Côte d’Ivoire
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The Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) tomorrow, 27 July. The text of the draft resolution should go under silence procedure this afternoon, and if there is no objection the draft...
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On Monday, 18 July the Council is expecting a briefing by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Côte d’Ivoire Choi Young-jin. Members will also discuss the recommendations in the Secretary-General’s report about the future of the UN peacekeeping mission, UNOCI. (The...
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In July the Council is expected to renew the mandate for UNOCI. The current mandate expires 31 July. The Secretary-General's report on UNOCI, due 30 June, is expected to recommend extending UNOCI for 12 months at current troop levels, with a midterm review. Legislative elections are scheduled to be held before the end of the year.
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The Council is expected to adopt a resolution by 30 June extending the temporary re-deployment of three armed helicopters to UNOCI. It seems that the resolution was circulated to Council members last Friday (20 June). The UN’s Department of Peacekeeping...
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In June the Council will consider whether to extend the temporary deployment of some UNMIL troops and aviation assets to Côte d'Ivoire to support UNOCI. The deployment expires on 30 June.
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It looks like the Council will adopt a resolution on Côte d’Ivoire tomorrow, Friday 13 May, that both authorises a technical rollover of the UN mission in Côte d’Ivoire’s (UNOCI’s) current mandate (which expires at the end of June) to...
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It seems that contrary to expectations the draft resolution to extend the temporary transfer of troops and helicopters from the UN mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to the UN mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) might be delayed to Friday or even...
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The Council is expected to continue to follow the situation in Côte d’Ivoire closely. With the opening of a new chapter after forces backing internationally-recognised President Ouattara captured former President Laurent Gbagbo on 11 April, the focus is beginning to shift to the enormous peacebuilding needs in the country.
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With the immediate security crisis in Côte d’Ivoire now less pressing there is a growing sense that the Council and the wider UN need to be active to ensure that Côte d’Ivoire does not disappear from focus.
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Tomorrow (Wednesday, 13 April) the Council will be briefed on the situation on Côte d’Ivoire by High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay and UN chief of humanitarian affairs, Valerie Amos. The last time the Human Rights High Commissioner briefed...
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This morning the head of UN peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, briefed Council members on recent events in Côte d’Ivoire. Le Roy last briefed the Council on Friday afternoon. It seems that Le Roy explained that the attacks by former President...
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Following Russia’s request for a briefing on Côte d’Ivoire this morning during informal consultations Council members are now anticipating a briefing on the situation in Côte d’Ivoire this afternoon (Friday, 8 April). The briefing is expected to take place following...
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Council members were briefed yesterday (Monday, 4 April) by the head of UN peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, on the Secretary-General’s decision to give operational clearance for UNOCI to take “necessary measures” to prevent the use of heavy weapons against civilians...
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The Council seems likely in April to increase the amount of attention it is giving to the situation in Côte d’Ivoire. Securing implementation of resolution 1975 adopted on 30 March under Chapter VII will be a major focus. But the rising pressure from ECOWAS for a more robust approach will also be a factor.
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A draft resolution on Côte d’Ivoire under Chapter VII and co-sponsored by Nigeria and France has been put in blue and circulated to Council members. There still seems to be differences among Council members over some of the elements in...