Security Council resolution 1795 (2008) [on renewal of the mandates of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and of the French forces which support it]
Symbol: S/RES/1795(2008)
Date: 2008-01-15
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/63 [196] CÔTE D'IVOIRE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/63 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Subjects: UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|Force Licorne (France)|UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire > Terms of reference|Force Licorne (France) > Terms of reference|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|Ouagadougou Political Agreement (2007)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|ELECTIONS|PEACEBUILDING|INTERNAL SECURITY|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|MILITARY PERSONNEL|FRANCE|VOTER REGISTRATION|WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS|CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS|DISPLACED PERSONS|REPATRIATION|SOCIAL INTEGRATION|POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION|ELECTION VERIFICATION|SEX CRIMES|CODES OF CONDUCT|MILITARY PERSONNEL|TROOP-CONTRIBUTING STATES
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BELGIUM
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: INDONESIA
vote: yes
country: ITALY
vote: yes
country: LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
vote: yes
country: PANAMA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VIET NAM
vote: yes

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               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
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               Resolution 1795 (2008)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5820th meeting, on
               15 January 2008

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 1739 (2007) and
               1765 (2007), and the statements of its President relating to the situation in Côte
               d’Ivoire,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and unity of Côte d’Ivoire, and recalling the importance of the principles of
               good-neighbourliness, non-interference and regional cooperation,
                     Recalling that it endorsed the Agreement signed by President Laurent Gbagbo
               and Mr. Guillaume Soro in Ouagadougou on 4 March 2007 (“the Ouagadougou
               political Agreement”, S/2007/144), and that it has supported the appointment of
               Mr. Guillaume Soro as Prime Minister,
                     Expressing again its appreciation to the Chairperson of the Economic
               Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President Blaise Compaoré of
               Burkina Faso (“the Facilitator”) for his continued efforts to facilitate the inter-Ivorian direct dialogue that led, in particular, to the signing of the Ouagadougou
               political Agreement, commending and encouraging the continued efforts of the
               African Union and ECOWAS to promote peace and stability in Côte d’Ivoire, and
               reiterating its full support for them,
                     Reiterating its strong condemnation of any attempt to destabilize the peace
               process by force, in particular the attack committed on 29 June 2007 in Bouaké
               against the Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Mr. Guillaume Soro,
               that resulted in several deaths, and stressing that the perpetrators of such criminal
               acts must be brought to justice,
                    Having taken note of the report of the Secretary-General dated 3 January 2008
               (S/2008/1),
                     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



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               Armed Conflict pertaining to parties in the armed conflict of Côte d’Ivoire
               (S/2007/93),
                      Recalling also its resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, and
               its resolution 1674 (2006) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict,
                     Welcoming the establishment, as agreed by the parties at the meeting of the
               evaluation and monitoring committee of 11 May 2007 and the Facilitator, of an
               international consultative organ to accompany the Ivorian political forces and the
               Facilitator in the implementation of the Ouagadougou political Agreement, and
               stressing the importance of this organ participating in the meetings of the evaluation
               and monitoring committee, as an observer, and recalling that it may be consulted at
               any time by the Facilitator,
                     Welcoming the success of the donors’ round table of 18 July 2007 and
               emphasizing the importance of the continuing support of the United Nations system
               and the international community for strengthening the capacity of the Government
               of Côte d’Ivoire and of the electoral bodies in order to organize the presidential and
               legislative elections,
                     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.    Welcomes Supplementary Agreements number 2 and 3 signed by
               President Laurent Gbagbo and Mr. Guillaume Soro in Ouagadougou on
               28 November 2007 (“the Supplementary Agreements”) under the facilitation of
               President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso;
                    2.   Takes note of the recommendations of the African Union in this regard,
               endorses the Supplementary Agreements, calls upon the Ivorian parties to
               implement the Supplementary Agreements and the Ouagadougou political
               Agreement fully, in good faith and within the amended time frame set out in these
               Agreements, which will require the Ivorian parties to redouble their efforts, and
               encourages the international community to bring continued support to this effect;
                     3.    Commends the Facilitator for his continued efforts to support the peace
               process and encourages the Ivorian parties to make further concrete progress, in
               particular in the identification of the Ivorian population and registration of voters,
               the disarmament and dismantling of militias, the disarmament, demobilization and
               reintegration programme, the unification and restructuring of defence and security
               forces and the restoration of State authority throughout the country;
                     4.   Decides to renew the mandates of the United Nations Operation in Côte
               d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and of the French forces which support it, as determined in
               resolution 1739 (2007), until 30 July 2008, in order to support the organization in
               Côte d’Ivoire of free, open, fair and transparent elections within the time frame set
               out in the Ouagadougou political Agreement and the Supplementary Agreements of
               28 November 2007;
                    5.  Requests UNOCI, within its existing resources and mandate, to support
               the full implementation of the Ouagadougou political Agreement and of
               Supplementary Agreement number 3;




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                 6.  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;
                 7.   Also invites 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, 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 humanitarian law;
                 8.   Expresses its intention to review by 30 July 2008 the mandates of
           UNOCI and the French forces which support it, as well as the level of troops of
           UNOCI, in the light of the progress achieved in the implementation of the key steps
           of the peace process, and requests the Secretary-General to provide to it a report on
           these key steps three weeks before this date;
                 9.    Gives its full support to the efforts of the Special Representative of the
           Secretary-General in Côte d’Ivoire and recalls that he 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;
                10. Requests the Secretary-General to keep it regularly informed in particular
           on the preparation of the electoral process, including registration of voters, and
           notably by providing to it a report in this regard no later than 15 April 2008, and
           welcomes the establishment by UNOCI of a certification support cell to assist the
           Special Representative in fulfilling this task;
                 11. 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;
                12. Recalls the importance of the provisions of the Ouagadougou political
           Agreement and of the Supplementary Agreements, including paragraph 8.1 of the
           Ouagadougou political Agreement and paragraphs 8 and 9 of Supplementary
           Agreement number 3, and urges the Ivorian political forces to rely on the mediation
           by the Facilitator, for any major difficulty concerning the electoral process;
                 13. Encourages the Facilitator to continue 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, Mr. Boureima Badini, 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 Supplementary
           Agreement number 3;
                14.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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