Côte d’Ivoire
June 2015
On 9 June, the Council held a briefing, followed by consultations, to consider the UNOCI report. During the briefing, Special Representative and head of UNOCI, Aïchatou Mindaoudou, expressed the importance of “the creation of a peaceful and enabling environment in the lead-up to, during and after the presidential elections” scheduled for October. On 25 June, the Council adopted resolution 2226 extending the mandate of UNOCI for an additional year.
April 2015
On 22 April, Ambassador Cristián Barros (Chile), chair of the 1572 Côte d’Ivoire Sanctions Committee, briefed the Council. He discussed the final report of the Group of Experts as well as the proceedings of a 1572 Sanctions Committee meeting on 10 April. A representative of Côte d’Ivoire, Ambassador Bafitigue Ouattara, also spoke during the briefing, which was followed by consultations among Council members. On 28 April, the Council adopted resolution 2219 renewing sanctions measures (partial arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze) until 30 April 2016 and renewing the mandate of the Group of Experts until 30 May 2016.
