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Improving the living conditions of prisoners was the main topic of discussion at a working session held between the Deputy Special Representative in charge of Rule of Law, Arnauld Akodjénou and the Director of Prison…

A 16-day campaign against gender-based violence reached its climax in Grand- Bereby, 415 km south-west of Abidjan on Tuesday 10 December 2013. "The campaign, which was instituted by the United Nations General Assembly, is…

Ivorian civil society and media practitioners have been attending a four-day seminar on how to communicate on security sector reform (SSR) organized by the National Security Council in collaboration with the Security Sector…

The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Arnauld Akodjénou, on Tuesday, 10 December 2013, met with Catherine Inglehearn, the Director of the Africa Bureau of Great Britain's…

A delegation of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) led by Mr. Brian Atwood, a professor at the University of Minnesota in the United States, on Monday, 9 December 2013, held discussions with the Deputy Special…

The training on converting plastic and organic material into useable items, which is part of community reinsertion projects for ex-combatants, was officially launched on Saturday, 7 December 2013 in Guiglo, some 530 km west…

Johannesburg, 10 December 2013 Your Excellency President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, Dear loving family members of Nelson Mandela, Your Majesties and Highnesses, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Your Excellencies…

Some 483 soldiers of the Ghanaian Contingent based in Bondoukou, 416 km northeast of Abidjan, were on Friday, 6 December 2013, decorated with the United Nations Medal by the Deputy Commander of the Force of the United Nations…

Peace, social cohesion and national reconciliation: These were the main topics of discussion between a team from the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the people of Soribadougou village, situated on the…

A delegation of the Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI) led by its president, Pascal Affi N'Guessan, held discussions with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire and the Head of the…

The 30th edition of United Nations Days ended on Friday, 6 December 2013 in the town of Guiglo with a commitment by its people and those of the entire region of Cavally to promote peace and national reconciliation, the theme…

Twenty-three members of the Defence and Security Commission (DSC) of the Ivorian National Assembly have undergone a 4-day training programme aimed at setting up a parliamentary oversight committee on security matters. The…