Security Council resolution 2226 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) until 30 June 2016]
Symbol: S/RES/2226 (2015)
Date: 2015-06-25
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/70 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
S/70 [196] CÔTE D'IVOIRE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|UN Mission in Liberia|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|POLITICAL CONDITIONS|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|INTER-AGENCY COOPERATION|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|RECONCILIATION|DISARMAMENT|MILITARY DEMOBILIZATION|SOCIAL INTEGRATION|SECURITY SECTOR REFORM|HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ANGOLA
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: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: NEW ZEALAND
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
vote: yes

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               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                25 June 2015




               Resolution 2226 (2015)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7471st meeting, on
               25 June 2015

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 2162 (2014) and
               2219 (2015), and the statements of its President relating to the situation in Côte
               d’Ivoire, resolutions 2188 (2014), 2190 (2014) and 2215 (2015) on the situation in
               Liberia and resolution 2164 (2014) on the situation in Mali,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and unity of Côte d’Ivoire and recalling the principles of good -
               neighbourliness, non-interference and regional cooperation,
                     Recalling that the Government of Côte d’Ivoire bears primary responsibility
               for ensuring peace, stability and the protection of civilians in Côte d’Ivoire,
                    Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General of 7 May 2015 (S/2015/320),
                     Welcoming the progress being made in Côte d’Ivoire on the path of
               reconciliation, stability and economic recovery and commending the leadership of
               the President of Côte d’Ivoire in this regard,
                    Welcoming the continued improvement in the security situation in Côte
               d’Ivoire, including in the western part of the country and along the border with
               Liberia, while condemning the attacks of 10 and 16 January 2015, acknowledging
               the need to address remaining challenges and noting the continued cooperation
               between the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and the United
               Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), as well as the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire
               and Liberia and countries in the subregion, in coordinating activities, including on
               security, in the border areas in the subregion,
                     Calling upon all Ivorian stakeholders, including political parties, civil society
               and the media, to work together to consolidate the progress made so far and to
               address the underlying causes of tension and conflict including with respect to land
               and nationality, encouraging the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to further strengthen
               the rule of law, welcoming the steps taken by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to
               organize and finance the 2015 presidential election process, including reforms on the
               legal framework for elections through the adoption of amendments to this framework ,
               welcoming the work undertaken by the Commission Électorale Indépendante, and


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               welcoming the steps taken by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to facilitate an
               environment conducive to fair, credible, and transparent elections, while underlining
               the necessity to continue and intensify efforts in this field,
                    Welcoming the ongoing political dialogue among the political parties,
               including extra-parliamentary parties, further welcoming the decision by the
               Government of Côte d’Ivoire, on an exceptional basis, to finance political parties
               ahead of the election, commending the engagement of the Special Representative of
               the Secretary-General through her good offices mandate, especially in support of the
               dialogue between the Government and opposition political parties, and expressing
               its appreciation for the work of UNOCI and its overall contribution to the
               maintenance of peace and security in Côte d’Ivoire,
                     Taking note of the letter of 18 June 2014 of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire
               to the Secretary-General requesting the possible provision of electoral assistance for
               the 2015 presidential election,
                     Welcoming the continued improvement of the humanitarian situation, including
               with regard to the situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs), and urging the
               resumption of the voluntary, safe and durable return of refugees to their places of
               origin in Côte d’Ivoire,
                     Taking note of the final framework on disarmament, demobilization and
               reintegration (DDR) adopted by the Autorité du DDR (ADDR) and the succe ssful
               disarmament and demobilization of more than 50,000 former combatants,
               welcoming the initiative to enrol all former combatants in the disarmament and
               demobilization program by 30 June 2015 and underlining the need to continue
               efforts to include former combatants associated with the previous government,
               taking note of the continuing work of ADDR, with the support of UNOCI, in this
               regard, and emphasizing the need to implement post-June 2015 reinsertion activities
               in a coordinated manner, including through the designation by the Government of
               Côte d’Ivoire of a lead institution to achieve this objective,
                     Commending the efforts of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to restructure and
               professionalize its defence and security sector, including through the
               implementation of the National Security Strategy, underlining the need for the
               Government of Côte d’Ivoire to continue prioritizing efforts to implement
               completely its security sector reform strategy, with a special attention to the training
               and equipment of the police and gendarmerie as well as the streamlining of security
               structures, and underlining the importance of measures to rebuild confidence within
               and between the security forces and the population, including ahead of the 2015
               presidential election,
                     Emphasizing the importance of pursuing a national reconciliation and social
               cohesion strategy, welcoming in this regard efforts to take forward inter-communal
               dialogue, encouraging the publication by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire of the
               final report and recommendations provided by the Commission dialogue, vérité et
               reconciliation (CDVR), welcoming the establishment of the Commission nationale
               pour la reconciliation et l’indemnisation des victimes (CONARIV), encouraging the
               full implementation of its mandate, and underlining the importance of including all
               Ivorians in the reconciliation process at the national and local levels,
                    Reiterating the vital role of women in conflict resolution and peacebuilding,
               the importance of their equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for


