials of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) visited the village of Keitenambly on 5 February 2015 on a grassroots sensitisation campaign dubbed ONUCI-Tour aimed at creating a peaceful electoral environment and strengthening social cohesion. The delegation made up of UN Police from Man and…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Friday, 6 February 2015, met with the Minister of State to the President of the Republic, Jeannot Ahoussou Kouadio, as part of their regular encounters to discuss political dialogue…

The Special Representative of UN Secretary General for Cote d'Ivoire, Mrs Aichatou Mindaoudou, salutes the victory of the Elephants at the 30th African Cup of Nations (ACN) football final, which took place in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday February 8, 2015. Mrs Aichatou Mindaoudou congratules the…

The Special Representative of UN Secretary-General in Cote d'Ivoire, Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou met on Wednesday 11 February with the new Country Director of the joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Tamsir Sali who had come to the HQ of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) to pay a courtesy…

13 February 2015 On World Radio Day, we celebrate a medium that captures the imagination and brings people together. Every year, United Nations Radio broadcasts over 1,200 documentaries, news items and editorials over the airwaves. This year's observance of World Radio Day highlights the importance…

UN Special Representative in Cote d'Ivoire, Aichatou Mindaoudou received in audience the Ivorian Member of Parliament for the Port Bouet district of Abidjan, Kouadio Konan Bertin aka KKB on Thursday 12 February 2015 at the HQ of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) to discuss the overall…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Friday, 13 February 2015 officially handed over the keys to a school canteens in Eboakro and a sewing workshop in Aboisso prison. The two projects together cost 17 million francs CFA…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aichatou Mindaoudou, on Wednesday, 18 February 2015, in Abidjan, met with the Ivorian Head of State, President Alassane Ouattara, to discuss different aspects of the socio-political situation and the political…