UN mission in the Ivory Coast and elections - S/RES/2000 (2011)

S/RES/2000 mainly addresses questions surrounding the UN mission in the Ivory Coast (UNOCI) related to efforts for the construction of stable peace process and the upcoming legislative elections. There is an extension of the mandate, as well as multiple calls for the mission to take the specifics of minorities groups, such as children and women on the ground. The mandate of the mission is revamped and includes elements such as the protection of UN personnel and electoral assistance.

Arms and rough diamond controls under UNOCI - S/RES/1980 (2011)

S/RES/1980 deals with the extension of the mandate of the UN mission in the Ivory Coast (UNOCI) and it seeks to expand the goals of the mission on the ground, dealing with the current obstacles that they face. There are several calls for the mission to be concerned in the ground and also tries to enhance the authority and legitimacy of the new president that was instated after previous UN resolutions, such as S/RES/1975. There are several discussions and demands related to arms embargo and the demobilization of militias. It is a resolution that tries to encompass all the issues that are pending for the stabilization of the Ivory Coast.

Expansion of Sanctions after Elections in the Ivory Coast - S/RES/1975 (2011)

S/RES/1975 tries to address the issue of violence and lawlessness in a post-electoral environment in the Ivory Coast. To achieve this goal, the resolution augments the sanctions regime that was already in place in the country and take action related to the freedom of the press and the humanitarian situation on the ground. Those efforts are shown amidst calls for cooperation from all parties, condemnation of the violence as well as calls for the end of violence, combined with a strong call for the lifting of the siege of a hotel. The strong wording of the resolution closely relate to the broad mandate that was defined under S/RES/1609.

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.

3 Infantries, 1 Aviation Unit and 2 Military Helicopters - S/RES/1968 (2011)

S/RES/1968 mainly regulates and extends the period that there will be redeployed troops from the mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to the mission in the Ivory Coast (UNOCI). There is very little added to the deployment of troops, but only the call to extend the possibility of the redeployment while calling for the States that contribute with both military and police troops to do so in order to enable the deployment to take place.

Cooperation between Peacekeeping Mission - S/RES/1992 (2011)

S/RES/1992 (2011) deals with an interesting aspect of cooperation between peacekeeping operations. The United Nations currently has missions deployed in bordering Liberia and Ivory Coast and there are issues in the region that are shared by the two missions. Some of these border issues are being addressed through inter-mission cooperation arrangements and by the exchange of military personnel between the two deployed forces.