United Nations Security Council Resolution 1968
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1968, adopted unanimously on February 16, 2011, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire
(Ivory Coast), including resolutions 1933
(2010), 1942
(2010), 1946
(2010), 1951
(2010), 1962
(2010) and 1967
(2011), the Council extended the deployment of troops from the United Nations Mission in Liberia
(UNMIL) to the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
(UNOCI) for an additional three months.
The Council recalled inter-mission co-operation agreements outlined in resolutions 1609
(2005) and 1938
(2010). At the same time, it also reiterated that it could authorise the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
to send additional troops if necessary.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, the Council authorised the temporary redeployment from UNMIL to UNOCI of three infantry companies, one aviation unit and five helicopters for a further three months. It also urged support from police and troop-contributing countries in that regard.
The resolution was adopted amid the political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, with Laurent Gbagbo
and Alassane Ouattara
both being inaugurated as President.
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1968, adopted unanimously on February 16, 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), 1946
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1946
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1946, adopted unanimously on October 15, 2010, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire , including resolutions 1880 , 1893 , 1911 and 1933 , the Council extended sanctions against the country, including an arms embargo and...
(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) and 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), the Council extended the deployment of troops 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) for an additional three months.
The Council recalled inter-mission co-operation agreements outlined in resolutions 1609
United 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 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). At the same time, it also reiterated that it could authorise 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 send additional troops if necessary.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter 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...
, the Council authorised the temporary redeployment from UNMIL to UNOCI of three infantry companies, one aviation unit and five helicopters for a further three months. It also urged support from police and troop-contributing countries in that regard.
The resolution was adopted amid the political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, with Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo served as the fourth President of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 until his arrest in April 2011. A historian by profession, he is also an amateur chemist and physicist....
and Alassane Ouattara
Alassane Ouattara
Alassane Dramane Ouattara is an Ivorian politician who has been President of Côte d'Ivoire since 2011. An economist by profession, Ouattara worked for the International Monetary Fund and the Central Bank of West African States , and he was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to...
both being inaugurated as President.
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...
- Ivorian Civil War
- Ivorian parliamentary election, 2011
- Ivorian presidential election, 2010
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009 – 2011)