Recent collaboration between the Government of Ivory Coast and UN-Habitat involved the Support for the organization of a national Symposium on urban/cities policies in Cote d’Ivoire; Contribution to the Africa Forum on Urban Safety; Organization of the Workshop on the definitions of urban terminology in Abidjan. Submission of a concept note to the UN Peacebuilding Funds to the UNCT for consideration on Inclusive Governance of Proximity Security and Prevention of Insecurity against Women and Girls; Participatory Slums Upgrading in Abidjan, the stakeholders consultations for the drafting of a transnational adaptation project on “Improving Climate Resilience of Coastal Communities in Cote d’Ivoire”.

Projects, initiatives and memorandums of understanding are currently under completion. Four meetings took place with the representative of the Government in Abidjan, among others Nairobi and New york for Formulation of a regional programme on Planning for Coastal Erosion resilience in West-Africa, Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana.