Security Council resolution 1911 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI)]
Symbol: S/RES/1911(2010)
Date: 2010-01-28
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/65 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
S/65 [196] CÔTE D'IVOIRE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire|UN. Secretary-General|UN. Security Council. Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict|Ouagadougou Political Agreement (2007)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|INTERNAL SECURITY|ELECTIONS|ELECTION VERIFICATION|VOTER REGISTRATION|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|POLITICAL CONDITIONS|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|PEACEBUILDING|CIVIL SOCIETY|CODES OF CONDUCT|RECONCILIATION|CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS|MILITARY PERSONNEL|DISARMAMENT|MILITARY DEMOBILIZATION|SOCIAL INTEGRATION|HUMAN RIGHTS|ACCOUNTABILITY|SEXUAL HARASSMENT|TROOP-CONTRIBUTING STATES|TRAINING PROGRAMMES
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

               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/1911 (2010)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                28 January 2010




               Resolution 1911 (2010)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6267th meeting, on
               28 January 2010

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 1880 and 1893
               (2009), and the statements of its President relating to the situation in Côte d’Ivoire,
               and resolution 1885 (2009) on the situation in Liberia,
                     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,
                     Recalling that it endorsed the Agreement signed by President Laurent Gbagbo
               and Mr. Guillaume Soro in Ouagadougou on 4 March 2007 (“the Ouagadougou
               Political Agreement”, S/2007/144), and that it welcomed the four subsequent
               Supplementary Agreements,
                     Recalling again in particular that in its resolution 1721 (2006) it notably
               endorsed the decision of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the
               mandate of the Head of State, and recalling further that in the statement of its
               President dated 28 March 2007 (S/PRST/2007/8) it endorsed the Ouagadougou
               Political Agreement, including its Chapter V on the institutional executive
               framework, and that this Agreement provided for a period of ten months for the
               holding of the presidential elections,
                    Expressing again its appreciation to President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina
               Faso (“the Facilitator”) for his continued efforts to support the peace process in Côte
               d’Ivoire, in particular through the Ouagadougou Political Agreement follow-up
               mechanisms, commending and encouraging the continued efforts of the African
               Union and the Economic Community of West African States (“ECOWAS”) to
               promote peace and stability in Côte d’Ivoire, and reiterating its full support for
               them,
                    Stressing the need for the Council to pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to
               peacekeeping deployments,
                     Reiterating its strong condemnation of any attempt to destabilize the peace
               process by force, and expressing its intention to examine without delay the situation
               after any such attempt, on the basis of a report by the Secretary-General,


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                    Having taken note of the letters of the Secretary-General dated 29 December
               2009 (S/2009/694) and 15 January 2010 (S/2010/42) and of the proposal of the
               Presidents of Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso to deploy some troops from Burkina
               Faso as part of UNOCI for three months,
                    Having taken note further of the Secretary-General report dated 7 January
               2010 (S/2010/15),
                     Noting again 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 numerous 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 resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of
               civilians in armed conflicts,
                     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,
                    (“Supporting the Ouagadougou political process and a credible electoral
               process”)
                     1.   Recalls that in the statement of its President dated 8 December 2009
               (S/PRST/2009/33) it took note of the postponement of the first round of the
               presidential election to the end of February or the beginning of March 2010;
                      2.   Welcomes the progress made towards the establishment of the final voters
               list, including the publication of the provisional voters list certified by the Special
               Representative of the Secretary-General;
                     3.    Reiterates its determination to bring its full support to a credible
               electoral process in Côte d’Ivoire, and reiterates further that the publication of a
               final voters list certified by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General is
               crucial for the holding of open, free, fair and transparent elections;
                     4.   Urges the relevant Ivorian stakeholders to ensure the publication of the
               final voters list, to announce the official date of the first round of the presidential
               election and to meet their commitments in full;
                     5.    Reiterates further that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General shall certify that all stages of the electoral process provide all the necessary
               guarantees for the holding of open, free, fair and transparent presidential and
               legislative elections in accordance with international standards and reaffirms its full
               support to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in his certification
               role;
                     6.    Stresses that it will base its assessment of the electoral process on the
               certification that will be prepared by the Special Representative consistent with the
               five-criteria framework referred to in document S/2008/250 and after inclusive
               contacts with all stakeholders in Côte d’Ivoire, including civil society;



