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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000583 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CI PREL UNSC KPKO PGOV
SUBJECT: UN/COTE D'IVOIRE: COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1765 
RENEWING UNOCI'S MANDATE 
 
REF: SECSTATE 98593 
 
¶1. The UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 
1765 (2007) on July 16, renewing the mandate of the UN 
Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) until January 15, 2008. 
The resolution requests UNOCI to support the implementation 
of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement and encourages the 
Facilitator, President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso to 
continue to support the peace process.  It also terminates 
the mandate of the High Representative for Elections and 
transfers to the Special Representative for the Secretary 
General the responsibility for certifying that the electoral 
process is "open, free, fair and transparent".  Ghana and 
South Africa co-sponsored the French-drafted resolution. 
 
¶2. USUN will report septel the results of the action request 
contained in reftel. 
 
¶3. Begin text of Resolution 1765 (2007): 
 
The Security Council, 
 
Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolution 
1739, and the statements of its President relating to the 
situation in Cote d'Ivoire, 
 
Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, 
independence, territorial integrity and unity of Cote 
d'Ivoire, and recalling the importance of the principles of 
good-neighbourliness, non-interference and regional 
cooperation, 
 
Recalling that it endorsed the Agreement signed by President 
Laurent Gbagbo and Mr Guillaume Soro in Ouagadougou on 4 
March 2007 ("the Ouagadougou political Agreement," 
S/2007/144), and that it has supported the appointment of Mr 
Guillaume Soro as Prime Minister, 
 
Paying tribute to the Chairperson of the Economic Community 
of West African States (ECOWAS) President Blaise Compaore for 
his continued efforts of facilitation of the inter-Ivorian 
direct dialogue that enabled in particular the signing of the 
Ouagadougou Political Agreement, and to other leaders of the 
region, commending and encouraging the continued efforts of 
the African Union and ECOWAS to promote peace and stability 
in Cote d'Ivoire, and reiterating its full support for them, 
 
Reiterating its strong condemnation of any attempt to 
destabilize the peace process by force, in particular the 
attack committed on 29 June 2007 in Bouake against the Prime 
Minister of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, Mr Guillaume Soro, 
that resulted in several deaths, and stressing that the 
perpetrators of such criminal acts must be brought to justice, 
 
Having taken note of the report of the Secretary-General 
dated 14 May 2007 (S/2007/275), 
 
Reiterating its firm condemnation of all violations of human 
rights and international humanitarian law in Cote d' Ivoire, 
 
Recalling its resolutions 1460 (2003) and 1612 (2005) on 
children and armed conflict and the subsequent conclusions of 
the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed 
Conflict pertaining to parties in the armed conflict of Cote 
d'Ivoire (S/2007/93),  Determining that the situation in Cote 
d'Ivoire continues to pose a threat to international peace 
and security in the region, 
 
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, 
 
¶1. Decides to renew the mandates of the United Nations 
Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and of the French forces 
which support it until 15 January 2008, in order to support 
the organization in Cote d'Ivoire of free, open, fair and 
transparent elections within the timeframe set out in the 
Ouagadougou political Agreement, and expresses its readiness 
to renew them further as appropriate; 
 
¶2.  Endorses the recommendations contained in paragraphs 42 
to 72 and 75 to 83 of the report of the Secretary-General 
dated 14 May 200, which adapt UNOCI's role to the new phase 
of the peace process in Cote d'Ivoire as set out in the 
Ouagadougou political Agreement and accordingly requests 
UNOCI, within its existing resources, to support the full 
implementation of the Ouagadougou political Agreement, 
including by supporting the integrated command centre, the 
 
 
restoration of State administration throughout the country, 
the identification and voter registration processes, the 
electoral process, persons affected by the conflict, efforts 
to create a positive political environment, protection and 
promotion of human rights, and the economic recovery process 
of Cote d'Ivoire; 
 
¶3. Calls upon all concerned parties to ensure that the 
protection of children is addressed in the implementation of 
the Ouagadougou Political Agreement and the post-conflict and 
reconstruction and recovery phases, including continued 
monitoring and reporting of the situation of women and 
children; 
 
¶4. Also invites the signatories of the Ouagadougou Political 
Agreement to take the necessary steps to protect vulnerable 
civilian populations, including by guaranteeing the voluntary 
return, reinstallation, reintegration and security of 
displaced persons, with the support of the United Nations 
system, and to fulfill in this regard their commitments in 
accordance with the Ouagadougou Political Agreement and their 
obligations under international humanitarian law; 
 
¶5. Expresses its intention to review by 15 October 2007 the 
mandates of UNOCI and the French forces which support it, as 
well as the level of troops of UNOCI, in the light of the 
progress achieved in the implementation of the key steps of 
the peace process, and requests the Secretary-General to 
provide to it a report on these key steps before this date; 
 
¶6. Decides to terminate the mandate of the High 
Representative for the Elections, decides therefore that the 
Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cote 
d'Ivoire shall certify that all stages of the electoral 
process provide all the necessary guarantees for the holding 
of open, free, fair and transparent presidential and 
legislative elections in accordance with international 
standards, and requests the Secretary-General to take all the 
necessary steps so that the Special Representative has at his 
disposal a support cell providing him all the appropriate 
assistance to fulfil this task; 
 
¶7. Commends the High Representative for the elections, Mr 
Gerard Stoudmann, whose tireless efforts permitted progress 
in the implementation of the peace process and the 
preparation of the elections; 
 
¶8. Recalls the importance of the provisions of the 
Ouagadougou political Agreement, including paragraph 8.1, and 
urges the Ivorian political forces to rely on the mediation 
by the Facilitator, for any major difficulty concerning the 
electoral process, 
 
¶9. Supports the establishment, as agreed by the parties at 
the meeting of the evaluation and monitoring committee dated 
11 May 2007 and the Facilitator, of an international 
consultative organ including the Special Representative of 
the Secretary-General, the resident coordinator of the United 
Nations system, the representatives of the World Bank, the 
International Monetary Fund, the European Union, the African 
Union, the African Development Bank, ECOWAS and France, to 
accompany the Ivorian political forces and the Facilitator in 
the implementation of the Ouagadougou political Agreement, 
and notes that this organ shall participate in the meetings 
of the evaluation and monitoring committee, as an observer, 
and may be consulted at any time by the Facilitator; 
 
¶10. Encourages the Facilitator, President Blaise Compaore, to 
continue to support the process to settle the crisis in Cote 
d'Ivoire, welcomes his decision to appoint a special 
representative in Abidjan to follow up on the Ouagadougou 
political Agreement, and requests UNOCI to assist him in the 
conduct of the facilitation, including by helping him, as 
appropriate and upon his request, to carry out his 
arbitration role according to the provisions of paragraph 8.1 
of the Ouagadougou political Agreement; 
 
¶11. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter. 
KHALILZAD