Security Council resolution 2153 (2014) [on modification and renewal of sanctions against Côte d'Ivoire until 30 Apr. 2015 and on extension of the mandate of the UN Group of Experts until 30 May 2015]
Symbol: S/RES/2153 (2014)
Date: 2014-04-29
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/69 [196] CÔTE D'IVOIRE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/69 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Subjects: UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|UN. Group of Experts Established pursuant to Paragraph 7 of Security Council Resolution 1584 (2005)|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d'Ivoire|Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for Rough Diamonds (2002)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SANCTIONS|ARMS EMBARGO|SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|GROUPS OF EXPERTS|CONFLICT DIAMONDS|DISARMAMENT|COOPERATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: AUSTRALIA
vote: yes
country: CHAD
vote: yes
country: CHILE
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JORDAN
vote: yes
country: LITHUANIA
vote: yes
country: LUXEMBOURG
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: RWANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

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               Resolution 2153 (2014)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7163rd meeting, on
               29 April 2014

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its President r elating to
               the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, in particular resolutions 1880 (2009), 1893 (2009),
               1911 (2010), 1933 (2010), 1946 (2010), 1962 (2010), 1975 (2011), 1980 (2011),
               2000 (2011), 2045 (2012), 2062 (2012), 2101 (2013), and 2112 (2013),
                     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,
                     Welcoming the special report of the Secretary-General dated 24 December
               2013 (S/2013/761), and noting the 2013 midterm report (S/2013/605), and the 2014
               Final report (S/2014/266), of the United Nations Group of Experts,
                     Welcoming the overall progress towards restoring security, peace and stability
               in Côte d’Ivoire, commending the President and Government of Côte d ’Ivoire’s
               continued efforts to stabilize the security situation and accelerate economic recovery
               in Côte d’Ivoire and strengthen international and regional cooperation, and notably
               enhanced cooperation with the governments of Ghana and Liberia, and calling upon
               all national stakeholders to work together to consolidate the progress made so far
               and to address the underlying causes of tension and conflict,
                     Recognizing the continued contribution the measures imposed by resolutions
               1572 (2004), 1643 (2005), 1975 (2011) and 1980 (2011), as modified by later
               resolutions, make to the stability of Côte d’Ivoire, including by countering the illicit
               transfer of small arms and light weapons in Côte d’Ivoire, as well as in supporting
               post-conflict peacebuilding, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR)
               and security sector reform (SSR), and stressing that these measures aim at
               supporting the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire with a view to possibly further
               modifying or lifting all or part of the remaining measures, in accordance with
               progress achieved in relation to DDR and SSR, national reconciliation and the fight
               against impunity,
                    Welcoming the completion of the electoral cycle that originated in the
               Ouagadougou Accords, and the announcement of the presidential election in
               October 2015 and encouraging the government and the opposition to move

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               positively and collaboratively towards political reconciliation and electoral reform
               to ensure that the political space remains open and transparent,
                    Welcoming the efforts made toward the security reform agenda and especially
               the increasing cooperation between the National Security Council and the local
               authorities while expressing concern about the delays in the implementation of the
               national strategy for security sector reform, in particular beyond Abidjan and urging
               an acceleration of efforts to reform the security sector, including by putting in place
               an effective chain of command, a system of military justice and appropriate
               budgetary allocations,
                      Welcoming the progress made in the overall security situation and efforts to
               address security challenges while expressing concern at delays in implementation of
               security sector reform and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former
               combatants, welcoming efforts towards better monitoring and management of
               weapons through the National Commission to Fight Against the Proliferation and
               Illicit Traffic of Small Arms and Light Weapons, with the support of UNOCI, and
               emphasizing the importance of continued efforts in this area, re-emphasizing the
               necessity of the Ivoirian Government to provide sufficient financial resources and to
               develop viable reintegration opportunities for former combatants in order to ensure
               the achievement of the DDR process by June 2015 at the latest,
                     Reiterating the urgent need for the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to train and
               equip its security forces, especially the police and gendarmerie with standard
               policing weapons and ammunition,
                     Re-emphasizing the importance of the Ivoirian Government to be able to
               respond proportionately to threats to the security of all citizens in Côte d ’Ivoire and
               calling on the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to ensure that its security forces remain
               committed to upholding human rights and applicable international law,
                    Encouraging closer cooperation between the Government of Côte d ’Ivoire and
               the Group of Experts, originally established pursuant to paragraph 7 of resolution
               1584 (2005),
                     Welcoming the ongoing efforts made by the Secretariat to expand and improve
