               United Nations                                                                        S/RES/1826 (2008)
               Security Council                                                    Distr.: General
                                                                                   29 July 2008




               Resolution 1826 (2008)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5945th meeting, on
               29 July 2008

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 1739 (2007), 1765
               (2007) and 1795 (2008), and the statements of its President relating to the situation
               in Côte d’Ivoire, and resolution 1777 (2007) on the situation in Liberia,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and unity of Côte 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 the following Supplementary Agreements, as
               recommended by the African Union,
                    Recalling that it welcomed the announcement by the Ivorian authorities of the
               organization on 30 November 2008 of the first round of the presidential elections
               (S/PRST/2008/11) and that it encouraged the Ivorian parties to redouble their efforts
               to meet this commitment, and the international community to bring continued
               support to this effect,
                     Expressing again its appreciation to President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso
               (“the Facilitator”) for his continued efforts to support the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire,
               in particular through the Ouagadougou Political Agreement follow-up mechanisms,
               commending and encouraging the continued efforts of the African Union and the
               Economic Community of West African States (“ECOWAS”) to promote peace and
               stability in Côte d’Ivoire, and reiterating its full support for them,
                     Stressing again the importance of the international consultative organ
               participating in the meetings of the evaluation and monitoring committee, as an
               observer, and recalling that it may be consulted at any time by the Facilitator,
                     Reiterating its strong condemnation of any attempt to destabilize the peace
               process by force, and expressing its intention to examine without delay the situation
               after any such attempt, on the basis of a report by the Secretary-General,
                    Having taken note of the report of the Secretary-General dated 10 July 2008
               (S/2008/451),

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                     Noting with concern, in spite of the sustained improvement of the overall
               human rights situation, the persistence of cases of human rights violations against
               civilians, including numerous acts of sexual violence, stressing that the perpetrators
               must be brought to justice, and reiterating its firm condemnation of all violations of
               human rights and international humanitarian law in Côte d’Ivoire,
                    Recalling its resolution 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 Côte d’Ivoire
               (S/AC.51/2008/5),
                     Recalling also its resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) on women, peace
               and security, and its resolution 1674 (2006) on the protection of civilians in armed
               conflict, condemning any sexual violence and encouraging the Secretary-General to
               mainstream a gender perspective in the implementation of UNOCI’s mandate,
                    Emphasizing the importance of the continuing support of the United Nations
               system and the international community for strengthening the capacity of the
               Government of Côte d’Ivoire and of the electoral bodies to organize the electoral
               process,
                     Determining that the situation in Côte 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 Côte
               d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and of the French forces which support it, as determined in
               resolution 1739 (2007), until 31 January 2009, in particular to support the
               organization in Côte d’Ivoire of free, open, fair and transparent elections;
                    2.    Requests UNOCI, within its existing resources and mandate, to support
               the full implementation of the Ouagadougou political Agreement and its
               Supplementary Agreements, and in particular to contribute to bringing the security
               needed by the peace process and by the electoral process and to provide logistical
               support to the Independent Electoral Commission for the preparation and the
               holding of the elections;
                     3.    Strongly encourages the Defense and Security Force of Côte d’Ivoire and
               the Forces nouvelles to jointly develop a comprehensive plan for the security of the
               elections, in close coordination with the Facilitator, with the technical and logistical
               support of UNOCI which is supported by the French forces;
                     4.    Encourages the Ivorian parties to make further concrete progress, in
               particular in removing the remaining logistical obstacles that impede the
               identification of the population, the registration of voters, the disarmament and
               dismantling of militias, the cantonment and disarmament, demobilization and
               reintegration programme, the unification and restructuring of defence and security
               forces and the restoration of State authority throughout the country;
                    5.   Urges the political parties to comply fully with the Code of Good
               Conduct for elections which they signed under the auspices of the Secretary-General, and in particular urges the Ivorian authorities to allow equitable access to
               public media;




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                 6.  Calls upon all concerned parties to ensure that the protection of women
           and children is addressed in the implementation of the Ouagadougou political
           Agreement as well as the post-conflict reconstruction and recovery phases,
           including continued monitoring and reporting of the situation of women and
           children;
                 7.   Stresses the importance of ensuring the equal protection of and respect
           for human rights of every Ivorian as they relate to the electoral system, and in
           particular of removing obstacles and challenges to women’s participation and full
           involvement in public life;
                 8.   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 fulfil in
           this regard their commitments in accordance with the Ouagadougou political
           Agreement and their obligations under international humanitarian law;
                 9.   Expresses its intention to review by 31 January 2009 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 of the progress of the electoral process, and requests the
           Secretary-General to provide to it a report in this regard three weeks before this
           date, including some benchmarks for a possible phased drawdown of the troop
           levels of UNOCI, taking into consideration the electoral process and the situation on
           the ground and in particular the security conditions;
                 10. Reiterates its full support to the efforts of the Special Representative of
           the Secretary-General in Côte d’Ivoire, recalls that he 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 reaffirms its support to the five-criteria framework
           elaborated by the Special Representative and referred to in document S/2008/250;
                 11. Recalls that the publication of the electoral list is a crucial step in the
           electoral process, calls upon the Independent Electoral Commission, the technical
           operators, the authorities of Côte d’Ivoire and the political parties to redouble their
           efforts in this regard and requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to certify it explicitly;
                12. Welcomes the financial assistance provided by donors to the Independent
           Electoral Commission, which made it possible to finance the electoral process;
                13. Calls upon the donors to increase in particular their financial support to
           the cantonment, disarmament and reintegration of former combatants and militia
           and to the redeployment of State administration throughout the country;
                 14. Commends the Representative of the Secretary-General for his efforts to
           facilitate the reinsertion of former combatants through the launching of one
           thousand micro projects, and encourages donors to contribute to their financing;
                 15. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary
           measures to ensure full compliance in UNOCI with the United Nations zerotolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuses and to keep the Council
           informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive


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               action including predeployment awareness training, and other action to ensure full
               accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
                    16. Recalls the importance of the provisions of the Ouagadougou political
               Agreement and of the Supplementary Agreements, including paragraph 8.1 of the
               Ouagadougou political Agreement and paragraphs 8 and 9 of Supplementary
               Agreement number 3, and urges the Ivorian political forces to rely on the mediation
               by the Facilitator, for any major difficulty concerning the electoral process;
                     17. Commends the Facilitator for continuing to support the process to settle
               the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, and requests UNOCI to continue to assist him and his
               Special Representative in Abidjan, Mr. Boureima Badini, in the conduct of the
               facilitation, including by helping the Facilitator, 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 and paragraphs 8 and 9 of Supplementary
               Agreement number 3;
                     18. Requests the Secretary-General to keep it regularly informed of the
               situation and of the preparation of the electoral process, including the process of the
               establishment of the electoral list, and notably by providing to it a report in this
               regard no later than 15 October 2008;
                    19.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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