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Bakayoko

lines on the record: 51
first: 2006-03-29
most recent: 2019-05-08
sittings or episodes: 4
sources: un-security-council

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“I therefore remind all Libyan parties of their obligation to protect civilians, humanitarian personnel and hospital infrastructure. Cote d'Ivoire also reiterates its call for the extension of ICC jurisdiction to crimes against migrants. To conclude, I would like to reiterate Cote d'Ivoire's support for the work of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to ensure respect for human rights in Libya, and we call on the United Nations and the African Union to pool their efforts to achieve a rapid cessation to the clashes in and around Tripoli and to achieve the restoration of peace in the country.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“In that regard, the Security Council and the ICC must work together to achieve that noble goal, which is one of the pillars of the process of restoring peace and national reconciliation in Libya. In that respect, cote d'Ivoire welcomes the statement made by the Prosecutor on 16 April concerning the escalation of Violence in and around Tripoli. In that statement, the Prosecutor urged all parties to the conflict not to commit crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court and, in particular, invited the commanders of the armed groups that take part in these battles to fully respect the rules of international humanitarian law. My country sees this as an expression of the Prosecutor's desire to remain seized of the human rights situation in the Libyan crisis.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“My delegation is concerned, however, that the precariousness of the current context may further affect the institutional capacities of the Government of National Accord and its willingness to fulfil its obligations under the Rome Statute. We note that the arrest warrants issued against Messrs. Saif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi, Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled and Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli have not been executed to date. It therefore reiterates its call on all parties to cooperate with the ICC in bringing alleged perpetrators to justice before the competent international tribunals. The peace and security that are at the centre of our Council's concerns are inseparable from the fight against serious violations of human rights and human dignity.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“Indeed, the attacks on the High National Election Commission in Tripoli, the National Oil Corporation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2018 are a sad manifestation of the violence perpetrated by terrorist groups and deserve the combined attention of our Council and the International Court. Similarly, the issue of human rights requires the greatest attention of the international community and the increased vigilance of the ICC because of the increased risk of human rights violations in such a context. That is why my country commends the efforts made to date by the Court, as well as its cooperation with the Government of Libya in investigating the alleged crimes committed in the country.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“In view of the ever- increasing number of casualties and the deterioration of the humanitarian situation, my country urges the cessation of hostilities and respect for the ceasefire signed on 4 September 2018, in order to return all the parties to the negotiating table and thereby create the conditions for a revival of the political process to end the crisis. My country is of the opinion that the deterioration of the security situation in Libya could create conditions for the entrenchment of the Libyan branch of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“Mr. Bakayoko (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): My delegation congratulates Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her six-monthly briefing on the activities of the Court in the cases relating to the situation in Libya. Cote d'Ivoire, a State party to the Rome Statute, reaffirms its full support for the ICC's efforts to promote international justice and the fight against impunity in the world. My delegation notes with regret the deterioration of the security situation in Libya since the onset of fighting, on 4 April, between the forces of General Haftar and those of the Government of National Accord, led by Prime Minister Faiez Serraj.”
2019-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8523 (2019) · source
“Because ofits experience, Cote d'Ivoire is aware of the importance of a peacekeeping mission and would like, through my voice, to reiterate its support and readiness to help the Secretary-General in the implementation of this ambitious endeavour. I cannot conclude without conveying my Government's gratitude to Member States who contribute to peacekeeping operations. I would like to echo the Secretary-General's call for a revitalization of the framework for cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union and for the Security Council to strengthen is support for financing African Union forces deployed on the continent.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“We must also bear in mind that collective action will be effective only if it is based on full awareness and acceptance, on the part of each party involved, of their individual responsibility and their duty to cooperate with other peacekeeping actors. Finally, although it is important to ensure the viability of peacekeeping operations through sustainable funding mechanisms, we believe that it is also vital to include the gender dimension in strategic management of forces. Today's Council meeting is surely the start of a series of initiatives put forward by the Secretary- General, based on the concept of collective responsibility, that seeks to infuse a new dynamic into United Nations peacekeeping operations.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“As this high-level debate is being held, my country remains concerned by the crises that persist on our continent - in Mali, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the Central African Republic, in South Sudan, in Darfur - or elsewhere in the world, and that despite the presence of Blue Helmets. The persistence of those crises challenges us and calls on us to join our efforts to return to peace and stability in those hard-hit countries. That is why our collective action in support of peacekeeping operations must get away from the partitioning of duties and build on coherence and coordination among the Secretariat, the Security Council, troop-contributing countries and multilateral partners.