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14 February 2011 – United Nations peacekeepers in Côte d'Ivoire, where former president Laurent Gbagbo refuses to step down despite his electoral defeat, are crucial to preventing a possible resumption of civil war, and they…
16 February 2011 – The Security Council today decided to extend up to three months the temporary redeployment of United Nations peacekeeping units from Liberia to Côte d'Ivoire, which has been bedevilled by a political…
18 February 2011 – Liberia has reached "a critical juncture" in its long recovery from civil war as it prepares for its second democratic elections later this year, and considerable work remains to be done before the United…
17 February 2011 -- "The Secretary-General attaches great importance to the forthcoming mission to Côte d'Ivoire by the five-member High Level Panel established by the African Union's Peace and Security Council to facilitate…
13 January 2011 -- "The Secretary-General is deeply concerned that regular and irregular forces loyal to Mr. Gbagbo have begun to attack and burn United Nations' vehicles. Beginning this morning, there have been a total of…
12 January 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday voiced his deep concern about the developments unfolding in the Abobo suburb of Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan, where clashes between security forces…
5 January 2011 – Top supporters of Côte d'Ivoire's outgoing president, who refuses to step down despite international recognition of his opponent as the clear victor in recent elections, have launched a new hostile media…
29 December 2010 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire will "robustly" fulfil its mandate, breaking through roadblocks if needed, to protect civilians and the "legitimate Government" after the outgoing…
28 December 2010 – A large crowd today attacked a three-vehicle convoy of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d'Ivoire in the commercial capital of Abidjan, slashing one soldier with a machete and setting one of the…
23 December 2010 – The United Nations Human Rights Council today strongly condemned the human rights violations in Côte d'Ivoire, and demanded the protection of civilians and the prosecution of those responsible for abuses in…
20 December 2010 – Rebuffing a demand by Côte d'Ivoire's president that the United Nations mission leave after it certified his electoral defeat, the Security Council today renewed the nearly 9,000-strong force for another…
19 December 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has emphasized his warning against attacks on the United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d'Ivoire or attempts to obstruct their work, saying there will consequences for…