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United Nations Security Council resolution 1584, adopted unanimously on 1 February 2005, after recalling resolutions
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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), the council, acting under
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, strengthened an
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against the country.


Resolution


Observations

The security council noted that, despite various political agreements, hostilities had resumed in Côte d'Ivoire in violation of the ceasefire agreement of May 2003. Ongoing efforts by the
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and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to establish peace and stability were praised. It noted that the situation in the country continued to pose a threat to international peace and stability in the region.


Acts

The security council reaffirmed the arms embargo against Côte d'Ivoire. The
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) (french: link=no, Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI)) was a UN-NATO peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) whose objective was "to facilitate the implemen ...
(UNOCI) and French forces were authorised to monitor the implementation of the embargo in co-operation with an expert group, the United Nations Mission in Liberia and United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone and governments, and dispose of items violating the embargo. Furthermore, French forces were asked to provide security assistance to UNOCI. The resolution demanded that the Ivorian parties provided unhindered access to the French and UNOCI forces, requesting both to report any difficulties in implementing their
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s. The Secretary-General Kofi Annan was requested to establish a group of three experts for six months to examine information gathered by French and UNOCI forces, Côte d'Ivoire and regional countries on the flow of weapons and other information. Meanwhile, the government and forces nouvelles were instructed to establish a list of armaments in their possession within 45 days. Finally, the council expressed concern about the use and recruitment of
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on both sides, calling for an end to the practice.


See also

*
2004 French–Ivorian clashes In 2004, an armed conflict took place between French and Côte d'Ivoire forces. On 6 November 2004, two Ivorian Air force Su-25 attack fighters launched an air attack on French peacekeepers in the northern part of Côte d'Ivoire who were station ...
* Ivorian Civil War * List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 (2003–2005) * Opération Licorne *
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) (french: link=no, Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI)) was a UN-NATO peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) whose objective was "to facilitate the implemen ...


References


External links

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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