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           the maintenance and promotion of peace and security and their key role in
           re-establishing the fabric of societies recovering from conflict, and further reaffirming
           the importance of implementing the Côte d’Ivoire National Act ion Plan for the
           implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) adopted in 2008,
                 Welcoming the efforts to improve the human rights situation, which led to
           progress in this field, including through the inauguration of the first national
           mechanism aimed at enhancing gender balance in all institutions, further welcoming
           the recent reform of the criminal code and the criminal procedure code, consistent
           with Côte d’Ivoire’s international commitments, while expressing its concern about
           the continued reports, including those reported by the Secretary-General in his
           report of 7 May 2015 (S/2015/320), of human rights violations and abuses and
           violations of international humanitarian law, including against women and children,
           in particular sexual violence, stressing the importance of investigating and
           prosecuting such alleged violations and abuses, including those that occurred
           throughout the post-elections crisis committed by all parties, irrespective of their
           status or political affiliation,
                 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 in Côte d’Ivoire, urging the Government of Côte
           d’Ivoire to increase and expedite its efforts to combat impunity and ensure equitable
           and independent justice without discrimination, and encouraging in this regard the
           Government of Côte d’Ivoire to continue its close cooperation with the International
           Criminal Court (ICC),
                 Expressing concern at reports about difficult conditions in detention, calling
           upon the Government to ensure that the conditions of detention are in line with
           international obligations and to take all steps necessary to prevent and investigate
           violations and abuse of human rights in the context of detention and welcoming the
           support provided by the European Union and France in this regard,
                 Commending the contribution of troop- and police-contributing countries and
           donors to UNOCI, underlining the importance of providing military troops and
           police officers qualified with appropriate specialized and linguistic skills,
                  Recognizing the continued contribution of the arms embargo, as defined by
           resolution 2219 (2015), to the stability of Côte d’Ivoire including by countering the
           illicit transfer, destabilization, accumulation and misuse of small arms and light
           weapons,
                Commending the African Union and the Economic Community of West
           African States (ECOWAS) for their efforts to consolidate peace and stab ility in Côte
           d’Ivoire, and encouraging them to continue to support the Ivorian authorities in
           addressing key challenges, especially the underlying causes of recent conflict and
           insecurity in the border area, including the movement of armed elements and
           weapons, and promoting justice and national reconciliation,
                 Welcoming Côte d’Ivoire’s ratification of the 1954 and 1961 Conventions on
           Statelessness and the steps being taken to revise its nationality laws, welcoming the
           important steps being taken by ECOWAS member states to address statelessness,
           including through the ministerial-level regional conference held in Abidjan from
           23-25 February, 2015, and recalling the Secretary-General’s decision on Durable



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               Solutions and expressing support for the implementation of the national durable
               solution strategy for IDPs,
                     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,