               the roster of experts for the Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch, bearing in
               mind the guidance provided by the Note of the President S/2006/997,
                     Welcoming the progress made by the Ivoirian authorities in combating illegal
               taxation systems and acknowledging the decrease in the number of illegal
               checkpoints and incidents of racketeering but noting the insufficient capacity and
               resources in order to control borders, in particular in the western part of the country,
                     Noting that the Kimberley Process (KP) recognized that Côte d ’Ivoire fulfilled
               KP Certification Scheme minimum requirements in its Final Communique of
               22 November 2013, encouraging Côte d’Ivoire’s full implementation of its Action
               Plan to develop its diamond sector in line with KP standards, including participation
               in the KP’s Mano River basin initiative, and welcoming Côte d’Ivoire’s invitation to
               host a KP review visit six months after legal exports of rough diamonds have
               resumed,
                     Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009),
               1960 (2010), 2106 (2013) and 2122 (2013) on women, peace and security, its
               resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011),2068 (2012) and 2143 (2014) on


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           children and armed conflict and its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674
           (2006), 1738 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed
           conflicts,
                 Reiterating its firm condemnation of all violations of human rights and
           international humanitarian law in Côte d’Ivoire, condemning all violence committed
           against civilians, including women, children, internally displaced persons and
           foreign nationals, and other violations and abuses of human rights, and stressing that
           the perpetrators on all sides must be brought to justice, whether in domest ic or
           international courts, and encouraging the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to further
           continue its close cooperation with the International Criminal Court,
                Welcoming in this regard the transfer of Charles Blé Goudé, former leader of
           the Young Patriots, to the International Criminal Court, and further welcoming
           national and international efforts to bring to justice alleged perpetrators of violations
           and abuses of human rights and of violations of international humanitarian law,
                 Stressing the importance for the Group of Experts to be provided with the
           sufficient resources for the implementation of its mandate,
                 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, for a period ending on 30 April 2015, that all States shall take
           the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to
           Côte d’Ivoire, from their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels
           or aircraft, of arms and any related lethal material, whether or not originating in
           their territories;
                2.    Decides that supplies of non-lethal equipment, and the provision of any
           technical assistance, training or financial assistance, intended to enable the Ivorian
           security forces to use only appropriate and proportionate force while maintaining
           public order, shall no longer require notification to the Committee;
                 3.    Notes that the measures on arms and related lethal materiel in paragraph 1
           do not apply to the provision of training, advice, technical or financial assistance, and
           expertise related to security and military activities, or to non -lethal material, including
           the supplies of civilian vehicles to the Ivorian security forces;
                 4.   Decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 1 above shall not apply
           to:
                (a) supplies intended solely for the support of or use by the United Nations
           Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and the French forces who support them, and
           supplies transiting through Côte d’Ivoire intended for the support of or to be used by
           United Nations Peacekeeping operations;
                 (b) supplies temporarily exported to Côte d’Ivoire to the forces of a State
           which is taking action, in accordance with international law, solely and directly to
           facilitate the evacuation of its nationals and those for whom it has consular
           responsibility in Côte d’Ivoire, as notified in advance to the Committee established
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                     (c) supplies of arms and related lethal materiel to the Ivoirian security
               forces, intended solely for the support of or use in the Ivoirian process of SSR, as
               notified in advance to the Committee established by paragraph 14 of the resolution
               1572 (2004), except for those arms and related lethal materiel which are set out in
               the Annex of this resolution, which require the advance approval of the Committee
               established by paragraph 14 of resolution 1572 (2004);
                    5.    Decides that the Committee shall add, remove or clarify items on the list
               of arms and related lethal materiel specified in the Annex of this resolution, as
               appropriate;
                     6.    Decides, for the period referred to in paragraph 1 above, that the Ivorian
               authorities shall notify or request approval in advance, as appropriate, from the
               Committee for any shipments of items referred to in paragraph 3(c) above, further
               decides that the Member State delivering assistance may, in the alternative, make
               this notification or approval request pursuant to paragraph 3(c) after informing the
               Government of Côte d’Ivoire that it intends to do so;
                     7.    Requests the Ivoirian Government ensure that notifications and approval
               requests sent to the Sanctions Committee contain all relevant information, including
               the purpose of the use and end user, including the intended destination unit in the
               Ivoirian Security Forces or the intended place of storage, the technical
               specifications, quantity of the equipment to be shipped, details of the manufacturer
               and supplier of the equipment, the proposed date of delivery, mode of transportation
