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Bamba

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“Once national consensus has been achieved, SSR must be geared to creating a reunified, professional, disciplined republican army subject to civilian executive authority, respectful of the rule of law and mindful of human rights. Thirdly, with respect to disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), I note that our experience of this process over several years has led us to conclude that the cantonment of former combatants in recruitment centres was counterproductive. We therefore feel that vetting is key to the process. Indeed, accurate vetting will allow us to select those who should remain in the new army and ensure that those who are not selected will be directed forthwith to technical centres where they will receive practical training to assist their reintegration into working life.”
2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6708 (2012) · source
“However, national ownership is essential to the SSR process, as was recognized in the conclusions reached last year in the Security Council debate (see S/PV.6630) held under the Nigerian presidency, to which we pay tribute. Cote d'Ivoire intends to secure national ownership of SSR through the holding of public hearings on security and defence, which will include the convening of a national dialogue between the people and the army. We seek an interactive exchange in which the people's perspective enriches the reform process. Our goal is for the people in all their aspects, including soldiers and the army, to assume ownership of the reform and ultimately for the army to be reconciled with the population.”
2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6708 (2012) · source
“In this regard, my delegation commends South Africa's initiative to convene on 12 January a high- level debate of the Security Council (see S/PV.6702), personally presided by President Zuma, on the critical cooperation, under Chapter VIII of the Charter, between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, in particular the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States, in the prevention, management and resolution of regional crises. Secondly, with respect to security sector reform (SSR), my delegation believes that it is a key element of the entire post-crisis normalization process inasmuch as it forges a direct, positive link to national reconciliation that triggers a virtuous chain reaction in other areas of the post-conflict architecture.”
2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6708 (2012) · source
“The subregional aspect of the security situation in the border zone actually extends to the entire Mano River region and encompasses such cross-border threats as piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, drug trafficking, money-laundering and the terrorist threats posed by Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and Boko Haram, as well as the influx of weapons from Libya. The issue must therefore be addressed in the context of a collective security system that includes C6te d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Indeed, that was the purpose behind the meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of the four countries that was held from 22 to 25 January in Freetown, Sierra Leone.”
2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6708 (2012) · source
“The security situation in the western part of the countries remains a source of ongoing concern owing to the recurrent activities of mercenaries and militias, especially on the border with Liberia, which is densely forested and difficult to control. My delegation believes that the optimization of the military resources of UNOCI and the United Nations Mission in Liberia in the context of inter- mission cooperation has been a successful experiment that should be pursued, as it provides a deterrent to potential or real threats of stabilization.”
2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6708 (2012) · source
“The report correctly notes the significant progress that has been achieved in a number of areas, including the peaceful legislative elections held on 11 December 2011. The report also underscores, however, some significant challenges ahead. I should like to make a few brief remarks on issues that my delegation deems to be critical. I turn first to the stabilization of the security situation, which is manageable in Abdijan but also requires considerable resources. This is due to the high number of light weapons in circulation and the presence of numerous common criminals who escaped detention during the crisis.”
2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6708 (2012) · source
“The Secretary- General said that the principle of the responsibility to protect is a fundamental humanitarian principle that is here to stay. My delegation commends the Secretary- General's decision to instruct his Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect to consider ways to make effective use of the provisions of Articles VI, VII and VIII of the United Nations Charter with a View to better operationalizing that principle. We look forward eagerly to the results of his study. My delegation notes the excellent report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) contained in document S/2011/807*, and of course endorses the conclusions contained therein.”
2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6708 (2012) · source
“The toll in human lives, estimated at approximately 3,000, would have been higher without the decisive involvement of the United Nations in protecting the civilian population. Indeed, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter and in keeping with the mandate defined in resolution 1975 (2011), the United Nations saved an untold number of lives. In hindsight, we can better grasp the entire scope of the United Nations intervention in Cote d'Ivoire and the full meaning it gives to the concept of the responsibility to protect. We must clearly state that we were on the verge of genocide in Cote d'Ivoire during the post-electoral crisis. We are therefore in a good position to echo the Secretary-General's statement to the conference on the 3 responsibility to protect convened on 18 January by the Stanley Foundation in New York.”