               National reconciliation and social cohesion
                    1.    Welcomes the resumption of the dialogue between the Government of
               Côte d’Ivoire and the political opposition in December 2014, January and May
               2015, calls upon all political parties to play a constructive role and contribute
               towards reconciliation;
                     2.    Commends the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her
               good offices efforts and political support and requests that such important efforts
               and support continue, in particular with a view to the October 2015 presidential
               election, in line with paragraph 19 (b) of this resolution;
                     3.    Emphasizes the importance of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire
               continuing to pursue a national reconciliation and social cohesion strategy,
               particularly ahead of the October 2015 presidential election, through concrete
               measures to promote justice and reconciliation at all levels and involving all
               stakeholders and calls for a direct, open and constructive dialogue between the
               Government of Côte d’Ivoire and all political parties, including the opposition, to
               expedite further progress on crucial reforms on nationality and land;
                      4.    Welcomes the work undertaken by the Commission Electorale
               Indépendante, urges the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to continue to take all
               necessary steps to implement, in accordance with the existing time frame, the legal
               framework for the October 2015 presidential election, including the updating of the
               voters list and the allocation of adequate budgetary resources, as well as to continue
               its efforts to strengthen national logistical capacities to enable the organization and
               conduct of the election across the country, calls upon all national stakeholders to
               facilitate the creation of an environment conducive to the holding of free, fair,
               transparent, and inclusive presidential elections, as well as to refrain from acts that
               could incite violence, including hate speech, particularly through the media, and
               affirms its intention to pay close attention to such acts;
                     5.    Affirms its intention to review the listing of individuals subject to the
               financial and travel measures imposed by paragraphs 9 to 12 of resolution 1572
               (2004) and paragraph 12 of resolution 1975 (2011) provided they engage in actions
               that further the objective of national reconciliatio n;

               Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR)
                    6.   Calls upon the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to complete the DDR
               process before the presidential election of 2015 in accordance with the objective
               announced by the President of Côte d’Ivoire, requests UNOCI to facilitate the
               implementation of this process, including by continuing its technical support to the
               ADDR and relevant institutions, and swiftly disbursing support to the Ivorian DDR
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           organizations to provide financial contributions to meet the needs of the DDR
           programme;
                7.    Encourages the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) to facilitate the
           planning and implementation of programmes which support this process, in
           consultation with UNOCI and international partners;
                 8.    Urges the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to provide for a transparent and
           inclusive DDR process that includes unregistered former combatants, encourages
           further efforts by the ADDR and relevant institutions to enhance the collection and
           disposal of weapons and ammunitions as part of the DDR process and reiterates the
           need for the Government to develop and implement long -term solutions to address
           the residual caseload of former combatants and for the sustained social and
           economic integration of former combatants, including former female combatants;

           Security sector reform (SSR)
                 9.   Calls upon the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to accelerate the
           implementation of the national security sector reform strategy ad opted in September
           2012 and updated in 2014 with a view to setting up inclusive and accountable
           security forces that include an effective chain of command, a system of military
           justice and adequate and sustainable budgetary allocations;
                 10. Underscores in this regard the importance of accelerating the deployment
           of the police and gendarmerie to take over public order tasks currently performed by
           the Forces Républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire (FRCI) and other groups, including by
           equipping the police and gendarmerie with standard policing weapons and
           ammunition following the partial lifting of the arms embargo pursuant to its
           resolution 2153 (2014) and reaffirmed in resolution 2219 (2015);
                 11. Reiterates its call to the Government and all international partners,
           including private companies, involved in assisting the Government in the SSR
           process, to comply with the provisions of resolution 2219 (2015) and to coordinate
           their efforts with a view to promoting transparency and a clear division of labour
           between all international partners;

