Inter-mission Cooperation in Africa - S/RES/1981 (2011)

S/RES/1981 exists to govern the extension of the transfer and redeployment of troops and assets from the mission in Liberia to the Ivory Coast. It is based on letter provided by the Secretary-General as it relates to the role of the redeployed assets in the region. The document contemplates an extension of the authorization for the redeployment of the assets.



Preamble

The document starts recalling the previous resolutions that related to the region, specially Ivory Coast and the inter-mission cooperation that was established under S/RES/1609. For that matter it recalls the Council’s intention to consider authorizing further redeployment of troops from the mission in Liberia to the mission in the Ivory Coast. It also recalls letters of the Secretary-General regarding the essential role played by the assets and the postponement of the publication of the final report. The resolution gets its legal basis from the Chapter VII from the Charter.

Operative Clauses

The resolution extends the mandate until July 31, 2011 and requests the Secretary-Genral to submit its final report to the Council no later than June 30, 2011. The document further decides to authorize the Secretary-General to extend the temporary redeployment of the assets from UNMIL to UNOCI until June 30, 2011. It also requests the support of the troop and police contributing countries and it further requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council through a final report and in future relevant reports. The document also encourages both missions to assist their local governments in disarming those endangering national reconciliation and consolidation of peace. It rounds up the resolution by deciding to remain seized of the matter.