2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6708 (2012) · source
“Mr. Bamba (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): I should like to begin by wishing you, Sir, and the other representatives present good health, happiness and peace throughout 2012. I also take this opportunity to convey my delegation's warmest congratulations to you on your accession to the presidency of the Council this month. My delegation thanks the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Cote d'Ivoire, Mr. Albert Koenders, for his excellent briefing on the situation in cote d'Ivoire, which accurately portrayed the reality on the ground. I also congratulate him on his outstanding work and on the perfect understanding of the situation he has demonstrated in his brief tenure. It has been nine months since the post-electoral crisis in Cote d'Ivoire came to en end.”
2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6708 (2012) · source
“The return of peace to Cote d'Ivoire is a vibrant reality in the daily lives of the people of Cote d'Ivoire. That peace should be strengthened and consolidated so that the country can recover its former prosperity and its natural place as a nexus of political stability and economic growth in the West African subregion. To that end, progress must be further extended and accelerated. My delegation believes that the renewal of the UNOCI and Operation Licorne mandates will contribute decisively to that end.”
2011-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6591 (2011) · source
“It reaffirms the leadership of the Government of C6te d'Ivoire in the implementation of security sector reform, and addresses the need for a new disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme tailored to the new circumstances, highlighting both objective and personal criteria. 11-43229 The resolution addresses the recommendations of the Human Rights Council in Geneva and refers to the International Criminal Court, as sought by President Ouattara, who is here at United Nations Headquarters in New York. He has just had a very important and fruitful meeting with the Secretary-General and a working meeting with the President of the General Assembly, at which he took the opportunity to reiterate C6te d'Ivoire's commitment to adhering to the noble ideals of the United Nations Charter.”
2011-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6591 (2011) · source
“It takes note of the establishment of the Forces republicaines de Cote d'Ivoire, replacing the former Forces de securite et de defense de Cote d'Ivoire. It stresses the importance of future legislative elections and the full restoration of constitutional order. The resolution maintains the robust deterrent force of UNOCI, with a troop ceiling of 9,792 personnel on the ground, as well as reinforcements. It is important to note that the resolution upholds the certification of the legislative elections, taking the necessary adaptations into account. It commends the establishment of the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and attaches particular importance to the protection of civilians and respect for human rights in C6te d'Ivoire.”
2011-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6591 (2011) · source
“The resolution adopted today is historic because it enshrines the Victory of the will of the people of Cote d'Ivoire. As you noted, Sir, it is a symbolic resolution. It is not by chance that the Council adopted both resolutions 1000 (1995) and 2000 (2011) under a German presidency. It is a round number, symbolizing a new beginning filled with promise for a radiant future of peace and prosperity for Cote d'Ivoire. More specifically, resolution 2000 (2011) addresses the progress made on the ground by the Ivorian authorities. It commends the initiatives of the 11-43229 President of Cote d'Ivoire to stabilize the country in the areas of security, assistance to internally displaced persons, the promotion of reconciliation and the rehabilitation of infrastructure.”
2011-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6591 (2011) · source
“It is in that context that my delegation welcomes the unanimous adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2000 (2011), extending the mandate of the United Nations Operation in C6te d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and Operation Licorne for 12 months, until 31 July 2012. In so doing, the Security Council has demonstrated its support for democracy in Cote d'Ivoire and made manifest the commitment of the international community to supporting Cote d'Ivoire in its recovery and stabilization following the crisis. There are many challenges ahead, including above all the issue of security, and they are all pressing. At the same time, much progress has been made. We therefore welcome the timely adoption of resolution 2000 (2011), which will help us to accelerate the normalization process under way.”
2011-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6591 (2011) · source
“Mr. Bamba (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): As the members of the Security Council are aware, Cote d'Ivoire is emerging from a violent post-electoral crisis that killed 3,000 people, displaced 1 million people internally, and led 300,000 refugees to flee to neighbouring countries. It also led to the deterioration of much economic and institutional infrastructure, in particular prisons and courts. The Government of Cote d'Ivoire has been striving for some two months for a swift return to normalcy so as to create conditions conducive to the effective implementation of President Ouattara's programme, on the basis of which the people of Cote d'Ivoire voted for him overwhelmingly in the most fair, transparent and free democratic election ever held in my country.”
