Toulepleu youths commit to promoting non-violence for peaceful elections
"Youths in Toulepleu say yes to peace and development". This was the slogan conceived by young people from Toulepleu in the western part of Côte d'Ivoire, at the end of a sensitisation workshop organized by the Civil Affairs Section of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on Tuesday…
Social Cohesion: Special Representative attends meeting with people in Gagnoa
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire and Chief of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Wednesday, 16 September 2015, went to Gagnoa, situated at 271 kilometres from Abidjan in the region of Gôh, in the…
Ban seeks support from Member States to end sexual misconduct by UN personnel
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 17 September 2015 highlighted specific actions aimed at ending sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations personnel that require "urgent" support from countries that provide troops and police to peacekeeping operations. "Your sons and daughters…
Election Security: Special Representative takes part in a joint UNOCI-Ivorian security forces exercise in Séguéla
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on 22 September 2015, will take part in a joint exercise to be carried out by the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire and Ivorian security forces in Séguéla in the Worodogou region…
UNOCI trains 6115 police and gendarmes on security for presidential election in October 2015
As part of its mandate to accompany Ivorian security forces, and in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2226, the United Nations Police (UNPOL) in Côte d'Ivoire (UNPOL) on Friday, 18 September 2015, launched a training programme for some 2000 gendarmes from legions, companies, groups and…
People in Guépahouo agree to the creation of a peaceful electoral environment
A delegation from the office of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) in Divo, composed of personnel from the Mission's Human Rights and Public Information Sections, on Thursday, 17 September 2015, went to Guépahouo sous-préfecture to talk about peace and a peaceful electoral…
Special Representative hands over keys to school canteen and six classrooms Gribouo primary school
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 Monday, 21 September 2015, handed over the keys to an education centre for pupils at the public primary school in…
