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Cote d'Ivoire
The population of Cote d'Ivoire is estimated at 21.1 million (UN, 2009) with an area of 322,462 sq km (124,503 sq miles). Although Yamoussoukro is the capital, Abidjan remains the largest city. French is the main language followed by indigenous languages.
Cote d'Ivoire continues to experience some internal unrest. Acts of sexual violence against women and girls occurred in both the area held by government forces and in the northern area controlled by the New Forces.
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Cote D'Ivoire has ratified The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on December 18, 1995
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Cote D'Ivoire adopted a National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) in January 2007. Please click here for further information
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Cote D'Ivoire has a UN peacekeeping mandate: United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
Sources:BBC; Amnesty International; UNIFEM
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News
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March 19, 2013 (Amnesty International)
CÔTE D'IVORE: Arms Proliferation and Abuse Shatter Communities in Côte d'Ivoire Reckless and illegal arms supplies from Europe, Africa and China to the warring parties in Côte d'Ivoire over the past decade continue to fuel grave human rights abuses and violent crime in the country, Amnesty International said in a detailed report launched at the United Nations (UN) headquarters. -
December 17, 2012 (United Press International)
COTE D'IVOIRE/RWANDA: Women Join Ivory Coast Peacekeepers A group of 15 policewomen became the first all-women team to deploy with the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast, a police adviser said. -
December 16, 2012 (Sunday Times)
RWANDA/COTE D'IVOIRE: UN Commends Rwandan Women Peacekeepers in Ivory Coast The United Nations police adviser, Ann-Marie Orler, has welcomed the arrival of Rwanda's female police contingent in Ivory Coast. -
December 10, 2012 (HuffingtonPost)
COTE D'IVOIRE: Transgender Prostitutes Face Abuse in Ivory Coast It seemed like a case of simple blackmail. Late one night last month, two cars carrying around 10 soldiers pulled up to a group of prostitutes in Abidjan's Vallon neighborhood and began demanding bribes. -
December 3, 2012 (the Atlantic)
COTE D'IVOIRE: A Wife Accused of War Crimes: The Unprecedented Case of Simone Gbagbo The former first lady of Cote d'Ivoire is the first woman to be indicted by the International Criminal Court—and a rare example of someone outside the formal hierarchies of power being held responsible for a government's actions.
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Resources
- REPORT: Communities Shattered by Arms Proliferation and Abuse in Côte d'Ivore, Amnesty International, 20 March 2013 | Download PDF
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, December 2011, NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security (NGOWG), December 2011 | Download PDF
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, June 2011, NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security (NGOWG), May 31, 2011 | Download PDF
- 'They Looked at his Identity Card and Shot Him Dead' Six Months of Post-Electoral violence In Côte D'Ivoire, May 26, 2011
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, May 2011, NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (NGOWG), May 1, 2011 | Download PDF
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Initiatives
- STATEMENT: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos Statement to the Press on Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia mission, Statements, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), April 7, 2011
- APPEAL: The Word on Women - Women of West Africa call for peace in Ivory Coast, Appeals & Demonstrations, Women Peace and Security Network Africa (WISPEN AFRICA), March 18, 2011
- STATEMENT: Solidarity Statement To The Women Of Côte D'Ivoire, Statements, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), March 10, 2011
- DEMONSTATION: , Appeals & Demonstrations, Women Peace and Security Network Africa (WISPEN AFRICA), March, 2011
- ANALYSIS: Political Crisis Impact on Women and Women's Rights Organizations , Online Dialogues & Blogs, Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID), February 2011
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PeaceWomen Publications
- Monthly Action Points on Women, Peace, and Security, MAP , December 2011
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, June 2011, MAP , May 31, 2011
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, May 2011, MAP , May 1, 2011
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, April 2011, MAP , April 2011
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, March 2011, MAP , March 1, 2011
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