2011-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6591 (2011) · source
“That is why the mandates of UNOCI and of Operation Licorne must be extended. That support and assistance are indispensable as the Government implements its goal of putting the country back onto the path of progress for the next 12 months.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“The report stresses the compelling need for the international community to continue to help C6te d'Ivoire. We must avoid obstacles that could undermine the efforts and everything that has been achieved at such a high cost. During my audience with President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan before I returned, the President asked me to convey to the members of the Council the hopes that Cote d'Ivoire entertains with respect to UNOCI and Operation Licorne over the next 12 months. Cote d'Ivoire requires a substantial and robust peacekeeping operation to consolidate its restored yet fragile peace. Cote d'Ivoire will do everything possible to build its own capacities to fully guarantee its own security as soon as possible, but for the moment we must recognize that we will not succeed without the help of the United Nations.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“With regard to the economic situation, the economy of Cote d'Ivoire was derailed in the post- electoral phase, but it retains a firm foundation and shows potential for recovery that only requires reconstruction to begin in order to take off. In the short-term, however, the creation of revenue- generating jobs, particularly for young people and women, will be indispensable to ensuring harmonious transition towards major agro-industry and infrastructure projects that can bring major growth. My delegation hopes for increased funding through UNOCI's quick-impact project in order to stabilize that transition. In conclusion, from its perspective of building peace, my Government has welcomed the majority of the relevant recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General before us.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“The electoral process is part of a whole, and my delegation requests that the certification role of the United Nations be maintained, taking into account, of course, the specificities of the legislative elections. There is no reason why a demonstrably valuable process that has enabled us to affirm the respect of the people should not be maintained. Therefore, we reiterate and insist on the ongoing certification role of UNOCI. Furthermore, the composition of the Independent Electoral Commission will of course be adapted to take recent changes into account. There too, the Government wishes it to remain representative and inclusive in order to guarantee the credibility of the electoral process. We would ask UNOCI to continue to support the entire process, as it did during the presidential elections, at all stages.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“Alassane Ouattara, to work resolutely to ensure respect for human rights in Cote d'Ivoire and the emergence and strengthening of a State based on respect for the rule of law and transparency and that will fight to end impunity. My delegation would therefore ask that the Government's efforts to promote a culture that respects human rights be substantially supported by UNOCI. With regard to legislative elections, we must now move to the second phase of the electoral process, in particular for the legislative elections, as provided for in the Ouagadougou Political Agreement. In that respect, my Government seeks the support and logistical and technical aid of UNOCI.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“With respect to the detention conditions for politicians of the former regime who are under house arrest, I can assure the Council that they are in no way being treated in an inhuman or degrading fashion. I returned from C6te d'Ivoire on Saturday after having spent two weeks there. During that time, I met with the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Human Rights and the Minister of the Interior. The allegations that have been made are based on no valid or irrefutable evidence. The Minister of Human Rights visited one of the detention centres as I was leaving Cote d'Ivoire. I take this opportunity to reaffirm once again the determination of the President of the Republic, His Excellency Mr.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“I note and reaffirm that President Ouattara and his Government have inherited a lawless State of impunity where everything must be reconstructed. That is why we created the Ministry for Human Rights and Civil Rights within the current Government, whose goals are, among others, first, to reform the security sector in line with international norms; secondly, ensure that human and civil rights are perceived as a civic duty and instil a culture of forgiveness so that the internally displaced and refugees may return to their homes; thirdly, make the courts more accessible pursuant to the Ivoirian Code of Civil Procedure; and 5 fourthly, align national legislation with international norms.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“He said, "They should have not gone out to demonstrate". It was also under that regime that a famous foreign journalist was killed in cold blood in public by a policeman, who was hailed as a hero by a club formed in his support and on T-shirts bearing his image. I also recall that it was under that regime that an investigative journalist researching the coffee and cocoa industry disappeared and has still not been found. He was last seen with a person who was close to the former First Lady. With regard to the former regime, all of the atrocities and massive human rights violations suffered by the population over the past 10 years were in the normal order of things. We can easily understand why there were 3,000 victims during the five months of post-electoral crisis in Cote d'Ivoire.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“This programme will later be taken over by a self- sustaining medical coverage system. I here and now make an urgent request to all partners to support this programme, which helps in the fight against poverty, and I invite charitable organizations and the major philanthropic organizations to support this initiative. The human rights situation in Cote d'Ivoire is rooted in the culture of impunity that marked the 10 years of power of the regime of former President Gbagbo. It is also important to note that it was under that regime that female protestors who were arrested and detained in October 2000 in areas surrounding the police academy were raped by law enforcement personnel. At that time, a high-ranking member of the regime made a comment completely lacking in compassion that remains a sad part of the collective Ivoirian memory.