Security Council resolution 1880 (2009) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and of the French forces which support it]
Symbol: S/RES/1880(2009)
Date: 2009-07-30
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/64 [196] CÔTE D'IVOIRE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/64 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Subjects: UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|Force Licorne (France)|UN. High Representative for the Elections in Côte d'Ivoire|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire|Facilitator of the Peace Process in Côte d'Ivoire|Côte d'Ivoire. Independent Electoral Commission|UN Mission in Liberia|Ouagadougou Political Agreement (2007)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|ELECTIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|ELECTION VERIFICATION|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|MILITARY PERSONNEL|FRANCE|MILITARY DEMOBILIZATION|VOTER REGISTRATION|CIVIL SOCIETY|CODES OF CONDUCT|POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION|PUBLIC INFORMATION|GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE|DISPLACED PERSONS|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|POLICE|HUMAN RIGHTS|RIGHTS OF THE CHILD|CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS|MASS MEDIA|STAFF SECURITY|WOMEN'S RIGHTS|HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING|CIVILIAN PERSONS|DISARMAMENT|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|SEX CRIMES|COORDINATION WITHIN UN SYSTEM
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: AUSTRIA
vote: yes
country: BURKINA FASO
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: COSTA RICA
vote: yes
country: CROATIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
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
country: VIET NAM
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/1880 (2009)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                30 July 2009




               Resolution 1880 (2009)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6174th meeting, on
               30 July 2009

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 1528 (2004), 1721
               (2006), 1739 (2007), 1765 (2007), 1795 (2008), 1826 (2008), 1842 (2008) and 1865
               (2009), and the statements of its President relating to the situation in Côte d’Ivoire,
               and resolution 1836 (2008) 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 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 again the importance of the international consultative organ
               participating in the meetings of the evaluation and monitoring committee, as an
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                    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,
                    Having taken note of the report of the Secretary-General dated 7 July 2009
               (S/2009/344),
                     Recalling its resolution 1674 (2006) on the protection of civilians in armed
               conflicts, noting with concern, in spite of the sustained improvement of the overall
               human rights situation, the persistence of reported human rights violations against
               civilians in different parts of the country, including numerous acts of sexual
               violence, stressing that the perpetrators must be brought to justice, and reiterating
               its firm condemnation of all violations of human rights and international
               humanitarian law in Côte d’Ivoire,
                    Recalling its resolution 1612 (2005) on children and armed conflict and the
               subsequent conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and
               Armed Conflict pertaining to parties in the armed conflict of Côte d’Ivoire
               (S/AC.51/2008/5), and expressing its deep concern that children continue to suffer
               from various forms of violence,
                     Recalling also its resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) on women, peace
               and security, condemning any sexual violence, stressing again the importance of
               women’s equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance
               of peace and promotion of peace and security and the need to increase their role in
               decision-making with regard to conflict prevention and resolution, and encouraging
               the Secretary-General to mainstream a gender perspective in the implementation of
               the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (“UNOCI”),
                     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”)
                     1.   Recalls that in the statement of its President dated 29 May 2009
               (S/PRST/2009/16) it welcomed the new electoral timeline endorsed in Ouagadougou
               by all the main Ivorian political actors and leading to the first round of the
               presidential elections on 29 November 2009, and underlines that the Ivorian
               political actors are bound to respect this timeline to demonstrate their political
               commitment towards the holding of free, fair, open and transparent elections;
                     2.   Reiterates its determination to bring its full support to a credible
               electoral process for the presidential and legislative elections in Côte d’Ivoire and
               expresses its conviction that any postponement of the presidential elections of
               29 November 2009 would be inconsistent with a credible process and with the
               Ouagadougou Political Agreement as endorsed by the Security Council;
                    3.    Welcomes the successful completion of registration of voters;
                    4.   Recalls that it had requested in its resolution 1865 (2009) the President of
               the Independent Electoral Commission to share publicly the details of the time



