The humanitarian crisis in Côte d’Ivoire needs an urgent boost in international funding, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator said on Wednesday, during a European tour to draw more attention to the country’s fragile recovery.
More than 194,000 people are internally displaced, and more than 187,000 remain...
The unpredictable security situation in western Cote d’Ivoire and its economic capital, Abidjan, is frustrating the delivery of humanitarian assistance and keeping scores of would-be returnees from heading home.
According to Amnesty International, half a million people remain displaced by the violence that followed the...
Two months after the post-electoral violence in Côte d'Ivoire, there are still approximately 322,277 Ivorian Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across the country and more than 200,000 Ivorian refugees in 13 neighboring countries, most of them in Liberia, according to the latest UNHCR statistics. The registration...
Overall the security situation in Abidjan is stable but security incidents continue to occur. Access to the more troubled districts in Abidjan, such as Yopogoun and Abobo, has improved allowing humanitarian partners to identify the most urgent needs of people in these areas.
Key priorities include nutrition, water and...
Despite pockets of instability in certain areas of Abidjan, the overall security situation seems to be improving. In most neighbourhoods of Abidjan, with the exception of Yopougon, economic activities are slowly regaining momentum with more shops re-opening. Though socio-economic activities have started, many banks remain...