Security Council resolution 1584 (2005) [on monitoring the implementation of the arms embargo imposed by resolution 1572 (2004) on Côte d'Ivoire]
Symbol: S/RES/1584(2005)
Date: 2005-02-01
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/60 [196] CÔTE D'IVOIRE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/60 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Subjects: UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|UN Mission in Sierra Leone|UN Mission in Liberia|Forces nouvelles (Organization : Côte d'Ivoire). Forces armées|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d'Ivoire|UN. Group of Experts Established pursuant to Paragraph 7 of Security Council Resolution 1584 (2005)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|INTERNAL SECURITY|ARMS EMBARGO|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|MILITARY ASSISTANCE|MILITARY PERSONNEL|FRANCE|GROUPS OF EXPERTS|SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE|CONSULTATIONS|PROJECT MONITORING|INFORMATION EXCHANGE|SEARCHES AND SEIZURES|CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION|ILLICIT ARMS TRAFFICKING|DISARMAMENT|NEIGHBOURING STATES|INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS|DATA ANALYSIS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ALGERIA
vote: yes
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: BENIN
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: DENMARK
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GREECE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: PHILIPPINES
vote: yes
country: ROMANIA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/1584 (2005)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                1 February 2005




               Resolution 1584 (2005)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5118th meeting,
               on 1 February 2005

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 1572 (2004) of 15 November 2004 and 1528 (2004)
               of 27 February 2004, as well as the relevant statements of its President in particular
               those of 16 December 2004 (S/PRST/2004/48), of 6 November 2004
               (S/PRST/2004/42) and of 5 August 2004 (S/PRST/2004/29),
                     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 the Ivorian political forces
               in Linas-Marcoussis on 24 January 2003 (S/2003/99) (the Linas-Marcoussis
               Agreement) approved by the Conference of Heads of States on Côte d’Ivoire, held
               in Paris on 25 and 26 January 2003, and the Agreement signed in Accra on 30 July
               2004 (the Accra III Agreement),
                   Deploring once again the repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement of
               3 May 2003,
                     Recalling strongly the obligations of all Ivorian parties, the Government of
               Côte d’Ivoire as well as the Forces nouvelles, to comply fully with the ceasefire
               agreement of 3 May 2003, to refrain from any violence, in particular against
               civilians including foreign citizens, and to cooperate fully with the activities of the
               United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI),
                     Welcoming the efforts of the Secretary-General, the African Union and the
               Economic Community of Western African States towards re-establishing peace and
               stability in Côte d’Ivoire, and reaffirming in this regard its full support to the
               ongoing facilitation mission undertaken by President Thabo Mbeki, President of the
               Republic of South Africa, on behalf of the African Union,
                     Welcoming also the decision of the Peace and Security Council of the African
               Union on Côte d’Ivoire taken on 10 January 2005 in Libreville, Gabon, and noting
               its communiqué issued on that occasion,
                     Determining that the situation in Côte d’Ivoire continues to pose a threat to
               international peace and security in the region,

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                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.    Reaffirms its decision in paragraph 7 of resolution 1572 of 15 November
               2004 that all States, particularly those bordering Côte d’Ivoire, take the necessary
               measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to Côte d’Ivoire of
               arms or any related materiel as well as the provision of any assistance, advice or
               training related to military activities;
                    2.    Authorizes UNOCI and the French forces which support it, within their
               capacity and without prejudice to their mandate set out in resolution 1528 (2004)
               and paragraph 3 below:
                     (a) To monitor the implementation of the measures imposed by paragraph 7
               of resolution 1572 (2004), in cooperation with the group of experts referred to in
               paragraph 7 below, and, as appropriate, with the United Nations Mission in Liberia,
               the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone and Governments concerned, including
               by inspecting, as they deem it necessary and as appropriate without notice, the cargo
               of aircraft and of any transport vehicle using the ports, airports, airfields, military
               bases and border crossings of Côte d’Ivoire;
                    (b) 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;
                     3.    Requests the French forces which support UNOCI, in addition to their
               mandate set out in resolution 1528 (2004), to provide, as appropriate, security
               assistance to UNOCI in carrying out the tasks set out in paragraph 2 above;
                     4.   Acknowledges that the appropriate civilian expertise within UNOCI is
               needed to fulfil the tasks set out in paragraph 2 above, to the extent that no
               additional resources are required;
                    5.   Demands that all Ivorian parties, including the Government of Côte
               d’Ivoire and the Forces nouvelles, provide unhindered access, particularly to
               equipment, sites and installations referred to in paragraph 2 above, to UNOCI and
               French forces which support it to enable them to carry out the tasks set out in
               paragraphs 2 and 3 above;
                     6.   Requests the Secretary-General and the French Government immediately
               to report to the Security Council, through the Security Council Committee
               established by paragraph 14 of resolution 1572 (2004) (the Committee), any
               hindrance or difficulty in implementing the tasks described in paragraph 2 (b)
               above, so that the Security Council can consider all appropriate measures against
               any individual or group that hinders the implementation of these tasks;
                     7.    Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Committee, to
               create, as referred to in paragraph 17 of resolution 1572 (2004), within thirty days
               from the date of adoption of this resolution, and for a period of six months, a group
               of experts consisting of no more than three members (the Group of Experts), having
               the necessary skills to perform the following mandate:
                    (a) To examine and analyse information gathered by UNOCI and the French
               forces in the context of the monitoring mandate set out in paragraph 2 above;
                    (b) To gather and analyse all relevant information in Côte d’Ivoire, countries
               of the region and, as necessary, in other countries, in cooperation with the


