United NationsSecurity Council Resolution 1946, adopted unanimously on October 15, 2010, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), including resolutions 1880 (2009), 1893 (2009), 1911 (2010) and 1933 (2010), the Council extended sanctions against the country, including an arms embargo and ban on the trading of diamonds, for a further six months.[1]
The Security Council stressed that measures imposed in resolutions 1572 (2004) and 1643 (2005) were aimed at supporting the peace process in Côte d'Ivoire, particularly in light of planned presidential elections on October 31, 2010. It urged the Ivorian stakeholders to ensure that the elections went ahead as scheduled, and were free and fair.
The Council noted that while the overall human rights situation had improved in the country, there were still various abuses reported against civilians, including acts of sexual violence. It determined that the situation in Côte d'Ivoire continued to pose a threat to international peace and security.
Actsedit
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council renewed sanctions against the country relating to arms, diamonds, financial and travel until April 30, 2011, along with the mandate of the expert panel monitoring their implementation. The measures would be reviewed in light of progress achieved in the electoral and peace process. All Ivorian parties to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement were urged to fully implement the aforementioned measures and provide unhindered access to the expert panel monitoring the sanctions, with the assistance of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI). Furthermore, the Council decided that the arms embargo would not apply to non-lethal equipment for use by the Ivorian security forces for proportionate and appropriate purposes.[3] It reaffirmed that measures would be imposed against persons who threatened the peace process, attacked or obstructed UNOCI or supporting French personnel, violate human rights or international humanitarian law or incited hatred and violence; there was also concern that some media outlets were inciting violence.[4]
The resolution asked the Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon and French forces to inform the Council of weapons supplies to Côte d'Ivoire. Meanwhile, the Kimberley Process was instructed to report on production and illicit export of diamonds from Côte d'Ivoire. All Ivorian parties and others were asked to co-operate and to ensure the safety and freedom of movement of the expert group.
^"Concerned about ongoing human rights violations in Côte d'Ivoire, Security Council renews for six months arms embargo, dimaond trade ban". United Nations. October 15, 2010.
^"No lifting of Côte d'Ivoire sanctions". Afrol News. October 15, 2010.
^"Côte d'Ivoire: UN sanctions extended for another six months". United Nations News Centre. October 15, 2010.
External linksedit
Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1946 at Wikisource
Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
April 18, 2024
united, nations, security, council, resolution, 1946, adopted, unanimously, october, 2010, after, recalling, previous, resolutions, situation, côte, ivoire, ivory, coast, including, resolutions, 1880, 2009, 1893, 2009, 1911, 2010, 1933, 2010, council, extended. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1946 adopted unanimously on October 15 2010 after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Cote d Ivoire Ivory Coast including resolutions 1880 2009 1893 2009 1911 2010 and 1933 2010 the Council extended sanctions against the country including an arms embargo and ban on the trading of diamonds for a further six months 1 UN Security CouncilResolution 1946Cote d IvoireDate15 October 2010Meeting no 6 402CodeS RES 1946 Document SubjectThe situation in Cote d IvoireVoting summary15 voted forNone voted againstNone abstainedResultAdoptedSecurity Council compositionPermanent members China France Russia United Kingdom United StatesNon permanent members Austria Bosnia Herzegovina Brazil Gabon Japan Lebanon Mexico Nigeria Turkey Uganda 1945 Lists of resolutions 1947 The resolution was drafted by France 2 Contents 1 Resolution 1 1 Observations 1 2 Acts 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksResolution editObservations edit The Security Council stressed that measures imposed in resolutions 1572 2004 and 1643 2005 were aimed at supporting the peace process in Cote d Ivoire particularly in light of planned presidential elections on October 31 2010 It urged the Ivorian stakeholders to ensure that the elections went ahead as scheduled and were free and fair The Council noted that while the overall human rights situation had improved in the country there were still various abuses reported against civilians including acts of sexual violence It determined that the situation in Cote d Ivoire continued to pose a threat to international peace and security Acts edit Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter the Council renewed sanctions against the country relating to arms diamonds financial and travel until April 30 2011 along with the mandate of the expert panel monitoring their implementation The measures would be reviewed in light of progress achieved in the electoral and peace process All Ivorian parties to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement were urged to fully implement the aforementioned measures and provide unhindered access to the expert panel monitoring the sanctions with the assistance of the United Nations Operation in Cote d Ivoire UNOCI Furthermore the Council decided that the arms embargo would not apply to non lethal equipment for use by the Ivorian security forces for proportionate and appropriate purposes 3 It reaffirmed that measures would be imposed against persons who threatened the peace process attacked or obstructed UNOCI or supporting French personnel violate human rights or international humanitarian law or incited hatred and violence there was also concern that some media outlets were inciting violence 4 The resolution asked the Secretary General Ban Ki moon and French forces to inform the Council of weapons supplies to Cote d Ivoire Meanwhile the Kimberley Process was instructed to report on production and illicit export of diamonds from Cote d Ivoire All Ivorian parties and others were asked to co operate and to ensure the safety and freedom of movement of the expert group See also editIvorian Civil War Ivorian parliamentary election 2010 Ivorian presidential election 2010 List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 2009 2011 United Nations Operation in Cote d IvoireReferences edit Concerned about ongoing human rights violations in Cote d Ivoire Security Council renews for six months arms embargo dimaond trade ban United Nations October 15 2010 Xinhua News Agency October 16 2010 UN Security Council renews set of sanctions for Cote d Ivoire People s Daily Online No lifting of Cote d Ivoire sanctions Afrol News October 15 2010 Cote d Ivoire UN sanctions extended for another six months United Nations News Centre October 15 2010 External links edit nbsp Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1946 at Wikisource Text of the Resolution at undocs org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United Nations Security Council Resolution 1946 amp oldid 997052201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
