ONUCI
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire

Closure of ONUCI

The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire successfully completed its mandate on 30 June 2017.

Special Representative meets Agriculture Minister

In continuation of her contacts with national authorities, the Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Cote d'Ivoire, Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou, on Friday 18 October 2013, paid a courtesy call on Ivorian Minister of Agriculture, Mamadou Sangofowa Coulibaly.

"{Our discussions centred on improving and developing the existing partnership between UNOCI and the Ministry of Agriculture}," declared Mrs. Mindaoudou after the meeting. The Special Representative reaffirmed the commitment of UNOCI to support the Ministry of Agriculture to optimally resolve land related issues. "{The entire UN System is assisting the government to benefit from the most adequate counseling in order to handle the land problem}," she said.

Asked by reporters to say how the government was planning to implement the law on land ownership, the Minister of Agriculture replied: "{We are moving to the implementation phase and that is why UNOCI is consulting all its partners including UNOCI}."