United Nations Security Council Resolution 1992
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1992, adopted unanimously on June 29, 2011, 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 is ...
(Ivory Coast), including resolutions
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(2011), the Council extended the temporary re-deployment of United Nations troops and equipment from the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to 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 September 30, 2011.


Resolution


Observations

In the preamble of the resolution, the Council recalled co-operation agreements between United Nations peacekeeping missions in Resolution 1609 (2005) and Resolution 1938 (2010) and the role played by troops from UNMIL in the country. Council members welcomed joint operations along the Liberia-Côte d'Ivoire border by both peacekeeping operations.


Acts

The Council, 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 ...
, renewed the temporary deployment of UNMIL troops until September 30, 2010. The temporary deployment consisted of three infantry companies, one aviation unit and three armed helicopters with crews. Meanwhile, the resolution also extended the temporary increase of 2,000 additional personnel to UNOCI until July 31, 2011. Finally, the Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-moon (; ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was his country's Minister ...
was to report by September 15, 2011 on inter-mission co-operation.


See also

*
2010–2011 Ivorian crisis The 2010–11 Ivorian crisis was a political crisis in Ivory Coast which began after Laurent Gbagbo, the President of Ivory Coast since 2000, was proclaimed the winner of the Ivorian election of 2010, the first election in the country in 10 yea ...
* First Ivorian Civil War * Ivorian parliamentary election, 2011 *
Ivorian presidential election, 2010 Presidential elections were held in Ivory Coast in 2010. The first round was held on 31 October, and a second round, in which President Laurent Gbagbo faced opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, was held on 28 November 2010. Originally scheduled ...
* List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009 – 2011) * Second Ivorian Civil War


References


External links


Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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