Côte d’Ivoire
April 2016
On 12 April, peacekeeping head Hervé Ladsous briefed the Council on the strategic review of UNOCI that commended the progress made by the Ivorian government since the post-election crisis in 2011 and recommended the further drawdown and near-term exit of the UN mission. The Council was also briefed by Ambassador Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay), chair of the 1572 Côte d’Ivoire Sanctions Committee, who presented the final report of the Committee’s Group of Experts. On 28 April, the Council adopted resolution 2283 that terminated the sanctions regime in Côte d’Ivoire. The same day, the Council also adopted resolution 2284 which extended the mandate of UNOCI for a final period until 30 June 2017, after which the mission would be terminated.
April 2016
On 12 April, peacekeeping head Hervé Ladsous briefed the Council on the strategic review of UNOCI that commended the progress made by the Ivorian government since the post-election crisis in 2011 and recommended the further drawdown and near-term exit of the UN mission. The Council was also briefed by Ambassador Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay), chair of the 1572 Côte d’Ivoire Sanctions Committee, who presented the final report of the Committee’s Group of Experts. On 28 April, the Council adopted resolution 2283 that terminated the sanctions regime in Côte d’Ivoire. The same day, the Council also adopted resolution 2284 which extended the mandate of UNOCI for a final period until 30 June 2017, after which the mission would be terminated.