           Human rights
                 12. Strongly urges the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to ensure in the shortest
           possible time frame that, irrespective of their status or political affiliation, all those
           responsible for serious violations and abuses of human rights and violations of
           international humanitarian law, including those committed during and after the
           post-electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, are brought to justice in accordance with its
           international obligations and that all detainees receive clarity about their status in a
           transparent manner, and urges the Government to continue its cooperation with
           the ICC;
                 13. Emphasizes, in this regard, the importance of the work conducted by the
           National Commission of Inquiry and the CDVR, to lasting reconciliation in Côte
           d’Ivoire, encourages the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to publish the final report and
           recommendations of the CDVR to contribute to such reconciliation, calls for the
           implementation and conclusion of related investigations, further calls on the
           Government to create the enabling environment to ensure that the work of the
           Ivorian judicial system is impartial, credible, transparent and consistent with


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               internationally agreed standards and, in this regard, welcomes the renewal of the
               Special Investigation and Examination cell, and encourages the Government to
               continue to provide it with the support it needs to conduct its investigations;
                    14. Urges the Government to take concrete and discernible steps to prevent
               and mitigate violence, including inter-communal tensions by seeking a broad
               national consensus on addressing effectively identity and land tenure issues;
                    15. Welcomes the work of the National Human Rights Commission,
               underscores the importance of its independence and its compliance with the Paris
               Principles related to the work of National Human Rights institutions and calls on
               UNOCI to continue to support Ivorian authorities and institution s in ensuring the
               human rights of all persons;
                    16. Calls on those responsible to cease committing acts of sexual and
               gender-based violence immediately, and further calls upon UNOCI, where
               consistent with its authorities and responsibilities, to continue to support national
               and international efforts to bring to justice perpetrators of serious violations and
               abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law in Côte
               d’Ivoire, irrespective of their status or political affiliation;
                    17. Welcomes the continued cooperation between, and the conduct of
               coordinated activities by, UNOCI and the defence and security forces, including the
               FRCI and calls for strict adherence by the defence and security forces, including the
               FRCI to international humanitarian, human rights and refugee laws and in this
               context, recalls the importance of training in human rights, child protection and
               sexual- and gender-based violence for security and law-enforcement agencies;

               UNOCI mandate
                      18.   Decides to extend the mandate of UNOCI until 30 June 2016;
                      19.   Decides that the mandate of UNOCI shall be the following:
                      (a)   Protection of civilians
                    – To protect, without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the Ivorian
                      authorities, the civilian population from threat of physical violence, within its
                      capabilities and areas of deployment and welcomes steps taken by UNOCI to
                      move to a more preventive and pre-emptive posture in pursuit of its priorities
                      and in active defence of its mandate, while underlining the need to continue
                      such an effort, without prejudice to the agreed basic principles of peacekeeping ;
                    – To implement the comprehensive strategy for the protection of civilians in
                      coordination with the United Nations Country Team (UNCT);
                    – To work closely with humanitarian agencies, particularly in relation to areas of
                      tensions and with respect to the return of displaced persons, to collect
                      information on and identify potential threats against the civilian population,
                      and bring them to the attention of the Ivorian authorities as appropriate;
                      (b)   Political support
                    – To provide, by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, good
                      offices and political support for the efforts of the Ivorian authorities to address
                      the root causes of the conflict and establish lasting peace and security in Côte



