Security Council resolution 1968 (2011) [on extension up to 3 months of the temporary redeployment of infantry companies and an aviation unit from the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI)]
Symbol: S/RES/1968(2011)
Date: 2011-02-16
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/66 [196] CÔTE D'IVOIRE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/66 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
S/66 [90] UN MISSION IN LIBERIA
Subjects: UN Mission in Liberia|UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|LIBERIA|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|MILITARY PERSONNEL|STAFF REASSIGNMENT
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/1968 (2011)
               Security Council                                              Distr.: General
                                                                             16 February 2011




               Resolution 1968 (2011)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6482nd meeting, on
               16 February 2011

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolution 1967 (2011), 1962
               (2010), 1951 (2010), 1946 (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 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 Mission 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 7 January 2011 (S/2011/5)
               stressing the essential role played by the assets deployed from UNMIL to UNOCI in
               the current challenging circumstances in Côte d’Ivoire,
                   Reaffirming its full support to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Côte d’Ivoire in carrying out his mandate,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.   Decides to authorize the Secretary-General, further to 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 three
               months 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;
                    2.   Requests the support of troop- and police-contributing countries in that
               regard;
                    3.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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