Security Council resolution 1962 (2010) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and of the French forces which support it]
Symbol: S/RES/1962(2010)
Date: 2010-12-20
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/65 [198] UN OPERATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
S/65 [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|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|CÔTE D'IVOIRE|POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION|ELECTIONS|MILITARY PERSONNEL|POLICE|LIBERIA|STAFF REASSIGNMENT|FRANCE|HUMAN RIGHTS|MASS MEDIA
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: AUSTRIA
vote: yes
country: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: LEBANON
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: TURKEY
vote: yes
country: UGANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/1962 (2010)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                20 December 2010




               Resolution 1962 (2010)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6458th meeting, on
               20 December 2010

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 1893 (2009), 1911
               (2010), 1924 (2010), 1933 (2010), 1942 (2010), 1946 (2010), 1951 (2010) and the
               statements of its President relating to the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, and resolution
               1938 (2010) on the situation in Liberia,
                     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,
                    Congratulating the Ivorian people for the holding of the two rounds of the
               Presidential election on 31 October 2010 and 28 November 2010 with a massive and
               peaceful participation,
                     Condemning in the strongest possible terms the attempts to usurp the will of
               the people and undermine the integrity of the electoral process and any progress in
               the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire,
                     Expressing grave concern at the risk of escalation of violence, recalling that
               the Ivorian leaders bear primary responsibility for ensuring peace and protecting the
               civilian population in Côte d’Ivoire and demanding that all stakeholders and parties
               to conflict act with maximum restraint to prevent a recurrence of violence and
               ensure the protection of civilians,
                    Welcoming the decisions of ECOWAS Extraordinary Session of the Authority
               of Heads of State and Government on Côte d’Ivoire held in Abuja on 7 December
               2010 and the decisions of the 252nd meeting of the African Union Peace and
               Security Council,
                     Taking note of the decision of the Economic Community of West African
               States (ECOWAS), taken on 7 December 2010, to apply the provisions of Article 45
               of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance relating to the
               imposition of sanctions on Côte d’Ivoire, including the suspension from all
               ECOWAS decision-making bodies until further notice,
                    Taking note of the communiqué of the Chairman of the African Union on
               6 December 2010 and the decision of the African Union Peace and Security Council,

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               on 9 December 2010, to suspend the participation of Côte d’Ivoire in all AU
               activities, until the democratically elected President effectively assumes State
               power,
                     Recalling that it endorsed the Agreement signed in Ouagadougou on 4 March
               2007 (“the Ouagadougou Political Agreement”, S/2007/144), and that it welcomed
               the four subsequent Supplementary Agreements,
                     Paying tribute to President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso (“the
               Facilitator”) for his critical role to support the peace process and the holding and
               completion of the Presidential elections,
                    Commending the constructive role of the Secretary-General in Côte d’Ivoire
               and reaffirming its full support for his Special Representative to carry out his
               mandate,
                    Commending 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,
                     Stressing the need for the Council to pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to
               peacekeeping deployments, the substantial engagement in which is more likely to
               lead to a sustainable peace when the parties to a conflict abide by their commitments
               and obligations, welcoming the intention of the Secretary-General to keep all
               peacekeeping operations under close review and noting the importance of
               contingency planning,
                    Expressing its appreciation to troop and police-contributing countries for their
               ongoing support to the peace process in Cote d’Ivoire,
                    Mindful of the Inter-mission cooperation arrangements between the United
               Nations Operations in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and the United Mission in Liberia
               (UNMIL) and the need to support the UNMIL’s ability to carry out its mandate,
                    Reiterating its strong condemnation of any attempt to destabilize the peace
               process in Côte d’Ivoire, in particular by force, and expressing its intention to
               address without delay the situation should any such attempt take place,
                    Having taken note of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2010/600) as dated
               23 November 2010,
                     Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009) and 1889
               (2009) on women, peace and security, its resolutions 1612 (2005) and 1882 (2009)
               on children and armed conflict and its resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on
               the protection of civilians in armed conflicts,
                     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.   Urges all the Ivorian parties and stakeholders to respect the will of the
               people and the outcome of the election in view of ECOWAS and African Union’s
               recognition of Alassane Dramane Ouattara as President-elect of Côte d’Ivoire and
               representative of the freely expressed voice of the Ivorian people as proclaimed by
               the Independent Electoral Commission;



