United Nations Security Council resolution 1514, adopted unanimously on 13 November 2003, after reaffirming Resolution 1479 (2003) on the situation in

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

(Ivory Coast) and resolutions 1464 (2003) and 1498 (2003), extended the mandate of the

United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire The United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire (french: link=no, Mission des Nations unies en Côte d'Ivoire, MINUCI) was a peacekeeping mission whose objective was to facilitate the implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement, as well as es ...

(MINUCI) until 4 February 2004. The Security Council reaffirmed the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement and its opposition to attempts to achieve power through

unconstitutional Constitutionality is said to be the condition of acting in accordance with an applicable constitution; "Webster On Line" the status of a law, a procedure, or an act's accordance with the laws or set forth in the applicable constitution. When l ...

means. It stressed the need for all Ivorian parties to participate in the Government of National Reconciliation, resume effective authority throughout the country, and make commitments towards the

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 n ...

demobilisation Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) 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 militar ...

, and reintegration programme of former combatants and the restructuring of the

armed forces A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

. As with previous resolutions, the council commended the

Economic Community of West African States The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as in French and Portuguese) is a regional political union, political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an ...

(ECOWAS) and French forces for their efforts to promote a peaceful settlement in Côte d'Ivoire. The Secretary-General,

Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan (; 8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder ...

, was asked to report to the council by 10 January 2004 on MINUCI's efforts to facilitate peace and stability in Côte d'Ivoire and on strengthening the United Nations presence in the country.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 2003 1514 1514 2003 in Ivory Coast November 2003 events

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