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               d’Ivoire, including in the priority areas of the SSR, DDR, and reconciliation
               processes at both the national and local levels;
              – To provide, by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, good
                offices support to the Ivorian authorities for and throughout the 2015 electoral
                period, including by facilitating dialogue between all political stakeho lders,
                inclusive of representatives of civil society and political parties;
              – To assist the Government of Côte d’Ivoire with the 2015 presidential election
                process by providing limited logistical support, particularly to access remote
                areas, within existing resources and capabilities, at the request of the
                Government of Côte d’Ivoire, while bearing in mind the primary responsibility
                of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire in this regard;
               (c)   Address remaining security threats and border-related challenges
              – To support, within its existing authorities, capabilities, and its areas of
                deployment, the national authorities in stabilizing the security situation in the
                country, with a special attention to providing support for the provision of
                security through the 2015 presidential electoral period;
              – To monitor and deter the activities of militias, mercenaries and other illegal
                armed groups and to support the Government in addressing border security
                challenges consistent with its existing mandate to protect civilia ns, including
                cross-border security and other challenges in the border areas, notably with
                Liberia, and to this end, to coordinate closely with UNMIL in order to further
                inter-mission cooperation, such as through undertaking coordinated patrols
                and contingency planning where appropriate and within their existing
                mandates and capabilities;
              – To liaise with the Forces Républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire (FRCI) in order to
                promote mutual trust among all elements composing the FRCI;
                 (d) Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme (DDR) and
           collection of weapons
              – To assist the Government, in close coordination with other bilateral and
                international partners, in implementing, at the national and local levels, the
                national programme for the DDR of former combatants and dismantling of
                militias and self-defence groups, taking into account the rights and needs of
                the distinct categories of persons to be disarmed, demobilized and
                reintegrated, including children and women;
              – To support the registration and screening of former combatants and assist in
                assessing and verifying the reliability of the listings of former combatants;
              – To support the disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed elements, where
                relevant in cooperation with UNMIL and United Nations Country Teams in the
                region;
              – To assist the national authorities, including the National Commission to fight
                against the Proliferation and Illicit Traffic of Small Arms and Light Weapons,
                in collecting, registering, securing and disposing of weapons and in clearing
                explosive remnants of war, as appropriate, in accordance with resolution 2219
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                     – To coordinate with the Government in ensuring that the collected weapons are
                       not disseminated or re-utilized outside a comprehensive national security
                       strategy, as referred to in point (e) below;
                      (e)   Reconstitution and reform of security institutions
                     – To assist the Government in implementing, without delay and in close
                       coordination with other international partners, its comprehensive national
                       security strategy;
                     – To support the Government in providing effective, transparent and harmonized
                       coordination of assistance, including the promotion of a clear division of tasks
                       and responsibilities, by international partners to the security sector reform
                       (SSR) process;
                     – To advise the Government, as appropriate, on SSR and the organization of the
                       future national army, to facilitate the provision of training, within its current
                       resources and as requested by the Government and in close coordination with
                       other international partners, in human rights, child protection and protection
                       from sexual and gender-based violence to the security and law enforcement
                       institutions, as well as capacity-building support by providing technical
                       assistance, co-location and mentoring programmes for the police and
                       gendarmerie and to contribute to restoring their presence throughout Côte
                       d’Ivoire and to promote trust and confidence within and between the security
                       and law enforcement agencies and to offer support to the development of a
                       sustainable vetting mechanism for personnel that will be absorbed into
                       security sector institutions;
                      (f)   Monitoring of the arms embargo
                     – To monitor the implementation of the measures imposed by paragraph 7 of
                       resolution 1572 (2004), in cooperation with the Group of Experts established
                       under resolution 1584 (2005), including by inspecting, as they deem it
                       necessary and when appropriate without notice, all weapons, ammunition and
                       related materiel regardless of location, consistent with resolution 2219 (2015);
                     – To collect, as appropriate, arms and any related materiel brought into Côte
                       d’Ivoire in violation of the measures imposed by paragraph 7 of resolution
                       1572 (2004), and to dispose of such arms and related materiel as appropriate;
                     – To assist the Government, upon its request and within its existing resources, to
                       ensure the Government’s notification and approval requests contain the
                       required information identified in paragraph 7 of resolution 2219 (2015)
                       consistent with paragraph 9 of resolution 2219 (2015);
                      (g)   Support for compliance with international humanitarian and human rights
               law
                     – To contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights in Côte
                       d’Ivoire, with special attention to grave violations and abuses committed
                       against children and women, notably sexual- and gender-based violence, in
                       close coordination with the Independent Expert established under the Human
                       Rights Council’s resolution A/HRC/RES/17/21;
                     – To monitor, help investigate, and report to the Council, on abuses and
                       violations of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law,