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“However, not all operations always align with that successful scheme, and some even face serious failures or drag on and on. That prompts us today to seriously reconsider their mode ofoperation through a courageous reform initiative. To that end, my delegation would like to draw attention to three conditions essential to the success of such missions. First is prevention, which must be dealt with as a genuine priority, one likely to lower tensions. Next, clarity of the mandate and the appropriate means for its implementation should ensure better protection of civilians. That protection of civilians is the essence of peacekeeping operations and requires consideration of the rules of engagement of forces. The third condition is the need for exemplary cooperation between the United Nation system and the Government in power.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“This experience of my country allows me to recall before the Security Council that United Nations peacekeeping operations, such as the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire, have a number of stages, all equally important, and they are organized methodologically to achieve the goals set. In cote d'Ivoire one can cite as examples the most important stages: a political agreement prior to the deployment of the United Nations operation; a sanctions regime, including an embargo against arms and diamonds and individual sanctions; the authorization to use force to destroy heavy weapons; and respect for the political agreement and for the result of United Nations-certified elections. The latter - the certification ofthe results by the United Nations - was decisive for the credibility to the electoral process.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“My country welcomes the opportunity afforded to us once again to share its experience on this important matter. C6te d'Ivoire, at the cost of many sacrifices and with the help of the international community, managed to emerge from more than a decade of instability. While it is true that the success ofdisarmament, demobilization and reintegration and the ongoing security sector reform received the greatest media coverage in the emergence from the crisis, other important aspects have also contributed. They include support for the electoral process, securing the territory and help in rebuilding governing bodies.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Furthermore, these mandates must be flexible and sequenced so that mission priorities can be progressively adapted to developments in the sociopolitical and security context in the host country. In addition, prior to deployment, it is the duty of troop- contributing countries to ensure adequate training for their contingents, in accordance with the United Nations Standards of Conduct and to make available equipment that has been adapted to the needs on the ground. Within that framework, and in support of the troop-contributing countries, the Secretariat, the Security Council and donors need to further combine their efforts to reinforce the capabilities of the troops, particularly with regard to intelligence, thus enabling them to anticipate attacks on civilians and United Nations contingents.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Here, I would like to commend the initiatives of nearly 110,000 men and women deployed in those missions, who are working to avoid tragedies, and I wish to pay tribute to the Blue Helmets who, every day, sacrifice their lives for peace in the world. We are debating improvements to United Nations peacekeeping operations. In that context, it is incumbent upon the Security Council, on the basis of rigorous analyses of environmental and operational constraints, to provide peacekeeping operations with robust mandates, setting clear and achievable goals. For it is clear that peacekeeping missions sometimes experience difficulties in agreeing on the precise meaning of the restrictions imposed by the mandates and in translating overall concepts and strategies into action.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Together we are here, together we are engaged in a national reconstruction process that has enabled our country to be elected as non-permanent member ofthe Security Council and to be ready to send troops to theatres of operations to save other lives. United Nations peacekeeping operations are taking place in increasingly challenging environments, characterized by asymmetrical attacks against peacekeepers and civilians. United Nations peacekeeping missions need to shoulder, in addition to the protection of civilians, their support role for the political processes of crises resolution and peacebuilding.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“I speak to this gathering in my capacity as Minister of State and Minister of Defence of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, but also as an Ivoirian citizen, bearing witness to the effectiveness of a United Nations peacekeeping operations in protecting and saving human lives. Indeed, I personally benefited from the protection provided by the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire, which, as was the case for thousands of fellow compatriots, saved my life. My delegation also includes Ambassador Alcide Djedje, a member of the opposing camp at the time of the Ivoirian crisis, who also benefited from the same protection.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Mr. Bakayoko (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): I thank the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the welcome initiative to convene this high-level debate on collective action to improve United Nations peacekeeping operations. I wish to convey the gratitude of the President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, His Excellence Mr. Alassane Ouattara, to the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, His Excellency Mr. Mark Rutte, for his kind invitation to participate in this high-level debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing, and I wish to assure him of C6te d'Ivoire's full support for the initiatives to make United Nations peacekeeping operations a tool to respond to present-day challenges to conflict prevention and consolidation of peace in the world.