United Nations Security Council resolution 1603, adopted unanimously on 3 June 2005, after recalling previous resolutions 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 ...

(Ivory Coast), the council extended the mandate of 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) until 24 June 2005.

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The security council reaffirmed its support for the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement and its full implementation. It commended the

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(ECOWAS) and French forces for their efforts to promote a peaceful settlement in Côte d'Ivoire, but noted existing challenges to the stability of the country and its threat to international peace and security in the region. There was concern that some

peacekeeping Peacekeeping comprises activities intended to create conditions that favour lasting peace. Research generally finds that peacekeeping reduces civilian and battlefield deaths, as well as reduces the risk of renewed warfare. Within the United ...

troops deployed in African countries had engaged in misconduct.

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Acting under

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 an ...

, the council demanded that all signatories to the Pretoria Agreement implement it fully, threatening sanctions against those who did not comply as described in Resolution 1572 (2004). The role of former South African President

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in the mediation efforts was praised. The council was satisfied that the Ivorian parties had agreed to hold

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in October 2005 and demanded that the elections should be free, fair and transparent. The

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was asked to appoint a

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to monitor the conduct of these elections. The resolution also extended the

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of UNOCI and supporting French forces until 24 June 2005, and for the secretary-general to make arrangements for an increase in the strength of UNOCI. Finally, the secretary-general, African Union and France were asked to keep the council updated on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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