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                 7.    Stresses the importance of an inclusive participation of the Ivorian civil
           society in the electoral process, and of ensuring the equal protection of and respect
           for human rights of every Ivorian as they relate to the electoral system, and in
           particular respect for freedom of opinion and expression, and removing obstacles
           and challenges to women’s participation and full involvement in public life;
                8.   Urges again the political parties to comply fully with the Code of Good
           Conduct for elections which they signed under the auspices of the Secretary-General, and in particular urges the Ivorian authorities to allow equitable access to
           public media;
                9.    Expresses its concerns at the delays encountered in the deployment of the
           mixed units of the Integrated Command Centre responsible to secure the elections
           and urges the Ivorian parties to enhance their efforts in this regard;
                 10. Urges the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to provide the operators involved
           in the electoral process with the necessary support, and encourages the international
           community to continue their support to the electoral process, including, with the
           agreement of the Ivorian authorities, by providing electoral observation capacity and
           related technical assistance;
                 11. Recalls that it is fully prepared to impose targeted measures pursuant to
           paragraph 20 of resolution 1893 (2009), including among other things against
           persons who are determined to be a threat to the peace and national reconciliation
           process in Côte d’Ivoire, and recalls further that, pursuant to paragraph 6 of the
           above mentioned resolution, any threat to the electoral process in Côte d’Ivoire, in
           particular any attack on or obstruction of the action of the Independent Electoral
           Commission in charge of the organization of the elections or the actions of the
           operators mentioned in paragraphs 1.3.3 and 2.1.1 of the Ouagadougou Political
           Agreement, shall constitute a threat to the peace and national reconciliation process
           for the purposes of paragraph 9 and 11 of resolution 1572 (2004);
                 12. Urges the Ivorian parties to make further concrete progress, before and
           after the elections, to advance the reunification and disarmament processes;
                  13. Reaffirms paragraphs 14 to 17 of its resolution 1880 (2009), calls upon
           all Ivorian parties, with the continued support of UNOCI, to ensure the protection of
           civilian, including women and children, to fully implement the recommendations by
           its working group on Children and Armed Conflict in Côte d’Ivoire
           (S/AC.51/2008/5), including to adopt a national action plan to address sexual
           violence, and to ensure that rule of law is strengthened and that all reported abuses
           are investigated and those responsible brought to justice, and calls in particular
           upon all parties to take appropriate measures to refrain from, prevent and protect
           civilians from all forms of sexual violence;
                (“Renewing the mandate the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire”)
                14. Decides to renew the mandate of UNOCI, as determined in resolution
           1739 (2007), until 31 May 2010, in particular to support the organization in Côte
           d’Ivoire of free, fair open and transparent elections;
                 15. Requests UNOCI, within its existing resources and mandate, to continue
           to bring its full support to the parties in the implementation of the remaining tasks
           under the Ouagadougou Political Agreement and its Supplementary Agreements, in
           particular those that are essential to the holding of a open, free, fair and transparent


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               presidential election, to provide technical and logistical support to the Independent
               Electoral Commission for the preparation and the holding of the elections in a
               secure environment, to continue to support the disarmament, demobilization and
               reintegration programme and the disarmament and dismantling of militias and to
               continue to contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights, including
               the protection of women and children, pursuant to paragraph 26 of its resolution
               1880 (2009);
                    16. Expresses its intention in principle to raise for a limited period of time
               the current level of 7450 authorized military personnel as will be needed and up to
               no more than 7950 personnel, when the final voters list will be made public, and
               requests to this end the Secretary-General to keep it informed of his technical
               analysis;
                    17. Stresses in this regard that it will hold the Ivorian parties fully
               accountable for the respect of the electoral timeline;
                     18. Requests UNOCI to continue to assist the Facilitator and his Special
               Representative in Abidjan in the conduct of the facilitation, including by helping the
               Facilitator, as appropriate and upon his request, to carry out his arbitration role
               according to the provisions of paragraph 8.1 of the Ouagadougou Political
               Agreement and paragraphs 8 and 9 of the third Supplementary Agreement;
                     19. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary
               measures to ensure full compliance in UNOCI with the United Nations zerotolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuses and to keep the Council
               informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive
               action including pre-deployment awareness training, and other action to ensure full
               accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
                     20. Decides to extend until 31 May 2010 the authorization it provided to the
               French forces in order to support UNOCI, within the limits of their deployment and
               their capabilities;
                     21. Expresses its intention to review in full by 31 May 2010, with a view to
               possible significant modifications, the mandate of UNOCI, the authorization
               provided to the French forces which support it, the level of troops of UNOCI and
               the benchmarks referred to in annex 1 of the report of the Secretary-General dated
               7 January 2010, in light of the elections and the implementation of the key steps of
               the peace process;
                     22. Requests the Secretary-General to provide to it an update by mid-March
               2010 and a full report by the end of April 2010, including detailed recommendations
               and options for the future of UNOCI as well as revised benchmarks based on the
               results of a technical assessment mission;
                    23.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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