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                 2.   Requests the Secretary-General, including through his Special
           Representative, to facilitate, as appropriate, political dialogue between the Ivorian
           stakeholders in order to ensure peace in Côte d’Ivoire and respecting the outcome of
           the Presidential election as recognized by ECOWAS and African Union;
                3.    Decides to renew the mandate of UNOCI, as set out in resolution 1933
           (2010), until 30 June 2011;
                 4.    Decides that UNOCI will maintain its total authorized strength at 8,650
           personnel, including a maximum of 7,200 troops and staff officers and 192 military
           observers, and a maximum of 1,250 police personnel and 8 seconded customs
           officers, as authorized by resolution 1933 (2010), until 30 June 2011;
                 5.   Decides to authorize the Secretary-General, further to resolution 1942
           (2010), to extend until 31 March 2011 the temporary deployment of up to 500
           additional personnel;
                6.    Decides to authorize the Secretary-General, further to resolution 1951
           (2010), to extend by up to four additional weeks the temporary redeployment from
           UNMIL to UNOCI of a maximum of three infantry companies and one aviation unit
           comprised of two military utility helicopters;
                 7.    Affirms its intention to consider authorizing the Secretary-General to
           redeploy further troops, as may be needed, between UNMIL and UNOCI on a
           temporary basis, in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1609 (2005) and
           calls on troop-contributing countries to support the efforts of the Secretary-General
           in this regard;
                 8.   Stresses the importance of UNOCI’s continued support to the Ivorian
           peace process in accordance with its mandate, especially the completion of the
           unfinished tasks including the legislative elections, the reunification of the country,
           the restoration of State authority throughout the country, the disarmament,
           demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants, the dismantling of militias, the
           strengthening of rule of law institutions, the reform of the security sector, and the
           promotion and protection of Human rights with particular attention to the situation
           of children and women;
                 9.   Condemns the persistence of reported human rights and humanitarian law
           violations against civilians in different parts of the country, including numerous acts
           of sexual violence met with impunity, calls upon all Ivorian parties, with the
           continued support of UNOCI, to ensure the protection of civilians, especially
           women, children and displaced persons, stresses that the perpetrators must be
           brought to justice and calls upon all parties to take appropriate measures to refrain
           from, prevent and protect civilians from all forms of sexual violence and reaffirms
           paragraphs 14 to 17 of its resolution 1880 (2009);
                 10. 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, including the administrative and state bodies, to enable
           them to fully carry out our their mandates;
                 11. Requests UNOCI to support, in coordination with the Ivorian authorities,
           the provision of security for the Government and key political stakeholders;



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                     12. Urges all the relevant Ivorian stakeholders to restore without delay the
               broadcasting of all non-governmental media in Côte d’Ivoire and further urges them
               to allow equitable and broader access to media and in particular to State media and
               to refrain from using it to incite the population to hatred, intolerance and violence;
                     13. Stresses the importance for UNOCI to continue to observe and monitor
               the continued compliance by the parties with the comprehensive ceasefire agreement
               of 3 May 2003 in order to prevent a resumption of hostilities;
                     14. Recalls its authorization given to UNOCI to use all necessary means to
               carry out its mandate, within its capabilities and its areas of deployment;
                     15. Reiterates the importance for UNOCI to implement its protection of
               civilian mandate, particularly in light of the current risks for human rights and
               civilians in the country;
                     16. Reaffirms its readiness to impose measures, including targeted sanctions,
               against persons who, among other things, threaten the peace process and national
               reconciliation, including by seeking to undermine the outcome of the electoral
               process, obstruct the work of UNOCI and other international actors and commit
               serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, as set out by
               Resolution 1946 (2010);
                     17. Decides to extend until 30 June 2011 the authorization the Security
               Council provided to the French Forces in order to support UNOCI, within the limits
               of their deployment and their capabilities;
                    18. Requests the Secretary-General to provide to it a midterm report no later
               than 31 March 2011 on the situation on the ground, to include an assessment of the
               need to extend the temporary personnel deployments authorized by resolutions 1942
               (2010) and a full report no later than 31 May 2011 on the situation on the ground
               and the implementation of this resolution;
                     19. Requests the Secretary-General to deploy a technical assessment mission
               to Côte d’Ivoire, following legislative elections due to take place in early 2011, that
               will focus on the evolving security situation, as well as the prospects of
               consolidating the stability of the country following the completion of the electoral
               cycle, and requests further the Secretary-General to submit to it recommendations
               on possible adjustments in UNOCI’s structure and strength as appropriate in the
               final report referred to in paragraph 18 above;
                    20.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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