               and itinerary of shipments; further stresses the importance of a specific focus on
               detailed explanations for how the requested equipment will support security sector
               reform; and emphasizes that such notifications and approval requests include
               information about any intended modification of non-lethal equipment into lethal
               equipment;
                     8.    Decides that the Ivoirian authorities shall submit biannual reports to the
               Committee by 30 September 2015 and by 30 March 2015 on progress achieved in
               relation to DDR and SSR;
                     9.   Encourages Ivorian authorities to consult with UNOCI, within its
               existing mandate and resources, to ensure notifications and authorisation requests
               contain the required information;
                      10. Urges the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to allow the Group of Experts
               and UNOCI access to the exempted arms and lethal materiel at the time of import
               and before the transfer to the end user takes place, stresses that the Government of
               Côte d’Ivoire shall mark the arms and related lethal materiel when received in the
               territory of Côte d’Ivoire, urges the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to maintain a
               registry of all arms and materials owned by national security forces, with a specific
               attention to small arms and light weapons, with a view of improving tracking and
               monitoring of their circulation;
                    11. Decides to review the measures decided in paragraphs above in light of
               the progress achieved in the stabilization throughout the country, by the end of the
               period mentioned in paragraph 1, in accordance with progress achieved in relation
               to DDR and SSR, national reconciliation and the fight against impunity;
                   12. Decides to renew until 30 April 2015 the financial and travel measures
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           resolution 1975 (2011) and stresses its intention to review the continued listing of
           individuals subject to such measures provided they engage in actions that further the
           objective of national reconciliation;
                 13. Decides to terminate as of the date of adoption of this resolution the
           measures preventing the importation by any State of all rough diamonds from Côte
           d’Ivoire imposed by paragraph 6 of resolution 1643 (2005), in light of progress
           made towards Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) implementation and
           better governance of the sector;
                 14. Requests Côte d’Ivoire to update the Security Council, through the
           Committee, on its progress in implementing its Action Plan for diamonds, including
           on any enforcement activities involving illegal smuggling, development of its
           customs regime, and reporting of financial flows from diamonds; encourages Côte
           d’Ivoire to host a KP review visit within nine months following the date o f adoption
           of this resolution to include a representative from the Group of Experts; and further
           encourages Côte d’Ivoire’s continued participation in the regional cooperation and
           law enforcement activities, such as the KP’s Mano River Basin initiative;
                 15. Invites the KPCS, in particular, its Working Groups on Monitoring and
           Statistics, to communicate information, as appropriate, regarding Côte D ’Ivoire’s
           compliance with the KPCS to the Security Council, thorough the Committee, and
           when possible, for review by the Group of Experts; encourages donors to support
           Côte d’Ivoire’s efforts by sharing related information and providing technical
           assistance;
                 16. Calls upon the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to take the necessary steps
           to enforce the measures imposed by paragraph 1 above, including by incorporating
           relevant provisions in its national legal framework;
                 17. Calls upon all Member States, in particular those in the subregion, to
           fully implement the measures mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 6 above;
                18. Expresses its continued concern about the instability in western Côte
           d’Ivoire, welcomes and further encourages the coordinated action by authorities
           from neighbouring countries to address this issue, particularly with respect to the
           border area, including through continuing monitoring, information sharing and
           conducting coordinated actions, and in developing and implementing a shared
           border strategy to inter alia support the disarmament and repatriation of foreign
           armed elements on both sides of the border;
                19. Encourages UNOCI and the United Nations Mission in Liberia
           (UNMIL), within their respective mandates, capabilities and areas of deployment, to
           continue to coordinate closely in assisting respectively the Governments of Côte
           d’Ivoire and Liberia in monitoring their border, and welcomes continued
           cooperation between the Group of Experts and the Panel of Experts on Liberia
           appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution 1854 (2008);
                20. Urges all illegal Ivorian armed combatants, including in neighbouring
           countries, to lay down their arms immediately, encourages UNOCI, within its
           mandate and limits of capabilities and areas of deployment, to continue to assist the
           Government of Côte d’Ivoire in collecting and storing the arms and registering all
           relevant information related to those arms and further calls upon the Government of
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               and Illicit Traffic of Small Arms and Light Weapons, to ensure that those arms are
               neutralized or not illegally disseminated, in accordance with the ECOWAS
               Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other
               Associated Materials;
                     21. Recalls that UNOCI, within the monitoring of the arms embargo, is
               mandated to collect, as appropriate, arms and any related materiel brought into Côte
               d’Ivoire in violation of the measures imposed by paragraph 1 of this resolution, and
               to dispose of such arms and related materiel as appropriate ;
                     22. Reiterates the necessity for the Ivorian authorities to provide unhindered
