Security Council resolution 1967 (2011) [on authorization of the deployment of additional military personnel and capacities to the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) until 30 June 2011]
Symbol: S/RES/1967(2011)
Date: 2011-01-19
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/66 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
S/66 [196] CÔTE D'IVOIRE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Subjects: UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire|UN Mission in Liberia|UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|MILITARY PERSONNEL|POLICE|STAFF REASSIGNMENT|HELICOPTERS|TROOP-CONTRIBUTING STATES|STAFF SECURITY|ARMED FORCES|FRANCE|FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT|MASS MEDIA
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/1967 (2011)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               19 January 2011




               Resolution 1967 (2011)

               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6469th meeting, on
               19 January 2011

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolution 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 letter of Secretary-General dated 7 January 2011 (S/2011/5)
               which recommended the temporary deployment of an additional 2,000 military
               personnel to the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), until 30 June
               2011, in addition to the temporary military and police capabilities authorized by
               resolution 1942 (2010),
                     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) and recalling paragraph 7 of resolution 1962 (2010) and 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
               UNOCI on a temporary basis,
                    Commending the initiatives of the Secretary-General and reaffirming its full
               support for his Special Representative in Côte d’Ivoire to carry out his mandate in
               view of resolving the situation peacefully,
                     Expressing deep concern over the continued violence and human rights
               violations in Côte d’Ivoire, including against United Nations (UN) peacekeepers and
               civilians and stressing that those responsible for crimes against United Nations
               personnel and civilians must be held accountable,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.   Decides to authorize, as recommended by the Secretary-General in his
               letter dated 7 January 2011 (S/2011/5), the deployment of an additional 2,000
               military personnel to UNOCI until 30 June 2011;
                     2.    Decides to authorize, as recommended by the Secretary-General in his
               letter dated 7 January 2011 (S/2011/5), to extend up to 30 June 2011 the temporary
               additional military and police capabilities authorized by resolution 1942 (2010);



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                    3.   Decides to authorize the Secretary-General, further to resolution 1951
               (2010) and paragraph 6 of resolution 1962 (2010), to extend by up to four additional
               weeks the temporary redeployment from UNMIL to UNOCI of three infantry
               companies and one aviation unit comprised of two military utility helicopters;
                     4.   Decides to authorize the transfer, on a temporary basis and pursuant to
               paragraphs 4 and 6 of Security Council resolution 1609 (2005), of three armed
               helicopters with crews from UNMIL to UNOCI for a period of four weeks, as
               recommended by the Secretary-General in his letter dated 7 January 2011 (S/2011/5)
               and requests the Secretary-General to keep it informed of efforts made in this
               regard;
                    5.    Decides to authorize the deployment of 60 formed police unit personnel
               to meet threats posed by unarmed crowds, as recommended by the Secretary-General in his letter dated 7 January 2011 (S/2011/5), which will replace 60 United
               Nations police officers;
                    6.   Requests the Secretary-General to include a review of the temporary
               personnel deployments as set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 above in his midterm
               review due no later than 31 March 2011;
                    7.    Decides to authorize the immediate deployment of the additional
               capacities as set out in paragraphs 1, 4 and 5 above and requests the support of
               troop- and police-contributing countries in that regard;
                    8.   Reiterates its authorization and its full support given to the Special
               Representative of the Secretary-General to use all necessary means to carry out
               UNOCI’s mandate, including protection of civilians and to ensure its freedom of
               movement, within its capabilities and its areas of deployment;
                    9.    Demands that all parties abide scrupulously by their obligation to respect
               the safety of UNOCI and other UN personnel and ensure that the freedom of
               movement of UNOCI and French Forces which support it, is fully respected, with
               unhindered and immediate access throughout the territory of Côte d’Ivoire,
               including to all the administrative and State bodies, and further urges that the
               ongoing blockade around the Golf Hotel be lifted without delay;
                    10. Demands without prejudice to freedom of expression an immediate halt
               to the use of media, especially Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI), to
               propagate false information and to incite hatred and violence, including against the
               UN and particularly UNOCI;
                    11. Reiterates its readiness to impose measures, including targeted sanctions
               against those who obstruct the work of UNOCI, as underlined in UN Security
               Council resolutions 1946 (2010) and 1962 (2010);
                    12.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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