THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD MALARIA DAY
25 April 2015 Last year, the World Health Organization reported that the rate at which people are dying from malaria has fallen by almost half since the beginning of this century. One reason for this substantial improvement is the increased availability of insecticide-treated bed nets. In 2013 – the…
Principal Deputy Special Representative meets president of National Commission for Human Rights
The Principal Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Simon Munzu, on Monday, 17 April 2015, met with the president of the Ivorian National Commission for Human Rights, Mrs Paulette Ezouehu Badjo, at the headquarters of the United Nations Operation in…
Media professionals in San Pedro committed to consolidating peace
The Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration (DDR) division of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire, (UNOCI), on 28 April 2015 organised a 2-day workshop for media professionals on the theme: Managing information for a peaceful environment. Participants included some 20 men and women of the local…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF CHEMICAL WARFARE
29 April 2015 This year's Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare is more significant than ever as it marks the 100th anniversary of the first time chemical weapons were deployed on a large scale in battle. The events in Ypres in 1915 should be a distant memory – but the frightening…
Special Representative takes part in ceremony to launch activities of Women Agricultural Cooperative in Niellé "WOWÊLA"
In 2014, women in the department of Niellé, conscious of the fact that it was only by working together that they can make a difference, decided to put their efforts together in order to have economic success. One year later, they are celebrating this decision in an ambiance of sisterhood in the…
UNOCI trains Ivorian police officers on democratic crowd control
The camp of the Anti-Riot Brigade in Yopougon, on 29 April 2015, hosted the closing ceremony of a training programme on democratic crowd control organised by the United Nations Police (UNPOL) which started on 27 April 2015. Presided over by the Deputy Commissioner of UNPOL, Jean Marc Lafon, the…
People in Yelleu commit to accelerating development in their village
Identify the obstacles to strengthening social cohesion between the different communities and propose solutions to reduce social tensions, especially between warring groups over the control of the village's leadership: this was the aim of a series of meetings organised for residents in Yelleu, a…