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(6 February 2017) Female genital mutilation denies women and girls their dignity, endangers their health, and causes needless pain and suffering, with consequences that endure for a lifetime and can even be fatal. Sustainable…

1 January 2017 New York On my first day as Secretary-General of the United Nations, one question weighs heavily on my heart. How can we help the millions of people caught up in conflict, suffering massively in wars with no…

The Secretary-General applauds the Government and the people of Cote d’Ivoire for the peaceful and inclusive legislative elections of 18 December. He congratulates Ivorian political parties for their active participation in…

10 December 2016 As United Nations Secretary-General over the last decade, I have repeatedly stressed the interdependence of the three pillars of the United Nations — peace, sustainable development and human rights. Together…

(1 December 2016) Thirty-five years since the emergence of AIDS, the international community can look back with some pride but we must also look ahead with resolve and commitment to reach our goal of ending the AIDS epidemic…

At the end of their six months mission, fifty-six Officers, including six women of the medical Battalion of Bangladesh (BANMED 12) deployed within the United Nations Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) received the medal of…

Resolution 2284 unanimously adopted on 28 April 2016 by the Security Council of the United Nations decided that the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) will end on 30 June 2017. The reduction…

The Special representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Côte d’Ivoire, Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on 27 May 2016, presided over the ceremony of decoration of 368 peacekeepers of the Benin Contingent (BENINBATT…

The United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) regrets to announce the death of three soldiers of the 16th Senegalese Contingent, on Thursday, 23 May 2016, in a road accident, 5 km from Bonguera, a locality situated at…

The first female military Commander in the history of the United Nations is currently serving at the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI). Colonel Namza Begum, a national of Bangladesh is proud of her country…

Some 89 peacekeepers from the 9th contingent of the Pakistani Formed Police Unit (PAKFPU) of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), based in Guiglo, situated at 520 km west of Abidjan, were on Thursday, 10…

May 17, 2016 was a very special day to be remembered by members of the 23rd Moroccan Royal Armed Forces. Some 721 of them based in Duékoué, who, along with 2 customs officers from Ghana and Rwanda posted in the nearby city of…