United Nations Security Council Resolution 1865, adopted unanimously January 27, 2009, after recalling resolutions 1739

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1739

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1739 was unanimously adopted on 10 January 2007.- Resolution :Unanimously adopting resolution 1739 under Chapter VII, the Council, having taken note of the latest report of the Secretary-General on the situation, in which he said that some of the Ivorian...

 (2007), 1765

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1765

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1765 was unanimously adopted on 16 July 2007.- Resolution :Determining that the situation in Côte d’Ivoire continues to pose a threat to international peace and security, the Security Council this morning decided to renew the mandate of the United Nations...

 (2007), 1795

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1795

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1795 was unanimously adopted on 15 January 2008.- Resolution :The Security Council today extended until 30 July 2008 the mandates of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire and the French forces backing it, in order to support the West African...

 (2008), 1826

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1826

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1826 was unanimously adopted on 29 July 2008.- Resolution :The Security Council today decided to keep United Nations and French peacekeepers in Côte d’Ivoire through 31 January 2009 to help stage free and fair elections set for late November, emphasizing...

 (2008) and 1842

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1842

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1842 was unanimously adopted on 29 October 2008.- Resolution :The Security Council this morning renewed for another year its arms embargo and diamond trade ban in Côte d'Ivoire, as well as targeted sanctions restricting the travel of individuals that...

 (2008) on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

 and Resolution 1836

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1836

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1836 was unanimously adopted on 29 September 2008.- Resolution :The Security Council today decided to extend the United Nations Mission in Liberia for one more year, until 30 September 2009, while adjusting its authorized deployment.Through its unanimous...

 concerning Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

, the Council renewed the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire

United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire

The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire is a peacekeeping mission whose objective is "to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003"...

 (UNOCI) until 31 July 2009 and the French forces that support it, while also reducing the missions strength to one battalion and endorsing the adjustment of UNOCI's posture and configuration.

Details

The United Nations Security Council endorsed a report by the Secretary-General stating that while UNOCI had created increased stability in Côte d'Ivoire, the fragile and delicate electoral process required the UN force to remain in the country as well as to complete implementation of goals set forth by the March 2007 Ouagadougou Agreement, involving disarmament and identification of the population, in order to allow free elections. Thus the resolution extended UNCOI mandate by six months to 31 July 2009. The force was reduced by a battalion, decreasing the number of UN peacekeepers from 8,115 to 7,450, as well as placing peacekeepers in fewer, but more concentrated, positions, from which sufficient troop numbers could be rapidly deployed as airborne quick-reaction detachments.

While welcoming the signature on 22 December of the fourth Supplementary Agreement to the Ouagadougou political Agreement of 2007, the Council took note of the delays in the implementation of that accord, urging the parties to make progress in order to create a secure environment for upcoming elections

Elections in Côte d'Ivoire

2000 Elections in Côte d'Ivoire gives information on election and election results in Côte d'Ivoire.Côte d'Ivoire elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...

; disarmament

Disarmament

Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms...

 and dismantling of militias; the cantonment

Cantonment

A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland. In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations...

 and disarmament, demobilization

Demobilization

Demobilization is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary...

 and reintegration programme; unification and restructuring of defence and security forces; and restoration of State authority throughout the country.

See also

• First Ivorian Civil War
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1801 to 1900 (2008 – 2009)

External links

• Text of Resolution at UNHCR.org