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Promote a peaceful electoral environment; encourage political tolerance social cohesion, and fight against female genital mutilation, were among the main topics discussed during the meeting between the United Nations…

26 March 2015 Today marks the fortieth anniversary of the entry into force of the Biological Weapons Convention, the first multilateral disarmament treaty to ban an entire category of weapons of mass destruction. Over the…

25 March 2015 The disturbing and widespread violence and turmoil of the past year also took a toll on United Nations and associated personnel. As of 15 March 2015, 33 UN and associated personnel were detained by State…

25 March 2015 Over the course of more than four centuries, some 15 million Africans were taken from their homes across Africa and transported by force to the Americas. The number of people purchased by slave traders was even…

In an effort to help people in Bondo manage intercommunity conflicts, the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) recently visited the village in the Zanzan Region, 400 km away from Abidjan to sensitise them on…

A few months before the next presidential election, the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) continues to promote a peaceful election. To this end, the traditional awareness campaign of the UN Mission known as…