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“My delegation is seeking a substantial increase in international assistance for aid to Ivorian refugees, and agrees with the recommendation in the report indicating the necessity for support for the establishment of a national humanitarian coordination structure, which would, in particular, ensure a unified assessment of needs and of the deployment of humanitarian entities, as well as of follow-up to efforts on the ground. With regard to the health and sanitation situation, my delegation reminds the Council that during the most turbulent time of the crisis, President Ouattara launched a free health care programme for the most neglected sector of the population, in particular women and children. This programme has been operating since March and has cost the Government $10 million per month, equivalent to 4.1 billion CFA francs per month.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“My delegation seeks the help of UNOCI and the Commission's partners in the areas of expertise, financing, capacity-building, devising and financing of a communication plan and every other relevant form of support. With regard to the humanitarian situation, of the 200,000 displaced persons and refugees, 60,000 have returned to their homes. Some 140,000 remain, mainly in refugee camps on the Liberian border. The pace of return is slow, due to the lack of sufficient means to address their needs. We have occasionally been helped by individual private initiatives in repatriating whole groups. In that connection, Cote d'Ivoire's Minister of Commerce, Mr. Dagobert Banzio, who is a native of the Liberian border region, organized the repatriation of 5,000 refugees at his own expense.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“That is why he hopes that, after all necessary consultations have been held, we will observe a major period of mourning in order to honour the memory of all those who perished. Such mourning, grounded in our traditions, will to some degree prepare the way for fostering truth in dialogue. However, the Chair of the Commission is not minimizing the difficulties that are arising concerning the availability of the means, particularly the financial means, needed to achieve the success of an effort of such scope. The Commission will be undertaking information missions in South Africa, Morocco and Rwanda to take advantage of their experiences.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“The Chair of the Commission, former Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny, has begun intensive consultations at all social, professional and even ethnic levels. In that context, I was able to be witness to a meeting held last Saturday in Abidjan between Mr. Banny and the traditional heads of former President Gbagbo's native region. I myself was able to talk briefly with them at that meeting, where they expressed their confidence in Mr. Banny and their optimism about the reconciliation process, which, they said, was already beginning to ease tensions in their region. For Mr. Banny, it is important that the Ivorian people themselves take ownership of the process, bringing to it their sensibilities and our shared traditional values.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“That is why my delegation fully subscribes to the spirit of the report's recommendation for setting up and implementing a multi-year shared aid programme for the justice sector with the aim of strengthening police services, the judicial apparatus and the penal system, and improving access to justice in Cote d'Ivoire, as well as for initial emergency reconstruction of the relevant infrastructure and equipment supplies, taking into account the assistance given by other partners in those areas. In the area of national reconciliation things are also gradually falling into place. The basic framework of the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been established by ministerial council decree.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“That is why my delegation is seeking approval from the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004), in accordance with paragraph 8 (e) that resolution, for the authorization to import handguns to quip our national police and gendarmerie personnel. By the same reasoning, we ask that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations speed up the return to the Ministry of the Interior of arms collected by UNOCI from Ivorian weapons stocks. It is understood that such returns must be based on a coherent plan that includes the registering and marking of the weapons. The situation regarding the physical infrastructure of the judiciary is a serious concern. Seventeen of 37 courts were looted and 23 out of 33 prisons vandalized.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“My delegation therefore hopes for continued support from UNOCI and our partners for the DDR programme, and certainly, as indicated in the Secretary-General's report (S/2011/387), for the establishment of a new DDR programme adapted to the new situation. With regard to security sector reform and the maintenance of law and order, the lack of equipment, particularly handguns, is seriously affecting the effectiveness of the police and gendarmerie, which, as I mentioned, are now fully functioning again. The entire handgun arsenal for the forces of law and order in Cote d'Ivoire stands at the ridiculous total of 15 pistols.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“We expect to see other initiatives of this type, aimed at inculcating a genuine culture of respect for international humanitarian law and human rights. We have seen the integration of 11,000 troops into the New Army, of whom 8,700 are former members of the Forces armees des Forces nouvelles, in accordance with the Ouagadougou Agreements, and 2,300 associated with the FRCI. With regard to disarmament, progress appears slow, due to the complexity of the process. However, UNOCI continues to encourage the voluntary surrender of weapons held by unauthorized persons. We were very pleased to see that, in Yopougon on 15 July, about 100 people surrendered light weapons, grenades and ammunition to UNOCI under an operation conducted by the Mission's division for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“My delegation therefore seeks increased support from UNOCI and the French Operation Licorne force for the efforts by the Forces republicaines de Cote d'Ivoire (FRCI) to stabilize the security situation, since there is no doubt that command of the security situation is essential to successfully achieving the other goals necessary to normalizing the situation as a whole. With regard to DDR, the reunification of the army under the single umbrella of the New Army of the FRCI is now a reality. A workshop has been organized to instruct the New Army's personnel and soldiers in the values of unity, cohesion, republican morality and the principles of respect for human rights and international humanitarian law.