United Nations Security Council Resolution 1911
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1911, adopted unanimously on January 28, 2010, after reaffirming resolutions 1880
(2009) and 1893
(2009), and reiterating its determination to bring about a credible election process in Côte d'Ivoire
, the Council approved a four month extension of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
(UNOCI) until the end of May 2010, and a temporary increase in the size of the operation from 7,450 to 7,950 personnel.
The Council also allowed a temporary increase and extension of French
peacekeeping forces in the country, including peacekeepers from nearby Burkina Faso
to be added to the UNOCI to improve security before the 2010 election process.
The resolution also requested the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
to report back on the situation in the form of an update in mid-March 2010 and a full report by April 2010.
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1911, adopted unanimously on January 28, 2010, after reaffirming resolutions 1880
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1880
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1880 was unanimously adopted on 30 July 2009.- Resolution :The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire , and its authorization of the French forces which support the Operation, until 31 January 2010, in...
(2009) and 1893
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1893
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1893 was unanimously adopted on 29 October 2009.- Resolution :Noting with concern continuing human rights violations against civilians in Côte d'Ivoire, including numerous acts of sexual violence, the Security Council this morning renewed for another year...
(2009), and reiterating its determination to bring about a credible election process 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...
, the Council approved a four month extension 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 the end of May 2010, and a temporary increase in the size of the operation from 7,450 to 7,950 personnel.
The Council also allowed a temporary increase and extension of French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
peacekeeping forces in the country, including peacekeepers from nearby Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
to be added to the UNOCI to improve security before the 2010 election process.
The resolution also requested 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...
to report back on the situation in the form of an update in mid-March 2010 and a full report by April 2010.
See also
- Ivorian Civil War
- Ivorian parliamentary election, 2010
- Ivorian presidential election, 2010
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009 – 2011)