United Nations Security Council Resolution 1865

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Resolution 1865

Location Costa de Marfil AU Africa.svg

Map location of Côte d'Ivoire within Africa
Date 27 January 2009
Meeting no. 6,076
Code S/2009/1865 (Document)
SubjectThe situation in Cote d'Ivoire
Voting summary
15 voted for
None voted against
None abstained
Result Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1865, adopted unanimously January 27, 2009, after recalling resolutions 1739 (2007), 1765 (2007), 1795 (2008), 1826 (2008) and 1842 (2008) on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire and Resolution 1836 concerning Liberia, the Council renewed the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) until 31 July 2009 and the French forces that support it, while also reducing the missions strength to one battalion and endorsing the adjustment of UNOCI's posture and configuration. [1]

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1739 was unanimously adopted on 10 January 2007.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1765 was unanimously adopted on 16 July 2007.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1795 was unanimously adopted on 15 January 2008.

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The United Nations Security Council endorsed a report by the Secretary-General stating that while UNOCI had created increased stability in Côte d'Ivoire, the fragile and delicate electoral process required the UN force to remain in the country as well as to complete implementation of goals set forth by the March 2007 Ouagadougou Agreement, [2] involving disarmament and identification of the population, [3] in order to allow free elections. Thus the resolution extended UNCOI mandate by six months to 31 July 2009. The force was reduced by a battalion, decreasing the number of UN peacekeepers from 8,115 to 7,450, as well as placing peacekeepers in fewer, but more concentrated, positions, from which sufficient troop numbers could be rapidly deployed as airborne quick-reaction detachments.

Secretary-General of the United Nations head of the United Nations Secretariat

The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General serves as the chief administrative officer of the United Nations. The role of the United Nations Secretariat, and of the Secretary-General in particular, is laid out by Chapter XV of the United Nations Charter.

While welcoming the signature on 22 December of the fourth Supplementary Agreement to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement of 2007, the Council took note of the delays in the implementation of that accord, urging the parties to make progress in order to create a secure environment for upcoming elections; disarmament and dismantling of militias; the cantonment and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme; unification and restructuring of defence and security forces; and restoration of State authority throughout the country.

Ouagadougou City in Centre Region, Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou, also Vagaga, is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,200,000 in 2015. The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais. The spelling of the name Ouagadougou is derived from the French orthography common in former French African colonies.

Elections in Côte dIvoire

Côte d'Ivoire elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly has 225 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. Côte d'Ivoire is a one party dominant state with the Ivorian People's Front in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. Following a peace deal between the government and former rebels in March 2007, the next elections were planned for early 2008. These elections however, were postponed to November 2009 first, and then to early 2010.

Disarmament act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons

Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms. General and Complete Disarmament was defined by the United Nations General Assembly as the elimination of all WMD, coupled with the “balanced reduction of armed forces and conventional armaments, based on the principle of undiminished security of the parties with a view to promoting or enhancing stability at a lower military level, taking into account the need of all States to protect their security.”

See also

First Ivorian Civil War civil war

The First Ivorian Civil War was a conflict in the Ivory Coast that began in 2002. Although most of the fighting ended by late 2004, the country remained split in two, with a rebel-held north and a government-held south. Hostility increased and raids on foreign troops and civilians rose. As of 2006, the region was tense, and many said the UN and the French military failed to calm the civil war.

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1946 United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1946, adopted unanimously on October 15, 2010, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, including resolutions 1880 (2009), 1893 (2009), 1911 (2010) and 1933 (2010), the Council extended sanctions against the country, including an arms embargo and ban on the trading of diamonds, for a further six months.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1962 United Nations Security Council resolution

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1967 United Nations Security Council resolution

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1603 United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution 1603, adopted unanimously on 3 June 2005, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) until 24 June 2005.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1609 United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1609, adopted unanimously on 24 June 2005, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and supporting French forces for a further seven months until 24 January 2006.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1652 United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1652, adopted unanimously on January 24, 2006, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and supporting French forces until December 15, 2006. It was the first of 86 Security Council resolutions adopted in 2006, and the first of eight relating to the situation in Côte d'Ivoire.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1721 United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1721, adopted unanimously on November 1, 2006, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, the Council extended the transitional mandates of President Laurent Gbagbo and Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny for no more than a year.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2000 United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2000, adopted unanimously on July 27, 2011, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, including resolutions 1933 (2010), 1942 (2010), 1951 (2010), 1962 (2010), 1967 (2011), 1968 (2011), 1975 (2011), 1980 (2011), 1981 (2011) and 1992 (2011), and Resolution 1938 (2010) on the situation in Liberia, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) until July 31, 2012.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1880 was unanimously adopted on 30 July 2009.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1842 was unanimously adopted on 29 October 2008.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1893 was unanimously adopted on 29 October 2009.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1826 was unanimously adopted on 29 July 2008.

References

  1. ↑ "Security Council extends mandates of UN Côte d'Ivoire operation, French supporting forces until 31 July". United Nations. 27 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Population identification, disarmament, elections will have decisive impact on Côte d'Ivoire, United Nations exit strategy, Security Council told". United Nations. 21 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Identification of voters in Cote d' Ivoire surpasses 5.4 mln, UN says". Xinhua. 12 March 2009.
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