Security Council resolution 1782 (2007) [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/1782(2007)
Date: 2007-10-29
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/62 [196] CÔTE D'IVOIRE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/62 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Subjects: UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire|Facilitator of the Peace Process in 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. Group of Experts Established pursuant to Paragraph 7 of Security Council Resolution 1584 (2005) > Recommendations|UN. Security Council (60th year : 2005) > Resolutions and decisions|Kimberley Process|Ouagadougou Political Agreement (2007)|Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for Rough Diamonds (2002)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SANCTIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|ELECTIONS|MILITARY PERSONNEL|FRANCE|ARMS EMBARGO|SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE|REGIONAL COOPERATION|GROUPS OF EXPERTS|FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT|STAFF SECURITY|SEARCHES AND SEIZURES|CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION|DATA COLLECTION|ARMS TRANSFERS|RECONCILIATION|CIVILIAN PERSONS|INFORMATION EXCHANGE|DOCUMENTATION|REPORT PREPARATION|CONFLICT DIAMONDS|DIAMONDS|CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN|HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS|PEACE ENFORCEMENT
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CONGO
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GHANA
vote: yes
country: INDONESIA
vote: yes
country: ITALY
vote: yes
country: PANAMA
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: QATAR
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SLOVAKIA
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/1782 (2007)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
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               Resolution 1782 (2007)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5772nd meeting, on
               29 October 2007

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its President relating to
               the situation in Côte d’Ivoire,
                     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 1 October 2007
               (S/2007/593) and of the reports of the United Nations Group of Experts on Côte
               d’Ivoire dated 11 June 2007 (S/2007/349, annex) and 21 September 2007
               (S/2007/611, annex),
                     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 has supported the appointment of
               Mr. Guillaume Soro as Prime Minister,
                     Paying again tribute to the Chairperson of the Economic Community of West
               African States (ECOWAS) President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso (“the
               Facilitator”) for his continued efforts to facilitate the inter-Ivorian direct dialogue
               that led, in particular, to the signing of the Ouagadougou political Agreement, and
               welcoming the appointment of Mr. Boureima Badini as Special Representative of
               the Facilitator in Abidjan,
                     Reiterating its strong condemnation of any attempt to destabilize the peace
               process by force, in particular the attack committed on 29 June 2007 in Bouaké
               against the Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Mr. Guillaume Soro,
               that resulted in several deaths, and stressing that the perpetrators of such criminal
               acts must be brought to justice,
                     Welcoming the initial measures to implement the Ouagadougou political
               Agreement, recalling its request to the Ivorian parties to implement their
               commitments under the Agreement fully and in good faith and urging them to take,
               without delay, the specific measures necessary to make progress in particular in the
               identification and registration of voters, the disarmament and dismantling of


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               militias, the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme, the
               unification and restructuring of the defence and security forces and the restoration
               of State authority throughout the country,
                     Recalling that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Côte
               d’Ivoire 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,
                     Reiterating its firm condemnation of all violations of human rights and
               international humanitarian law in Côte d’Ivoire, and recalling its resolutions 1460
               (2003) and 1612 (2005) on children and armed conflict and its resolution 1325
               (2000) on women, peace and security,
                     Recalling that the Committee established by paragraph 14 of resolution 1572
               (2004) (the Committee) will consider and decide upon requests for the exemptions
               set out in paragraphs 8, 10 and 12 of resolution 1572 (2004) which are submitted in
               accordance with the guidelines adopted by the Committee, and expressing the
               availability of the Committee and of the Group of Experts to give technical
               explanations as may be needed,
                     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 31 October 2008 the provisions of paragraphs 7 to
               12 of resolution 1572 (2004) and of paragraph 6 of resolution 1643 (2005);
                     2.    Decides to review the measures imposed by resolution 1572 (2004) in
               particular its paragraphs 7, 9 and 11 and by paragraph 6 of resolution 1643 (2005)
               and renewed in paragraph 1 above, in light of progress achieved in the
               implementation of the key steps of the peace process as referred to in resolution
               1765 (2007), by the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 1, and decides further
               to carry out a review of the measures during the period mentioned in paragraph 1
               above:
                     (a) Once the parties have fully implemented the Ouagadougou political
               Agreement and after the holding of open, free, fair and transparent presidential and
               legislative elections in accordance with international standards; or
                    (b)   No later than 30 April 2008;
                    3.    Demands in particular that the Ivorian authorities put an immediate end
               to any violation of measures imposed by paragraph 11 of resolution 1572 (2004)
               including those violations mentioned by the Group of Experts in its report dated
               21 September 2007 (S/2007/611);
                     4.    Reiterates its demand that all Ivorian parties to the Ouagadougou
               political Agreement, in particular the Ivorian authorities, provide unhindered access,
               particularly to the Group of Experts established pursuant to paragraph 9 of
               resolution 1643 (2005), to equipment, sites and installations referred to in
               paragraph 2 (a) of resolution 1584 (2005), and to the United Nations Operation in
               Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and the French forces which support it in order to carry out
               their respective mandates as set out in paragraphs 2 and 8 of resolution 1739 (2007)
               and renewed in resolution 1765 (2007);


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                5.    Decides that any serious obstacle to the freedom of movement of UNOCI
           and of the French forces which support it, or any attack or obstruction of the action
           of UNOCI, of the French forces, of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, of the Facilitator mentioned in paragraph 10 of resolution 1765 (2007) or
           his Special Representative in Côte d’Ivoire shall constitute a threat to the peace and
           national reconciliation process for the purposes of paragraphs 9 and 11 of resolution
           1572 (2004);
                 6.    Requests the Secretary-General and the French Government to report to it
           immediately, through the Committee, any serious obstacle to the freedom of
           movement of UNOCI and of the French forces which support it, including the
           names of those responsible, and requests also the Special Representative of the
           Secretary-General, the Facilitator or his Special Representative in Côte d’Ivoire to
           report to it immediately, through the Committee, any attack or obstruction of their
           action;
                7.   Requests all States concerned, in particular those in the region, to
           cooperate fully with the Committee, and authorizes the Committee to request
           whatever further information it may consider necessary;
                8.   Decides to extend the mandate of the Group of Experts as set out in
           paragraph 7 of resolution 1727 (2006) until 31 October 2008 and requests the
           Secretary-General to take the necessary administrative measures;
                  9.    Urges all the Ivorian parties and, in particular, the civilian and military
           authorities of Côte d’Ivoire, to collaborate more actively with the Group of Experts
           and to provide it with the information and documentation it requests with a view to
           fulfilling its mandate;
                 10. Requests the Group of Experts to provide a midterm report to the
           Committee by 15 April 2008 and to submit a final written report 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), as well as recommendations
           in this regard;
                11. 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;
                12. 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;
                13. Requests also the Kimberley Process to communicate as appropriate to
           the Security Council, through the Committee, information which, where possible,
           has been reviewed by the Group of Experts, concerning the production and illicit
           export of diamonds;
                14. Urges all States, relevant United Nations bodies and other organizations
           and interested parties, including the Kimberley Process, 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


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               imposed by paragraphs 7, 9 and 11 of resolution 1572 (2004), paragraph 6 of
               resolution 1643 (2005) and reiterated in paragraph 1 above;
                    15. Underlines that it is fully prepared to impose targeted measures against
               persons to be designated by the Committee 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;
                     (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 or 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);
                    16.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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