Security Council resolution 1946 (2010) [on extension of measures imposed by Security Council resolutions 1572 (2004) and 1643 (2005) on sanctions against Côte d'Ivoire and on extension of the mandate of the UN Group of Experts]
Symbol: S/RES/1946(2010)
Date: 2010-10-15
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/65 [196] CÔTE D'IVOIRE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/65 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Subjects: Forces nouvelles (Côte d'Ivoire)|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d'Ivoire|UN. Group of Experts Established pursuant to Paragraph 7 of Security Council Resolution 1584 (2005)|UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|Kimberley Process|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SANCTIONS|ARMS EMBARGO|SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE|INTERNAL SECURITY|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|REPORT PREPARATION|ARMAMENTS|HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT|STAFF SECURITY|MILITARY PERSONNEL|FRANCE|CONFLICT DIAMONDS|GROUPS OF EXPERTS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: AUSTRIA
vote: yes
country: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: LEBANON
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: TURKEY
vote: yes
country: UGANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

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               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                15 October 2010




               Resolution 1946 (2010)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6402nd meeting, on
               15 October 2010

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its President relating to
               the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, in particular resolutions 1880 (2009), 1893 (2009),
               1911 (2010) and 1933 (2010),
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and unity of Côte d’Ivoire, and recalling the importance of the principles of
               good-neighbourliness, non-interference and regional cooperation,
                    Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General dated 20 May 2010
               (S/2010/245) and of the reports of the United Nations Group of Experts on Côte
               d’Ivoire dated 9 October 2009 (S/2009/521), 12 April 2010 (S/2010/179),
                     Emphasizing the continued contribution to Côte d’Ivoire’s stability, in
               particular in the context of the planned presidential elections, of the measures
               imposed by resolutions 1572 (2004) and 1643 (2005) and stressing that these
               measures aim at supporting the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire,
                     Welcoming the conclusions of the last meeting of the Permanent Consultative
               Framework held in Ouagadougou on 21 September 2010 under the aegis of the
               Facilitator, President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, welcoming the
               establishment and the certification of the voters list, taking note of the commitments
               of the Ivorian stakeholders to hold the first round of the presidential elections on
               31 October 2010 and urging them to ensure that elections take place as scheduled
               and complete this electoral process in open, free, fair and transparent conditions,
               within the timeframe fixed by the Independent Electoral Commission,
                     Noting with concern, in spite of the sustained improvement of the overall
               human rights situation, the persistence of reported human rights and humanitarian
               law violations against civilians in different parts of the country, including acts of
               sexual violence, stressing that the perpetrators must be brought to justice,
               reiterating its firm condemnation of all violations of human rights and international
               humanitarian law in Côte d’Ivoire, and recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820
               (2008), 1888 (2009) and 1889 (2009) on women, peace and security, its resolutions
               1612 (2005) and 1882 (2009) on children and armed conflict and its resolution 1674
               (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts,

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                     Determining that the situation in Côte d’Ivoire continues to pose a threat to
               international peace and security in the region,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                    1.    Decides to renew until 30 April 2011 the measures on arms and the
               financial and travel measures imposed by paragraphs 7 to 12 of resolution 1572
               (2004) and the measures preventing the importation by any State of all rough
               diamonds from Côte d’Ivoire imposed by paragraph 6 of resolution 1643 (2005);
                     2.    Decides to review the measures renewed in paragraph 1 above in light of
               the progress achieved in the electoral process and in the implementation of the key
               steps of the peace process, as referred to in resolution 1933 (2010), by the end of the
               period mentioned in paragraph 1, and decides further to carry out during the period
               mentioned in paragraph 1 above a review of the measures renewed in paragraph 1
               above no later than three months after the holding of open, free, fair and transparent
               presidential elections in accordance with international standards, with a view to
               possibly modifying, lifting or maintaining the sanctions regime, in accordance with
               progress in the peace process;
                     3.    Calls upon the Ivorian parties to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement
               and all States, in particular those in the subregion, to fully implement the measures
               renewed in paragraph 1 above, including as appropriate by taking the necessary
               rules and regulations and calls also upon the United Nations Operation in Côte
               d’Ivoire (UNOCI) to bring its full support within its capacities and mandate and
               further calls upon the French forces to support UNOCI in this regard, within the
               limits of their deployment and their capabilities;
                     4.    Demands that the Ivorian parties to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement,
               in particular the Ivorian authorities, provide unhindered access particularly to the
               Group of Experts firstly established pursuant to paragraph 7 of resolution 1584
               (2004), to equipment, sites and installations referred to in paragraph 2 (a) of resolution
               1584 (2005), and to all weapons, ammunition and related materiel, regardless of
               location, when appropriate without notice and including those under the control of
               Republican Guard units, and demands further that they provide access under the
               same conditions to UNOCI in order to carry out its mandate and to the French forces
               which support it, as set out in its resolutions 1739 (2007), 1880 (2009) and 1933
               (2010);
                     5.   Decides, in line with paragraph 27 of resolution 1933 (2010) and in
               addition to the provisions of paragraph 8 of resolution 1572 (2004), that the arms
               embargo shall not apply to the supplies of non-lethal equipment intended solely to
               enable the Ivorian security forces to use only appropriate and proportionate force
               while maintaining public order, as approved in advance by the Sanctions
               Committee;
                     6.   Underlines that it is fully prepared to impose targeted measures against
               persons to be designated by the Committee in accordance with paragraphs 9, 11 and
               14 of resolution 1572 (2004) who are determined to be, among other things:
                    (a) A threat to the peace and national reconciliation process in Côte d’Ivoire,
               in particular by blocking the implementation of the peace process, as referred to in
               the Ouagadougou Political Agreement;