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“In that regard, my delegation welcomes the Council's decision, based on resolution 1992 (2011), which brings forward to 30 September 2011 the redeployment to UNOCI of three armed helicopters and their teams from the United Nations Mission in Liberia. Similarly, we are pleased with the summit of Mano River Union heads of State held yesterday in Monrovia, which was attended by Presidents Alassane Ouattara of Cote d'Ivoire, Ellen J ohnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and Alpha Conde of Guinea. The leaders reiterated their desire for closer cooperation in order to strengthen peace and security in the subregion.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“As far as stabilizing the security situation is concerned, generally speaking, we can be pleased with some areas of genuine progress, particularly removing all lawless checkpoints; the complete re-establishment of the police and gendarmerie, despite enormous equipment and material problems; and an increase in mixed patrols that include forces from the United 3 Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI), helping to reassure the people. However, despite that progress, serious concerns persist over the situation in the country's western region, mainly in the area bordering Liberia, where activity has been observed by militias and mercenaries associated with the pro-Gbagbo former Forces de defense et de securite.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“The Government's assessment of the country's general situation and those conducted by the various United Nations missions and our partners all point to the necessity for understanding the numerous challenges that confront us and that must be tackled speedily in order not to lose the momentum gained from the current normalization. Progress must be made on the following fronts: stabilizing the security situation; disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR); security sector reform; national reconciliation; the humanitarian situation; the human rights situation; organizing elections; and economic recovery.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“During a governmental seminar held on 5 and 6 July and chaired by the head of State himself, the Government laid out a framework for action based on 14 strategic points, which also represent our challenges. The President's programme d'urgence, as it is called, unites six-month short-term plans of action for each sector in one overall framework, to which all Government ministers will contribute their responses and optimal solutions to the immediate needs of the people, who have been so painfully affected by these years of crisis.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“Alassane Ouattara, which formally gave him full powers as President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, represents the official return to constitutional order in Cote d'Ivoire after 10 years of military and socio-political crisis and five months of post-electoral crisis, whose human cost was estimated at 3,000 deaths. Those crises ended with the arrest of the former President, who had obstinately refused to peacefully give up the power that he had lost in the vote. Today Cote d'Ivoire is gradually returning to normal life. A new Government has been formed that includes all political entities with the exception of the Front populaire ivoirien, the party formerly in power, which has refused to participate. The Government set to work immediately, emphasizing the search for effectiveness.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“Mr. Bamba (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to convey my delegation's congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. The Ivorian delegation is pleased to participate in this debate on the situation in Cote d'Ivoire, which demonstrates the international community's great interest in my country. My delegation takes this opportunity to congratulate the Secretary-General on the excellent report contained in document S/ZOll/387, which serves as the basic document for our discussions. 11-41823 The official investiture on 21 May in Yamoussoukro, the political capital of Cote d'Ivoire, of His Excellency Mr.”
2011-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6584 (2011) · source
“Mr. Bamba (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): Like all States represented here, Cote d'Ivoire welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 1981 (2001). My delegation stresses that Cote d'Ivoire is in transition and gradually emerging from the recent crisis. The security situation remains volatile, particularly in the western part of the country, and must be strengthened. We call on the Security Council to act pragmatically and flexibly in allocating resources, particularly military.”
2011-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6535 (2011) · source
“We hope that this visit will provide an opportunity for exchanges allowing us to together take stock of the tremendous challenges that remain to be overcome in the areas of peacebuilding, security, reconstruction and national reconciliation.”
2011-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6525 (2011) · source
“Any reconciliation is a process; the reconciliation that we in C6te d'Ivoire hope for is no different. But I would say that our process is part of the emergence of democracy in our country, wherein the Ivorian people have chosen a new President after a free, fair and transparent election. National reconciliation, no doubt, will lay a solid foundation to allow the rule of law to take root in Ivorian society. That is, at any rate, the desire of the Ivorian people and the will of President Alassane Ouattara, who will spare no effort to achieve this. In conclusion, I would like to express my Government's satisfaction at being able to soon welcome in Cote d'Ivoire a working mission from the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.”
