Security Council resolution 1981 (2011) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) until 31 July 2011]
Symbol: S/RES/1981(2011)
Date: 2011-05-13
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/66 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
S/66 [196] CÔTE D'IVOIRE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/66 [90] UN MISSION IN LIBERIA
Subjects: UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|UN Mission in Liberia|UN. Security Council > Resolutions and decisions|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|INTERNAL SECURITY|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|PEACEBUILDING|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|TROOP-CONTRIBUTING STATES|POLICE|RECONCILIATION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: COLOMBIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: GERMANY
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: LEBANON
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: PORTUGAL
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/1981 (2011)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              13 May 2011




               Resolution 1981 (2011)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6535th meeting, on
               13 May 2011

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolution 1980 (2011), 1975
               (2011), 1968 (2011), 1967 (2011), 1962 (2010), 1951 (2010), 1942 (2010) and 1933
               (2010) and statements of its President relating to the situation in Côte d’Ivoire and
               in the subregion,
                     Recalling the inter-mission cooperation arrangements provided for in
               paragraphs 4 to 6 of Security Council resolution 1609 (2005) and in paragraph 6 of
               resolution 1938 (2010), recalling further paragraph 1 of resolution 1968 (2011),
               paragraphs 3 and 4 of resolution 1967 (2011) and paragraph 7 of resolution 1962
               (2010),
                    Recalling its intention to consider authorizing the Secretary-General to
               redeploy further troops, as may be needed, between the United Nations Mission in
               Liberia (UNMIL) and the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) on a
               temporary basis and mindful of the need to support UNMIL’s ability to carry out its
               mandate,
                     Recalling the letter of the Secretary-General dated 11 May 2011 (S/2011/297)
               stressing the essential role played by the assets deployed from UNMIL to UNOCI in
               the current challenging circumstances in Côte d’Ivoire,
                     Recalling the letter of the Secretary-General dated 9 May 2011 (S/2011/295)
               stressing the need to postpone the publication of his final report from 31 May to
               30 June and the subsequent need for a technical rollover for the mission’s mandate
               to 31 July 2011, following the delay of the deployment of the assessment mission to
               Côte d’Ivoire,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.   Decides to extend until 31 July 2011 the mandate of UNOCI as set out in
               resolution 1975 (2011), 1962 (2010) and 1933 (2010);
                    2.   Requests the Secretary-General to submit to it the final report referred to
               in paragraphs 18 and 19 of resolution 1962 (2010), including the findings and
               recommendations on UNOCI mandate following the assessment mission deployed to
               Côte d’Ivoire, no later than 30 June 2011;

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                     3.   Decides to authorize the Secretary-General, further to paragraph 1 of
               resolution 1968 (2011), paragraphs 3 and 4 of resolution 1967 (2011), paragraph 6
               of resolution 1962 (2010), resolution 1951 (2010) and paragraphs 4 and 6 of
               resolution 1609 (2005), to extend up to 30 June 2011 the temporary redeployment
               from UNMIL to UNOCI of three infantry companies, one aviation unit comprised of
               two military utility helicopters and three armed helicopters with crews and further
               requests the Secretary General to provide it with an updated analysis and
               recommendations on the inter-mission cooperation arrangements by 15 June 2011;
                    4.    Requests the support of troop- and police-contributing countries in that
               regard;
                     5.    Requests the Secretary-General, further to paragraph 6 of resolution 1980
               (2011), to keep it informed by 30 June 2011 in the final report referred to in
               paragraph 2 above and further in its next relevant reports on UNOCI and UNMIL, of
               developments, measures taken and efforts made in the coordination of UNOCI and
               UNMIL to assist respectively the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia in
               monitoring their border and surrounding areas, including on how the redeployed
               assets are assisting in this effort, with particular attention to any cross border
               movement of combatants or transfer of arms, and in this regard encourages UNOCI
               and UNMIL, within their mandates and limits of capabilities and areas of
               deployment, to assist respectively the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and of Liberia
               jointly in disarming those endangering national reconciliation and the consolidation
               of peace;
                    6.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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