Members of the Peace and Non-Violence Club of Daloa University trained

A seminar on "Students committed to the promotion of the Culture of Peace, Democracy, Human Rights and Reconciliation" was held on April 13 and April 14, 2017 in Yamoussoukro, To the Fondation Félix Houphouët-Boigny for Peace Research. It brought together thirty-seven students, all members of the club of peace and nonviolence of the University Jean Lorougnon Guédé of Daloa. Papers were presented on the following themes:

  • Education to the values of the culture of peace,
  • Community mobilization,
  • And social dialogue and advocacy.

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The Foundation pays tribute to Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou (UNOCI)

On May 28, 2017, the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for the Search for Peace paid tribute to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, His Excellency Aïchatou Mindaoudou, during a ceremony held at her Headquarters in Yamoussoukro. The United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), whose mandate will expire on June 30, 2017, retroceded its radio station, UNOCI FM, to the FHB Foundation, which became Radio de la Paix On March 1, 2017. In addition, vehicles have already been offered by the UN institution for the operation of this radio.

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General Assembly of the Ivorian Section of the Association of African Historians

On 5 and 6 May 2017, the Ivoirian section of the Association of African Historians (AHA) held its General Assembly at the headquarters of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research in Yamoussoukro. This meeting brought together some fifty Ivorian historians. The AHA is a pan-African association founded in 1972 in Dakar, Senegal, whose aim is to bring together historian teachers and researchers from all over the continent. The points raised during the proceedings of this General Assembly were:

  • The examination and adoption of the Statutes and Rules of Procedure of the Ivorian Section,
  • The proposals for themes and the setting up of a local organizing committee for the 5th congress of the AHA planned for November 2017 in Côte d’Ivoire,
  • And the election of the National Bureau of the Ivorian section.

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First Edition of the Tournament of the Fraternity

As part of the festivities at the end of 2016, the socio-cultural unit of the Fondation Félix Houphouët-Boigny for Peace Research, through its Sport Commission led by Mr. Tié Bi Lucien, organized a football tournament Called "Tournoi de la Fraternité" on Friday, December 30, 2016 in the space devoted to sports activities.

The aim of the tournament was to develop fraternal bonds and strengthen friendship between the workers of the institution. This encounter, which saw the mobilization of all, ended with the award of a trophy to the winning team from the Chief of Personnel Mr. Assoh Kadjané Christophe, followed by a refreshment.

Training course on the use of social networks for the dissemination of the culture of Peace and Non-Violence in Sahelian countries members of ISESCO

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) organized, on 20 and 21 October 2016, in Yamoussoukro, a training course for new media professionals on the use of social networks for dissemination Peace, culture of peace, dialogue and tolerance in the francophone African countries that are members of the organization. 

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