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           frame, and takes note of the dates he provided for the five stages leading to the
           elections of 29 November 2009;
                 5.   Reiterates that the publication of the electoral list is a crucial step in the
           electoral process, looks forward to the publication of the provisional voters list
           before the end of August 2009 and urges the Ivorian actors to meet their
           commitments in full and without delay;
                 6.   Expresses its determination to follow closely the publication of the
           provisional and of the final electoral lists, encourages the Facilitator and the Special
           Representative of the Secretary-General to inform it without delay of any difficulty
           that may put at risk the electoral time frame, expresses its intention to examine any
           such situation without delay and requests the Special Representative of the
           Secretary-General to certify the voters list explicitly;
                 7.    Reiterates 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;
                 8.    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 the civil society;
                 9.    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;
                 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 by
           providing, with the agreement of the Ivorian authorities, electoral observation
           capacity and related technical assistance;
                 11. Recalls that it is fully prepared to impose targeted measures pursuant to
           paragraph 16 of resolution 1842 (2008), 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 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 1.33 and 2.11 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 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
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                     13. Takes note again of the ceremony of transfer of authority held in Bouake
               on 26 of May 2009 as a positive development, urges the Ivorian parties to make
               further progress to advance the reunification and disarmament processes, and
               encourages the international donors to continue to provide their support to them, as
               appropriate;
                     14. Calls upon all concerned parties to ensure that the protection of women
               and children is addressed in the implementation of the Ouagadougou Political
               Agreement as well as the post-conflict reconstruction and recovery phases,
               including continued monitoring and reporting of the situation of women and
               children and that all reported abuses are investigated and those responsible brought
               to justice;
                    15. Calls also upon all Ivorian parties to take appropriate measures to refrain
               from, prevent and protect civilians from all forms of sexual violence, which could
               include, inter alia, enforcing appropriate military disciplinary measures, upholding
               the principle of command responsibility, and training troops on the categorical
               prohibition of all forms of sexual violence;
                     16. Recalls the recommendation by its Working Group on children in armed
               conflict in Côte d’Ivoire (S/AC.51/2008/5) that a National Action Plan to address
               sexual violence be adopted, welcomes steps taken so far and urges the Government
               of Côte d’Ivoire, with the support of UNOCI and other relevant actors to finalize
               and implement it, welcomes also the Programme of Action to Combat Sexual
               Violence in the areas within its control signed by the Forces Nouvelles in
               January 2009 pursuant to the above-mentioned recommendations as well as the
               communiqué issued by four militia groups indicating their willingness to combat
               sexual violence, and calls upon all relevant parties, with the continued support of
               UNOCI to work together to implement their commitments;
                    17. Urges the signatories of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement to take the
               necessary steps to protect vulnerable civilian populations, including by guaranteeing
               the voluntary return, reinstallation, reintegration and security of displaced persons,
               including by addressing land tenure issues, with the support of the United Nations
               system, and to fulfil in this regard their commitments in accordance with the
               Ouagadougou Political Agreement and their obligations under international law;
                    18. Welcomes the progress made in the identification process, which is key to
               the long-term stability of Côte d’Ivoire, and calls upon the Ivorian parties to
               continue the identification operations, including after the elections;
                    (“Renewing the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire”)
                     19. Decides to renew the mandate of UNOCI, as determined in resolution
               1739 (2007), until 31 January 2010, in particular to support the organization in Côte
               d’Ivoire of free, open, fair and transparent elections, within the electoral time frame
               referred to in paragraph 1 above;
                     20. Requests UNOCI, within its existing resources and mandate, to support
               actively 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 free, fair, open and transparent
               presidential election of 29 November 2009, and to continue to support the
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           dismantling of militias, and to provide technical and logistical support to the
           Independent Electoral Commission for the preparation and the holding of the
           elections in a secure environment;
                 21. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to monitor progress on the
           achievement of the benchmarks referred to in annex 1 of his report dated 7 July
           2009, encourages him to continue to refine and update them and to report to the
           Security Council, and expresses its intention to review these benchmarks in full
           before 15 October 2009, taking into account in particular the progress of the
           electoral process;
                 22. Reiterates its full support to the efforts of the Special Representative of
           the Secretary-General in Côte d’Ivoire, and requests UNOCI to continue to actively
           sensitize the Ivorian population to his certification role;
                 23. Commends the Facilitator for continuing to support the process to settle
           the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, and requests UNOCI to continue to assist him 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;
                 24. Reaffirms its intention, as expressed in resolution 1836 (2008), to
           authorize the Secretary-General to redeploy troops, as may be needed, between the
           United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and UNOCI on a temporary basis and
           in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1609 (2005), as recommended by the
           Secretary-General in paragraph 25 of his report dated 7 July 2009 (S/2009/344) and
           calls on troop contributing countries to support the efforts of the Secretary-General
           in that regard;
                25. Underscores the importance of updating the military concept of
           operations and rules of engagement before 30 September 2009 and requests the
           Secretary-General to report thereon to the Security Council and troop contributing
           countries;
                 26. Requests UNOCI to continue to contribute, pursuant to paragraph 2 (k) of
           its resolution 1739 (2007), to the promotion and protection of human rights in Côte
           d’Ivoire, with special attention to violence committed against children and women,
           to monitor and help investigate human rights violations with a view to ending
           impunity, and to continue to support the efforts all parties should take pursuant to
           paragraphs 15 and 16 above, and further requests the Secretary-General to continue
           to include in his reports to the Security Council relevant information on progress in
           this area;
                 27. Requests UNOCI, in this context, to also continue to contribute, pursuant
           to paragraph 2 (m) of its resolution 1739 (2007), to assist the Government of Côte
           d’Ivoire in restoring a civilian policing presence throughout Côte d’Ivoire, and to
           advise the Government of Côte d’Ivoire on the restructuring of the internal security
           services and in re-establishing the authority of the judiciary and the rule of law
           throughout Côte d’Ivoire;
               28. Stresses the need for UNOCI and humanitarian agencies to continue to
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               persons, to exchange information on possible outbreaks of violence and other threats
               against civilians in order to respond thereto in a timely and appropriate manner;
                     29. 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 predeployment awareness training, and other action to ensure full
               accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
                    30. Decides to extend until 31 January 2010 the authorization it provided to
               the French forces in order to support UNOCI, within the limits of their deployment
               and their capabilities;
                     31. Expresses its intention to review the situation as well as, as appropriate,
               the mandate of UNOCI, subject to the progress of the electoral process and in
               particular to the establishment of the voters list, and in any case no later than
               15 October 2009, requests the Secretary-General to inform it in early September of
               the publication of the provisional electoral list and further requests the Secretary-General to provide to it a mid-term report, by the end of September 2009, of the
               situation on the ground, including a specific update on the security situation, and of
               the preparation of the electoral process;
                    32. Further requests the Secretary-General to inform the Security Council in
               his upcoming reports on the development of his strategic workplan containing
               indicative timelines to measure and track progress on the implementation of the
               benchmarks referred to in paragraph 21 above;
                      33. Expresses its intention to review by 31 January 2010 the mandate of
               UNOCI and the authorization provided to the French forces which support it, the
               level of troops of UNOCI and the benchmarks referred to in paragraph 21 above, in
               light of the progress achieved in the electoral process and in the implementation of
               the key steps of the peace process, and requests the Secretary-General to provide to
               it a report to this end three weeks before this date;
                    34.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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