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                 (b) Attacking or obstructing the action of UNOCI, of the French forces
           which support it, of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, of the
           Facilitator, of his Special Representative in Côte d’Ivoire;
                 (c) Responsible for obstacles to the freedom of movement of UNOCI and of
           the French forces which support it;
               (d) Responsible for serious violations of human rights and international
           humanitarian law committed in Côte d’Ivoire;
                (e)   Inciting publicly hatred and violence;
                (f) Acting in violation of the measures imposed by paragraph 7 of resolution
           1572 (2004);
                 7.    Notes with concern UNOCI’s Media Monitoring reports and the media
           outlets referenced therein for inciting violence and a resumption of internal conflict
           and stresses that it remains ready to impose sanctions against those who obstruct the
           electoral process, specifically the action of the Independent Electoral Commission
           and all other operators involved, and the proclamation and certification of the
           results of the Presidential and Parliamentary elections;
                8.   Requests all States concerned, in particular those in the subregion, to
           cooperate fully with the Committee, and authorizes the Committee to request
           whatever further information it may consider necessary;
                9.   Decides to extend the mandate of the Group of Experts as set out in
           paragraph 7 of resolution 1727 (2006) until 30 April 2011 and requests the
           Secretary-General to take the necessary administrative measures;
                 10. Decides that the report referred to in paragraph 7 (e) of resolution 1727
           (2006) may include, as appropriate, any information and recommendations relevant
           to the Committee’s possible additional designation of the individuals and entities
           described in paragraphs 9 and 11 of resolution 1572 (2004) and further recalls the
           Informal Working Group on General Issues of Sanctions report (S/2006/997) on best
           practices and methods, including paragraphs 21, 22, and 23 that discuss possible
           steps for clarifying methodological standards for monitoring mechanisms;
                11. Requests the Group of Experts to submit a report as well as
           recommendations to the Security Council through the Committee 15 days before the
           end of its mandated period, on the implementation of the measures imposed by
           paragraphs 7, 9 and 11 of resolution 1572 (2004) and paragraph 6 of resolution 1643
           (2005);
                12. Requests the Secretary-General to communicate as appropriate to the
           Security Council, through the Committee, information gathered by UNOCI and,
           where possible, reviewed by the Group of Experts, concerning the supply of arms
           and related materiel to Côte d’Ivoire;
                13. Requests also the French Government to communicate as appropriate to
           the Security Council, through the Committee, information gathered by the French
           forces and, where possible, reviewed by the Group of Experts, concerning the
           supply of arms and related materiel to Côte d’Ivoire;
                14. Requests also the Kimberley Process to communicate as appropriate to
           the Security Council, through the Committee, information which, where possible,



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               has been reviewed by the Group of Experts, concerning the production and illicit
               export of diamonds from Côte d’Ivoire and further decides to renew the exemptions
               set out by paragraph 16 and 17 of resolution 1893 (2009) with regards to the
               securing of samples of rough diamonds for scientific research purposes coordinated
               by the Kimberley Process;
                     15. Urges all States, relevant United Nations bodies and other organizations
               and interested parties, to cooperate fully with the Committee, the Group of Experts,
               UNOCI and the French forces, in particular by supplying any information at their
               disposal on possible violations of the measures imposed by paragraphs 7, 9 and 11
               of resolution 1572 (2004), paragraph 6 of resolution 1643 (2005) and reiterated in
               paragraph 1 above; further requests the group of experts to coordinate its activities
               as appropriate with all actors involved to promote the political process in
               Côte d’Ivoire;
                     16. Urges further in this context that all Ivorian parties and all States,
               particularly those in the region, ensure:
                    – the safety of the members of the Group of Experts;
                    – unhindered access by the Group of Experts, in particular to persons,
                      documents and sites in order for the Group of Experts to execute its mandate;
                     17.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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