Special Representative and the Minister of Youth discuss young people’s contribution to peace
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Tuesday, 6 October 2015, held discussions with the Ivorian Minister of Youth, Sidi Touré, at the headquarters of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) in Abidjan. The two…
Cavally Regional Council equipped with a community radio
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire and Resident Representative of the United Nations Programme for Development (UNDP), Mbaye Babacar Cisse, on 5 October 2015, attended the inauguration of a community radio in the Cavally Region. Baptised '…
Special Representante attends signing of Code of Conduct for political partries, groups and electoral candidates in Côte d’Ivoire
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Chief of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire, (UNOCI), Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Wednesday, 7 October 2015, attended a ceremony of the signing of the Code of Conduct for political parties, groups and…
Man: Sensitisation campaign to promote peaceful electoral and social environment
The city of Man hosted a sensitization caravan to promote an environment conducive to elections in 2015 organised by the Civil Affairs and Public Information Sections of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) from Sunday, 4 October to Monday, 5 October 2015, in collaboration with the…
Gagnoa commits to peaceful elections
Traditional chiefs, elected officials and executives, women and youths in Gagnoa have made a commitment to ensure that forthcoming elections are held in a peaceful environment. They made the commitment at the end of a roundtable discussion on strengthening social cohesion on Thursday, 8 October 2015…
Intercommunity Dialogue in Ferkessédougou : people commit to strengthening social cohesion
More than 200 people from different sections of society in Ferkessédougou department, a locality situated at 620 km north of Abidjan, have made a commitment to consolidate social cohesion and peace. The commitment was made during the announcement of the recommendations made at an intercommunity…
Special Representative appeals for a calm and serene electoral campaign
Abidjan, 9 October 2015... The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, has called for the presidential electoral campaign which started on Friday, 9 October 2015 in Côte d'Ivoire, to take place in a calm and serene climate. She urged…
THE SECRETARY GENERAL: MESSAGE ON WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
10 October 2015 Seven decades ago, only 14 countries had abolished the death penalty. Today, 82 per cent have either introduced moratoria by law or in practice, or have abolished the death penalty. This year's observance of the World Day against the Death Penalty draws attention to this progress and…