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governments of those countries, on flows of arms and related materiel, and
provision of assistance, advice or training related to military activities as well as
networks operating in violation of the measures imposed by paragraph 7 of
resolution 1572 (2004);
     (c) To consider and recommend, where appropriate, ways of improving the
capabilities of States, in particular those in the region, to ensure the effective
implementation of the measures imposed by paragraph 7 of resolution 1572 (2004);
      (d) To report to the Security Council in writing within 90 days from its
establishment, through the Committee, on the implementation of the measures
imposed by paragraph 7 of resolution 1572 (2004), with recommendations in this
regard;
     (e)   To keep the Committee regularly updated on its activities;
     (f) To exchange with UNOCI and the French forces, as appropriate,
information that might be of use in fulfilling its monitoring mandate set out in
paragraph 2 above;
      (g) To provide the Committee in its reports with a list, with supporting
evidence, of those found to have violated the measures imposed by paragraph 7 of
resolution 1572 (2004), and those found to have supported them in such activities,
for possible future measures by the Council;
      (h) To cooperate with other relevant groups of experts, in particular that
established on Liberia by resolutions 1521 of 22 December 2003 and 1579 of
21 December 2004;
      8.    Calls upon the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and the Forces nouvelles,
specifically their armed forces, to cooperate with UNOCI in establishing, within 45
days from the date of adoption of this resolution, a comprehensive list of armaments
in the possession of these armed forces and in possession of paramilitary troops and
militias associated with them, as well as their location, in particular aircraft and
their armament of any kind, missiles, explosive devices, artillery of any calibre,
including anti-aircraft artillery, and armoured and non-armoured vehicles, in order
to help UNOCI to fulfil the tasks set out in paragraph 2 above and to assist in
undertaking the regrouping of all the Ivorian forces involved and in implementing
the national programme for the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of
combatants in accordance with resolution 1528 (2004);
      9.   Requests the Secretary-General to communicate as appropriate to the
Security Council, through the Committee, information gathered by UNOCI and,
when possible, reviewed by the Group of Experts, about the supply of arms and
related materiel to Côte d’Ivoire;
     10. Requests also the French Government to communicate as appropriate to
the Security Council, through the Committee, information gathered by the French
forces and, when possible, reviewed by the Group of Experts, about the supply of
arms and related materiel to Côte d’Ivoire;
     11. Urges all States, relevant United Nations bodies and, as appropriate,
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




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               information at their disposal on possible violations of the measures imposed by
               paragraph 7 of resolution 1572 (2004);
                     12. Expresses its grave concern at the use of mercenaries by both Ivorian
               parties, and urges both sides immediately to desist from this practice;
                     13. Recalls its request set out in paragraph 15 of resolution 1572 (2004) to
               all States, in particular those in the region, to report to the Committee on steps they
               have taken to implement the measures imposed by paragraph 7 of resolution 1572
               (2004);
                    14. Expresses its intention to consider the recommendations of the Secretary-General contained in his report dated 9 December 2004 (S/2004/962), including its
               addendum (S/2004/962/Add.1);
                    15.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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