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“The stability of our subregion and the development of our countries depend on that. Accordingly, I wish to reaffirm, by way of conclusion, that peace and prosperity must be sought together, with the same devotion and the same priority as political stability, and they must be supported by economic development and the rule of law, with special stress being laid on the observance of human rights. Let us achieve our common goal together, which is to promote democracy and share democracy and development in order, in the long run, to consolidate peace in our subregion.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“This is particularly true in West Africa, where, because of recurrent conflicts that have ruined the economies of the subregion, the majority of States are also confronting the overwhelming burden of debt and the constraints brought on by structural adjustment policies and the depletion of private and public investment and official development assistance. One of the consequences of those constraints is unemployment, particularly among youth. They have no jobs, and so they easily become a reservoir providing child soldiers and militias in the event of a conflict. Those situations provide a fertile ground for frustration, dissidence and violence. All of these things are definitely a source of instability. The underdevelopment of our States remains a major challenge that we must and can meet together.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“According to statistics, 90 per cent of the victims of these weapons are civilians, and 80 per cent are women and children. Peace consolidation also means developing a culture of peace among our peoples. Peace consolidation cannot be brought about simply by tackling political and military problems. It should also be conceived in actions benefiting economic development, because, as was recognized by the Security Council following a meeting of Heads of State and Government on 31 January 1992, international peace and security do not mean merely the absence of war and armed conflict. Other non- military threats to peace and security have their source in the instability of an economic nature. Poverty remains a threat to peace and stability.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“To bring about peace consolidation, our subregion also expects international partners to give us lasting support that can strengthen capacities for intervention and provide mechanisms for resolving existing disputes. It also expects constructive support for our democratization processes and efforts to build the rule of law as guarantees of peace and stability. Just as international peace and security are the responsibility of the United Nations under the Charter, likewise prevention in our subregion should be one of the primary responsibilities of regional and subregional organizations. In peace consolidation in West Africa, special attention should be given to the proliferation and illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons in our States. This is a source of concern for the subregion.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“Justice, supported by the citizenry is justice that takes into consideration the rights of the accused, the interests of the victim and the well-being of society at large. Our States must work to put in place that kind of justice in our countries. However, I do believe that, in a post-conflict context, justice that is rendered too early can undermine a still fragile peace and call into question the still timid confidence among former enemies. Justice that is too late, on the other hand, could prevent a society from turning the page and entering a new era through the revelation of the truth aimed at achieving reconciliation of hearts and minds.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“Like the whole continent, it is facing multiple scourges and ills, and it can no longer afford futile, costly wars among its peoples, still less among the citizens of the same country. To make peace a reality, dialogue, interaction, tolerance, respect for the human person and respect for life and the persistent search for consensus-based ways to deal with apparently contradictory interests, must, once again, become fundamental values for the populations and the governance of this subregion. Furthermore, it is important that, in our States, justice be conceived as an ideal of responsibility and fairness, needed to protect the ordinary citizen in the exercise of his or her activities and to prevent and punish violations of those rights.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“We should no longer be preparing war or waging war to obtain peace, but rather supporting peace in order to prevent war, in the broadest possible meaning of that word. West Africa seems to have lost its legendary tranquillity. It has become the theatre of many conflicts. Within certain States, ethnic disputes, political differences and conflicts of interest have been misunderstood or mismanaged and have degenerated into confrontation and civil war. Likewise, conflicts separate or tear apart neighbouring, fraternal countries because of border disputes that, for the most part, have been due to non-compliance with the sacrosanct principle of the inviolability of the borders inherited from the colonial era, as stipulated in the Charter of the African Union. Our subregion needs peace.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“That is why my delegation hopes, as do other participants, that our debates will yield the clarification we need to read the signs of the times, to interpret the complex realities of West Africa. We also expect that the conclusions of these discussions will lead to specific action that is lasting and oriented towards peaceful coexistence among the populations of our subregion. This discussion calls upon us all, as I see it, to have a comprehensive concept of peace. The peace that we are trying to consolidate cannot be lasting unless we tackle simultaneously a strategy to reduce tension and poverty and a strategy to promote democracy and good governance. Peace cannot be guaranteed unless disputes are settled peacefully and conflicts are prevented in a context of the observance of human rights.