               access to the Group of Experts, as well as UNOCI and the French forces which
               support it, to equipment, sites and installations referred to in paragraph 2(a) of
               resolution 1584 (2005), and to all weapons, ammunition and related materiel of all
               armed security forces, regardless of location, including the arms issued from the
               collection referred to in paragraph 10 or 11 above, when appropriate and without
               notice, as set out in its resolutions 1739 (2007), 1880 (2009), 1933 (2010), 1962
               (2010), 1980 (2011), 2062 (2012), and 2112 (2013);
                    23. 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;
                     24. Decides to extend the mandate of the Group of Experts as set out in
               paragraph 7 of resolution 1727 (2006) for a period of 13 months until 30 May 2015
               and requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to support its
               action;
                     25. Reiterates that paragraph 7(b) of resolution 1727 (2006) includes a
               mandate for the Group of Experts to gather and analyse all relevant information on
               sources of financing, including from the exploitation of natural resources in Côte
               d’Ivoire, for the purchase of arms and related materiel and activities and notes that
               pursuant to paragraph 12(a) of resolution 1727 (2006) those who are determined to
               be a threat to the peace and national reconciliation process in Côte d ’Ivoire through
               the illicit trafficking of natural resources, including diamonds and gold, may be
               designated by the Committee;
                     26. Decides that the Group of Experts will also report on the activities of and
               any continued threat to peace and security in Côte d ’Ivoire posed by sanctioned
               individuals and additionally requests the Group of Experts to assess and report on
               the effects of the modifications decided in this resolution;
                    27. Requests the Group of Experts to submit a midterm report to the
               Committee by 15 October 2014 and to submit a final report by 15 April 2015, after
               discussion with the Committee, on the implementation of the measures imposed by
               paragraphs 1 above, 9 and 11 of resolution 1572 (2004), paragraph 12 of resolution
               1975 (2011) and paragraph 10 of resolution 1980 (2011);
                     28. Decides that the report of the Group of Experts, as 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 paragraph 10 of resolution 1980 (2011) and further
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           (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;
                29. 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;
                30. 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;
                 31. Encourages the Ivorian authorities to participate in the OECD-hosted
           implementation program with regard to the due diligence guid elines for responsible
           supply chains of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas, with a special
           attention to gold, and to reach out to international organizations with a view to
           taking advantage of lessons learned from other initiatives and cou ntries that have
           and are confronting similar issues on artisanal mining;
                 32. Calls upon the Ivorian authorities to continue to take the necessary
           measures to dismantle the illegal taxation networks, including by undertaking
           relevant and thorough investigations, reduce the number of checkpoints and prevent
           incidents of racketeering throughout the country and further calls upon the
           authorities to continue to take the necessary steps to continue to re -establish and
           reinforce relevant institutions and to accelerate the deployment of customs and
           border control officials in the North, West and East of the country;
                33. Asks the Group of Experts to assess the effectiveness of these border
           measures and control in the region, encourages all neighbouring States to be aware
           of Ivorian efforts in that regard and encourages UNOCI, within its mandate, to
           continue its assistance to Ivorian authorities in the re -establishment of normal
           customs and border control operation;
                34. 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 1, 2 and 3
           above, paragraphs 9 and 11 of resolution 1572 (2004), paragraph 6 of resolution
           1643 (2005) and paragraph 12 of resolution 1975 (2011), and further requests the
           Group of Experts to coordinate its activities as appropriate with all political actors
           and to implement their mandate in accordance with the Report of the Informal
           Working Group of the Security Council on General Issues of Sanctions
           (S/2006/997);
                35. Requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
           Children and Armed Conflict and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sexual Violence in Conflict to continue sharing relevant information
           with the Committee in accordance with paragraph 7 of resolution 1960 (2010) and
           paragraph 9 of resolution 1998 (2011);




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                     36. 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;
                     37.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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Annex
           1.   Weapons, direct and indirect fire artillery, and guns with a calibre bigger than
           12.7 mm, their ammunition and components.
           2.   Rocket propelled grenades, rockets, light anti-tank weapons, rifle grenades and
           grenade-launchers.
           3.  Surface-to-air Missiles, including man portable air defence              systems
           (Manpads); surface-to-surface missiles; and air-to-surface missiles.
           4.   Mortars with a calibre bigger than 82 mm.
           5. Guided anti-tank weapons, especially guided anti-tank missiles, their
           ammunition and components.
           6.   Armed aircraft, including rotary wing or fixed wing.
           7.   Military armed vehicles or Military vehicles equipped with weapon mounts.
           8.    Explosive charges and devices containing explosive materials, designed for
           military purpose, mines and related material.
           9.   Night observation and night shooting devices.




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