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The third quadripartite meeting between the Governments of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, and the forces of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), started on…

Security forces and community leaders in Zouan-Hounien, situated at some 680 km west of Abidjan, have made a commitment to improve mutual collaboration at the end of a workshop of reflection organised by the United Nations…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), on 4 March 2016, went to Tabou (474 km from Abidjan…

« On behalf of the Secretary-General, it is my pleasure to award you this United Nations Peacekeeping Medal in recognition of your remarkable contribution to the peace process in Côte d'Ivoire », declared the Special…

In an effort to encourage young people in the Koko neighbourhood of Bouaké to get involved in the current peace process in Côte d'Ivoire, an exchange of information session was organised there by the United Nations Operation…

The first group of women gendarmes in Côte d'Ivoire have just been provided with brand new dormitories. The official handover of the building, which was rehabilitated and furnished by the United Nations Development Programme…

The prison in Tiassalé, a locality situated at 125 km from Abidjan, from now on has a more humane image. The 107 prisoners currently being held there have just been offered the opportunity to become literate and learn how to…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Wednesday, 24 February 2016, held discussions with the new Minister for the Promotion of Women, the Family, and…

Four days after the violent incidents at the main prison in Abidjan known as the Maison d'Arrêt et de Correction d'Abidjan (MACA), and following a report from the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Operation in Côte…

A delegation of the Platform of Civil Society Organisations for Election Observation in Côte d'Ivoire (known by its French acronym POECI), led by the president of its Administrative Council, Imam Ibrahima Koné, on Tuesday, 23…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Monday, 22 February 2016, held discussions with Burkina Faso's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alpha Barry, at…

The Assistant Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping Operations, El Ghassim Wane, met with the Ivorian Head of State, President Alassane Ouattara, to discuss issues related to the strategic review of the United Nations…