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“The topic we are discussing today is important also because it places us right at the core of the raison d'etre of the United Nations. The peoples of the United Nations created this great institution, inter alia, to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom. The purpose of the United Nations is to promote peace, development and human rights - all things that are conducive to peace consolidation and which are still far from being a reality in Africa in general and in West Africa in particular. 06-4607] Our meeting attests to the will and determination of our Governments to work, for peace, good governance and development in our subregion, with the ongoing support of the international community and the United Nations.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“Such expectations are fully justified because, at this very moment, West African countries that have recently been liberated from armed conflict are trying to consolidate the peace they have regained. Others, such as my country, are working hard to overcome the obstacles they are still encountering on the irreversible path to lasting peace and reconciliation. The holding of this meeting of the Security Council, the United Nations organ that takes decisions and concrete action, gives me reason for hope. I venture to believe that the Council will better understand the realities of the region and will do everything possible to further assist West African countries in their quest for tranquillity - a sine qua non for the economic and social development of the subregion.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“As I said, the topic before the Council today is doubly important, first because it concerns peace consolidation in our subregion and, thus, our future. Indeed, given the many challenges posed at the beginning of the twenty-first century - such as globalization and technological change, which themselves raise serious concerns about the future of mankind - African peoples in general and those of West Africa in particular are experiencing feelings of fragility in the face of serious conflict or a climate of destabilization. During these confusing times, people thus direct their gaze - full of concern but also full of hope - to the United Nations.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“Today's debate is highly relevant for my country, which, as the Council is aware, has been striving - with the assistance of the international community and in particular of the United Nations and the Security Council - to emerge from a serious political and military crisis, whose destructive effects affect the entire West African subregion. It is also timely for a number of States of the subregion that have recently emerged from long crises that have had a multitude of effects. This initiative is therefore commendable and once again attests to the spirit of solidarity that Ghana and its President, His Excellency Mr. John Kufuor, have always shown in matters related to peace and development in Africa in general and in our subregion in particular.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“Mr. Bakayoko (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): I would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your initiative to hold this open debate in the Security Council - of which your country, Ghana, holds the presidency for the month of August - on a subject that I believe is most timely: peace consolidation in West Africa. I thank you for inviting C6te d'Ivoire, through me, to participate. I congratulate the French delegation on its impressive work during its July presidency of the Council. I also welcome the presence of Ministers for Foreign Affairs and other important figures, including Mr. Ibn Chambas, Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). To the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, I convey my delegation's gratitude for everything he is doing for peace and stability in West Africa.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“I thank the members of the Security Council for the welcome and the attention that they have kindly given to me. I thank them for their attention to the message that I have just delivered on behalf of the people and the Government of Cote d'Ivoire.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“I would like to ask you to support this proposal and to consider it positively. I am grateful for all that you have been able to do for Cote d'Ivoire since the outbreak of the crisis. I am also aware of the fact that it is primarily up to us Ivorians to do as much as we can to help our country emerge from this crisis. We are determined to achieve this, of course, with your support. Let us therefore work together for the return of peace in Cote d'Ivoire so that no one and nothing can make us retreat. This is the place to invite all international institutions and the different development partners to respect their commitments within the framework of the process of recovery and reconstruction of Cote d'Ivoire, as recommended in the different agreements on the Ivorian crisis, including the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“In particular, when it comes to strengthening security throughout the entire national territory, I would like to underscore that this point is the greatest concern of all Ivorians and therefore of the Government of Cote d'Ivoire. Indeed, not only do we have to guarantee security in Abidjan, but also in the interior of the country, especially in the west. This region, as the Council knows, shares a border with the Republic of Liberia, which shares many ethnic and cultural similarities with the peoples of West Africa. Providing good security in that part of Cote d'Ivoire means providing greater security for Liberia and strengthening the democratic process in that country. For all of these reasons, the Government of Cote d'Ivoire strongly supports the Secretary-General's proposal to strengthen the number of Blue Helmets in Cote d'Ivoire.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“In addition, we must make concerted efforts to strengthen the capacities of judicial institutions with a view to ensuring the rule of law throughout the country after three years of war, and provide support for the State's economy and finances in order to reduce the high unemployment rate among young people and to carry out the return of refugees and displaced persons. There are still storms along the path that will lead us to an ultimate solution, but we have to weather those storms in order to be able to organize undisputed general elections, which are the only way out of this crisis. In this respect, the Government strongly wishes that Mr. Antonio Monteiro's successor as High Representative of the United Nations for elections in Cote d'Ivoire can be appointed as soon as possible.