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                including those against children in line with resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882
                (2009), 1998 (2011) 2068 (2012) and 2143 (2014), in order to prevent such
                abuses and violations and to end impunity;
              – To bring to the attention of the Council all individuals identified as
                perpetrators of serious human rights violations and to keep the Committee,
                established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004), informed of any significant
                developments in this regard when appropriate;
              – To support the efforts of the Government in combating sexual - and genderbased violence, including through contributing to the implementation of a
                nationally owned multisectoral strategy in cooperation with UN Action Against
                Sexual Violence in Conflict entities;
              – To provide specific protection for women affected by armed conflict to ensure
                gender expertise and training, as appropriate and within existing resources, in
                accordance with resolutions 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010) and 2106
                (2013);
                (h)   Support humanitarian assistance
              – To facilitate, as necessary, unhindered humanitarian access and to help
                strengthen the delivery of humanitarian assistance to conflict -affected and
                vulnerable populations, notably by contributing to enhancing security for its
                delivery;
              – To support the Ivorian authorities in preparing for the voluntary, safe and
                sustainable return of refugees and internally displaced persons in cooperation
                with relevant humanitarian organizations, and in creating se curity conditions
                conducive to it;
                (i)   Public information
              – To continue to use UNOCI’s broadcasting capacity, through ONUCI FM, to
                contribute to the overall effort to create a peaceful environment, through the
                2015 presidential electoral period;
              – To monitor any public incidents of incitement to hatred, intolerance and
                violence, and bring to the attention of the Council all individuals identified as
                instigators of political violence, and to keep the Committee established under
                resolution 1572 (2004) informed of any significant developments in this
                regard, when appropriate;
                (j)   Protection of United Nations personnel
              – To protect United Nations personnel, installations and equipment, and ensure
                the security and freedom of movement of United Nations person nel;
                20. Authorizes UNOCI to use all necessary means to carry out its mandate,
           within its capabilities and its areas of deployment;
                 21. Decides that the protection of civilians shall remain the priority of
           UNOCI, in accordance with paragraph 19 (a) above, and further decides that
           UNOCI shall continue to focus on supporting the Government on DDR, collection
           of weapons and SSR, in accordance with paragraphs 19 (d) and (e) of this
           resolution, with the objective of transitioning security responsibilities from UNOCI
           to the Government of Côte d’Ivoire;


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                    22. Requests UNOCI to ensure that any support provided to non -United
               Nations security forces is provided in strict compliance with the Human Rights Due
               Diligence Policy on United Nations support to non-United Nations security forces
               (HRDDP);

               Force structure
                    23. Decides that the authorized ceiling of UNOCI’s military component shall
               remain at 5,437 military personnel, comprising of 5,245 troop and staff officers and
               192 military observers;
                    24. Decides that the authorized ceiling of UNOCI’s police component shall
               remain at 1,500 personnel, and further decides to maintain the 8 customs officers
               previously authorized;
                    25. Reaffirms its intention to consider further downsizing UNOCI, reviewing
               its mandate and its possible termination after the October 2015 presidential election
               based on security conditions on the ground and the capacity of the Government of
               Côte d’Ivoire to take over UNOCI’s security role;
                    26. Acknowledges the importance of the reconfiguration of UNOCI’s military
               presence and resources to in high-risk areas, expresses support for the mobile concept
               of operations of UNOCI’s military component, and requests UNOCI to continue to
               update its configuration in this regard, with a view to focusing on th e west and other
               high-risk areas as appropriate, while continuing its shift to a more mobile posture
               and enhancing its situational awareness and early warning capabilities;
                     27. Requests UNOCI to focus and continue to streamline its activities, across
               its military, police and civilian components in order to achieve progress on the tasks
               outlined in paragraph 19 above;

