United Nations Security Council Resolution 1992
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Security Council Resolution
1992, adopted unanimously on June 29, 2011, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire
(Ivory Coast), including resolutions 1933
(2010), 1942
(2010), 1951
(2010), 1962
(2010), 1967
(2011), 1968
(2011), 1975
(2011), 1980
(2011) and 1981
(2011), the Council extended the temporary re-deployment of United Nations troops and equipment from the United Nations Mission in Liberia
(UNMIL) to the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
(UNOCI) until September 30, 2011.
(2005) and Resolution 1938
(2010) and the role played by troops from UNMIL in the country.
Council members welcomed joint operations along the Liberia-Côte d'Ivoire border by both peacekeeping operations.
, renewed the temporary deployment of UNMIL troops until September 30, 2010. The temporary deployment consisted of three infantry companies, one aviation unit and three armed helicopters with crews. Meanwhile, the resolution also extended the temporary increase of 2,000 additional personnel to UNOCI until July 31, 2011.
Finally, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
was to report by September 15, 2011 on inter-mission co-operation.
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1992, adopted unanimously on June 29, 2011, after recalling previous resolutions 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...
(Ivory Coast), including resolutions 1933
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1933
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1933, adopted unanimously on June 30, 2010, after reaffirming resolutions 1893 , 1911 and 1924 on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire and Resolution 1885 on the situation in Liberia, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte...
(2010), 1942
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1942
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1942, adopted unanimously on September 29, 2010, after recalling Resolution 1933 on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire , the Council increased the military and police contingents of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire .The Security Council recalled...
(2010), 1951
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1951
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1951, adopted unanimously on November 24, 2010, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire and the subregion, the Council authorised a temporary re-deployment of support from the United Nations Mission in Liberia to the United...
(2010), 1962
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1962
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1962, adopted unanimously on December 20, 2010, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire , including resolutions 1893 , 1911 , 1924 , 1933 , 1942 , 1946 and 1951 , the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations...
(2010), 1967
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1967
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1967, adopted unanimously on January 19, 2011, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire , including resolutions 1933 , 1942 , 1946 , 1951 and 1962 , the Council increased the number of forces in the United Nations Operation...
(2011), 1968
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1968
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1968, adopted unanimously on February 16, 2011, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire , including resolutions 1933 , 1942 , 1946 , 1951 , 1962 and 1967 , the Council extended the deployment of troops from the United...
(2011), 1975
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1975
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1975, adopted unanimously on March 30, 2011, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire , including resolutions 1572 , 1893 , 1911 , 1924 , 1933 , 1942 , 1946 , 1951 , 1962 , 1967 and 1968 , the Council demanded that Laurent...
(2011), 1980
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980, adopted unanimously on April 28, 2011, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire , including resolutions 1880 , 1893 , 1911 , 1933 , 1946 , 1962 and 1975 , the Council extended an arms embargo, ban on the trade of...
(2011) and 1981
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1981
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1981, adopted unanimously on May 13, 2011, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire , including resolutions 1933 , 1942 , 1946 , 1951 , 1962 , 1967 , 1968 , 1975 and 1980 , the Council extended the mandate of the United...
(2011), the Council extended the temporary re-deployment of United Nations troops and equipment from the United Nations Mission in Liberia
United Nations Mission in Liberia
The United Nations Mission in Liberia is a peace-keeping force established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberian Civil War....
(UNMIL) to 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 September 30, 2011.
Observations
In the preamble of the resolution, the Council recalled co-operation agreements between United Nations peacekeeping missions in Resolution 1609United Nations Security Council Resolution 1609
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1609, adopted unanimously on June 24, 2005, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire , the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire and supporting French forces for a further seven months...
(2005) and Resolution 1938
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1938
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1938, adopted unanimously on September 15, 2010, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Liberia, including resolutions 1509 , 1626 , 1836 and 1885 , the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia for a further...
(2010) and the role played by troops from UNMIL in the country.
Council members welcomed joint operations along the Liberia-Côte d'Ivoire border by both peacekeeping operations.
Acts
The Council, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations CharterChapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, renewed the temporary deployment of UNMIL troops until September 30, 2010. The temporary deployment consisted of three infantry companies, one aviation unit and three armed helicopters with crews. Meanwhile, the resolution also extended the temporary increase of 2,000 additional personnel to UNOCI until July 31, 2011.
Finally, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he...
was to report by September 15, 2011 on inter-mission co-operation.
See also
- 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis2010–2011 Ivorian crisisThe 2010–11 Ivorian crisis was a political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire which began after Laurent Gbagbo, the President of Côte d'Ivoire since 2000, was proclaimed the winner of the Ivorian election of 2010, the first election in the country in 10 years...
- First Ivorian Civil War
- Ivorian parliamentary election, 2011
- Ivorian presidential election, 2010
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009 – 2011)
- Second Ivorian Civil WarSecond Ivorian Civil WarThe Second Ivorian Civil War broke out in March 2011 when the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire escalated into full-scale military conflict between forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, the President of Côte d'Ivoire since 2000, and supporters of the internationally recognised president-elect Alassane Ouattara...