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“Though we should be pleased with the positive developments in the political situation in Cote d'Ivoire and should celebrate it, we must recognize that enormous tasks fall upon the Government through the road map and call for great vigilance as well as a stepping up of efforts so that these tasks will be completed. In particular, we have to work in the following areas: financing the electoral process at all stages; disarmament, demobilization and reintegration; strengthening security throughout the territory to guarantee safety for all voters; and resolving humanitarian problems and supporting human rights.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“After several years of hesitation, of turbulence and sometimes of Violence, the peace and reconciliation process is now taking a positive turn that we must all welcome and encourage. I would like to thank once again all the heads of State who have been involved personally and who are working with us for the return of peace in Cote d'Ivoire. I also thank Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary- General of the United Nations, and his colleagues, including his Special Representative, Mr. Pierre Schori, and his team, as well as the soldiers of Operation Licorne and the French forces, for the efforts that they are continuing to make to permanently restore peace, reconciliation and stability in Cote d'Ivoire.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“Furthermore, it dispatched the Minister for Defence to the field in order to take stronger security measures. Moreover, an interministerial commission, including the humanitarian agencies, is being set up. It will be a framework for the operational coordination of humanitarian action on a national scale. In this regard, the Prime Minister has just appointed a Special Counsellor for Humanitarian Action. In addition, the local authorities of the western part of Cote d'Ivoire have undertaken public awareness measures so that every citizen can understand the need for national solidarity as well as the usefulness of the presence of the international community alongside Cote d'Ivoire.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“From the point of View of humanitarian assistance, on behalf of the Ivorian Government I would like to express our gratitude to the United Nations system for the assistance provided to the population heavily affected by the crisis that my country has been experiencing since September 2002. Humanitarian agencies, though they suffered from the events of 15, 16 and 17 January 2006, did not suspend their action on the ground. This concern, which is at the very heart of humanitarian action, is to be commended, and I would like to do so here. The Ivorian Government, in order to mark its support for this action and its support for all agencies, made a statement in which it officially condemned what happened and which did not spare the Ivorian structures that cooperate with these agencies.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“The progress in these different areas, in our opinion, must become irreversible, and therefore we have to consolidate this climate of trust. In this respect, security matters must be settled as a matter of priority and must be accorded the utmost attention. One of the elements that must contribute to improving the security situation remains the living and working conditions of soldiers in the national army. Thus the Government launched a programme to restore the barracks on 21 February. Through this important project, the Government aims to create a more disciplined and more professional army, provided with modern infrastructure and equipment.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“The two operations will be done simultaneously, as was decided at the Yamoussoukro Summit. This new spirit that has emerged from the Yamoussoukro Summit and that has now provided new hope to all Ivorians has also made it possible from an administrative point of View to partially begin the process to redeploy the central administration in the regions under the control of the Forces nouvelles in the areas of national education and higher education. Thus it has been possible to organize school examinations, which we have not been able to do for more than three years in the regions controlled by the Forces nouvelles. Furthermore, the University of Bouake, the headquarters of the Forces nouvelles, was officially reopened yesterday, 28 March.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“To these positive actions we could add the return to Abidjan on 14 March 2006 of Mr. Soro, the Secretary-General of the Forces nouvelles, after seventeen months of absence from the city. Mr. Soro's presence in Abidjan now - which itself was preceded by the return from exile of opposition leaders Messrs. Henri Konan Bedie and Alassane Ouattara - provides sufficient evidence that the wall of mistrust that had characterized political life in Cote d'Ivoire is finally being broken. With respect to identification and the electoral process, the national working group studying the matter presented its report to the Government on Thursday, 2 March. The conclusions and recommendations will be made available to the IEC. On this question, I would like to affirm that the Government has already put in place the electoral process and identification.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“They included the fact that, on 7 March, the Bureau of the Independent Electoral Commission - the main engine of the electoral machine - began its work after a number of months of uncertainty. The installation of the IEC was perceived by the political parties as signalling the beginning of their political activities in the run-up to the elections of October 2006. As a result, important meetings have been held this month among the major opposition political policies, in particular the Rassemblement des Republicains, the Parti democratique de la Cote d'Ivoire-Rassemblement democratique africain and the President's group. Important statements came out of these meetings which for the most part translate the determination of leaders to work in a new spirit that has been seen since the Yamoussoukro meeting.