               French Forces
                     28. Decides to extend until 30 June 2016 the authorization that the Security
               Council provided to the French Forces in order to support UNOCI, within the limits
               of their deployment and their capabilities;
                      29. Urges all parties to cooperate fully with the operations of UNOCI and of
               the French Forces, which support it, in particular by ensuring their safety, security
               and freedom of movement with unhindered and immediate access throughout the
               territory of Côte d’Ivoire to enable them to fully carry out their mandates;

               Regional and inter-mission cooperation
                     30. Calls on the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia to continue
               reinforcing their cooperation, particularly with respect to the border area, including
               through increased monitoring, information-sharing and coordinated actions, and to
               implement the shared border strategy to inter alia support the disarmament and
               repatriation of foreign armed elements on both sides of the border and the voluntary
               and safe repatriation of refugees as well as to address the root causes of conflict and
               tension;
                    31. Affirms the importance of inter-mission cooperation arrangements as
               UNMIL and UNOCI downsize, reaffirms the inter-mission cooperation framework
               set out in its resolution 1609 (2005) and further recalls its endorsement in its


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           resolution 2062 (2012) of the recommendation of the Secretary-General to transfer
           three armed helicopters from UNMIL to UNOCI to be used in both Côte d’Ivoire
           and Liberia along and across their border and reaffirms its decision in its resolution
           2162 (2014) that all UNOCI and UNMIL military utility helicopters shall be utilized
           in both Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia in order to facilitate rapid response and mobility,
           while not affecting the area of responsibility of either mission;
                 32. Welcomes the full operationalization of the quick reaction fo rce
           established by resolution 2162 (2014) to implement UNOCI’s mandate as defined in
           paragraph 19 of this resolution and to support UNMIL as defined in paragraph 33 of
           this resolution while recognizing that this unit will remain primarily a UNOCI asset,
           and requests the Secretary-General, in the context of inter-mission cooperation
           arrangements between UNMIL and UNOCI, to continue to maintain such a unit for
           a period of one year and within the authorized military strength of UNOCI;
                 33. Authorizes the Secretary-General to deploy this unit to Liberia, subject to
           the consent of the troop-contributing countries concerned and the Government of
           Liberia, in the event of a serious deterioration of the security situation on the ground
           in order to temporarily reinforce UNMIL with the sole purpose of implementing its
           mandate, and stresses that this unit should prioritize implementation of UNOCI’s
           mandate in Côte d’Ivoire;
                34. Requests the Secretary-General to inform the Security Council immediately
           of any deployment of this unit to Liberia and to obtain Security Council
           authorization for any such deployment for a period that exceeds 90 days ;
                 35. Calls upon all United Nations entities in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia,
           including all relevant components of UNOCI and UNMIL, within their respective
           mandates, capabilities and areas of deployment, to enhance their support for the
           stabilization of the border area, including through increased inter -mission
           cooperation and the development of a shared, strategic vision and plan, in s upport of
           the Ivorian and Liberian authorities and support for implementing regional security
           strategies, including those of the Mano River Union and ECOWAS;
                36. Commends inter-mission cooperation between UNOCI and the United
           Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA),
           and encourages both United Nations missions to continue in this direction as
           authorized by paragraph 25 of its resolution 2164 (2014);

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                 37. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council regularly informed of
           the situation in Côte d’Ivoire and the implementation of the mandate of UNOCI and
           to provide to it a midterm report on the situation on the ground and the
           implementation of this resolution no later than 15 December 2015, and which
           includes options to implement by 31 March 2016 the elements contained in
           paragraph 65 of his report of 15 May 2014 (S/2014/342) and affirms its intention to
           consider these options, pursuant to the successful conduct o f the 2015 presidential
           election process, and requests the Secretary-General to provide to the Council no
           later than 31 March 2016 a report containing recommendations consistent with
           paragraph 25 above, with the view to possible termination, to be consider ed by the
           Security Council taking into account the situation in Côte d’Ivoire;
                38.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.


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