2011-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6525 (2011) · source
“11-31457 President Ouattara, mindful of all that is at stake, has decided to establish in the coming weeks a truth and reconciliation commission modeled on that created by President Mandela in South Africa following the fall of apartheid. In fact, President Ouattara believes that the reconciliation so devoutly desired in C6te d'Ivoire will require the truth surrounding all the crimes and atrocities that have been perpetrated. In addition, justice must be rendered to the victims and their relatives so as to prevent impunity. Only then will forgiveness play a role and lead to the necessary reconciliation among ourselves. The establishment in the near future of a broad- based Government that includes all political forces and members of civil society also reflects this will to achieve national reconciliation.”
2011-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6525 (2011) · source
“In addition to these immediate priority challenges, the most important for the President of the Republic, his Government and the entire Ivorian people to address is that of national reconciliation. Indeed, given the deep damage to the social fabric and national cohesion wrought by 10 years of political and military crises in our country - with all the concomitant misunderstandings, divisions, intolerance, unjustified hatreds, indiscriminate violence, grief and trauma suffered to various degrees by every Ivorian family - it is unthinkable that national reconstruction can be reliably achieved without ownership of that noble task by all sons and daughters of cote d'Ivoire working together in solidarity.”
2011-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6525 (2011) · source
“The disposal of bodies and street-cleaning have been effective in reducing the dangers of epidemics. The displaced are returning to their homes. Water and electricity are now available throughout the country. Thirdly, administrative, economic and social activities have resumed. All ministries and principal State services have returned to work. All the major banks are running and open to the public, particularly in order to pay salaries for March and April. Public transportation is running normally and most businesses have reopened. With respect to school, classes are slowly resuming and teachers are busy assessing their facilities following the looting of classrooms, and are organizing the resumption of courses.”
2011-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6525 (2011) · source
“11-31457 Some rapid progress has been seen as the last bastions of insecurity have been eliminated, particularly in Abobo and Yopougon. First, the police stations and gendarmerie brigades have mostly returned to service, although they are suffering significant equipment and logistical shortages. Additional joint patrols with UNOCI forces are of great comfort to the people, who are beginning to circulate freely once again. Secondly, the humanitarian situation is now being managed more effectively. Health care and medicine are being offered free of charge in all hospitals and public health facilities. Humanitarian organizations enjoy greater freedom of movement thanks to gradually improving security and are able more easily to provide assistance to those in need.”
2011-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6525 (2011) · source
“Of great importance to us is the fact that the concerns of my Government have been taken into consideration with respect to possible exemptions submitted to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004) in the context of the vast security sector reform programme. Two weeks after the departure of Mr. Gbagbo from the seat of authority he had usurped following his presidential electoral defeat on 28 November 2010, life in Cote d'Ivoire is slowly but surely returning to normal. The President of the Republic, His Excellency Mr. Alassane Ouattara, and his Government are currently trying to address urgent matters in order to improve the daily lives of our people. Among his primary concerns is the restoration of public order and security, particularly in the economic capital of Abidjan.”
2011-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6525 (2011) · source
“We cannot allow those efforts to be undermined by an environment of large-scale illicit arms flows. My delegation also believes that the resolution, which very explicitly urges all illegal armed combatants to lay down their arms, should contribute significantly to the restoration of peace and security in C6te d'Ivoire. Among other things, the resolution encourages the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) to continue to assist the Ivorian Government in collecting and storing arms. My country, for its part, will take all measures necessary to prevent the future distribution of weapons.”
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“Mr. Bamba (C6te d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): My delegation welcomes the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 1980 (2011), which reintroduces the embargo on arms imports into Cote d'Ivoire and renews the travel ban and financial freeze imposed on a number of political actors linked to the Ivorian crisis, in accordance with the relevant provisions of preceding Council resolutions on the matter, particularly resolutions 1572 (2004), 1643 (2005), 1946 (2010) and 1975 (2011). We believe that the sanctions regime, extended by one year to 30 April 2012, is necessary in particular to consolidate the end of the state of belligerence in which Cote d'Ivoire has suffered over the past four months. Indeed, like other nations, my country wishes to strive for socio-economic development in a climate of peace and security.”
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“My delegation therefore calls on all our traditional partners and invites new and potential partners to mobilize to give substance to the hope of what the emergence of democracy in our country could represent and achieve for the rapid development of our continent. Yes, support for ensuring that the will of the people of Cote d'Ivoire is respected will help to strengthen democracy on the African continent and the well-being of our peoples, and especially a well-trained younger generation, which, even more than our natural resources, remains the true wealth of our continent.”
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