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“As can be seen, the two meetings held in Yamoussoukro, particularly that of the four political leaders, enabled the Prime Minister, working together- indeed, in tandem - with the head of State, to put the peace and reconciliation process back in the hands of the Ivorian people and to bring the major leaders together to make a firm commitment to move the country out of crisis and to make that process irreversible. Those two meetings also enabled the determination of the implementation modalities of Security Council resolution 1633 (2005) and of the International Working Group road map, and to create the climate and necessary political commitment for their implementation. Positive results were seen immediately.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“They also called on the Prime Minister to convene, over the following few days, the Bureau of the Independent Electoral Commission, the signatories of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement and all interested parties so as to determine, together with the United Nations High Representative for elections in Cote d'Ivoire, the powers of the members of the Bureau and the operating rules of the IEC so that the elections could be organized in a fair, transparent and credible manner. On the code of conduct, the four leaders agreed that they needed to get together frequently for exchanges on the peace process and to ensure that political life would be conducted in a calm environment, with respect for the values of fraternity and democracy.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“With respect to Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne, the four leaders noted the provisions made by the Government to ensure that the entire country would be covered by its broadcasts in order to spread the message of peace and reconciliation. They called upon the various political leaders to ensure that the newspapers that share their views would be part of the peace process and that they would avoid doing anything to jeopardize it. With respect to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the leaders took note of the election of the Bureau and of the arbitration of the High Representative of the United Nations for elections in Cote d'Ivoire. They decided, however, to establish a fourth Vice-presidential post for the Front populaire ivoirienne - the party in power - to establish balanced representation of the existing political forces.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“With respect to the dismantling of the militias and the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants, they agreed that it was necessary to update the timetable and to immediately restart the dialogue between the heads of the Forces de defence et de securite and of the Forces nouvelles, and decided that those two leaders would discuss all military questions with a View to moving beyond the crisis. With regard to identification and elections, the participants welcomed the fact that it is technically possible to simultaneously conduct operations for voter identification and enumeration, and called on the Government to make use of foreign assistance for a large-scale and equitable identification operation and to ensure that all the people will be able to exercise their constitutional right to vote.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“The meeting of the four leaders - the first on Ivorian soil since the outbreak of the crisis - provided them with an opportunity to take up with the Prime Minister fundamental questions that were of concern to them, as well as to take a number of decisions. Regarding resolution 1633 (2005) and the Cote d'Ivoire Constitution, they reaffirmed that the Constitution and the resolution were not incompatible, and called on the head of State and the Prime Minister to consult at the earliest opportunity with a View to finding appropriate solutions to potential conflicts that could develop between the two texts relating to the execution of their respective tasks. They admitted that it would be possible, if need be, to convene a round table of a similar type.”
2006-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5399 (2006) · source
“In this context, the Government of Cote d'Ivoire welcomes the fact that calm has been restored, following the vigorous actions taken by the Council on the day after the events of January against those whom it deemed responsible for stymieing the national peace and reconciliation process. In particular, from 9 to 11 February, at Yamoussoukro, a Government seminar was held to define the modalities for the implementation of the road map. A round table was also organized on 25 February at Yamoussoukro, with the four major Ivorian political leaders, Mr. Laurent Gbagbo, Mr. Henri Konan Bedie, Mr. Alassane Ouattara and Mr. Guillaume Soro.”
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“In spite of a number of obstacles, which were quickly overcome by the Government - in particular the unfortunate events that took place in mid-January - the general situation with regard to the process is satisfactory. Those events, which were resolutely condemned by the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and by the Secretary-General himself, brought home to us, like an electric shock, the fragile nature of the peace and reconciliation process in Cote d'Ivoire and the importance for all of us to firmly support, with strong measures and actions, the Government's efforts to move beyond the crisis and to implement the road map developed by the International Working Group.”
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“Today's meeting is one of a number of timely initiatives that the Council has taken in support of Cote d'Ivoire and of the Ivorian people since the crisis erupted on 19 September 2002. We would like to thank the Council for that. I would also like to convey the thanks and sincere appreciation of Cote d'Ivoire to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for all that he is doing to promote the return of peace in Cote d'Ivoire. Since the adoption of Security Council resolution 1633 (2005), which resulted in the formation of the Government led by Mr. Konan Banny, C6te d'Ivoire has entered a new era, which has allowed the peace and reconciliation process to develop significantly.”
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