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Regional Peacekeeping Force – 2003

2003

Intermediate Implementation

The Linas-Marcoussis agreement called for additional support from ECOWAS peacekeepers to maintain the ceasefire and oversee the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program.

By the end of January, ECOWAS had begun deploying 1,300 peacekeepers to maintain the ceasefire. In March, ECOWAS’ Defense and Security Commission recommended increasing the number of troops to over 3,400.^[1] However, by November, only 1,383 ECOWAS peacekeepers had been deployed, and the mission faced financial and logistical problems.^[2]

[1] “Report of the Secretary-General on Cote d’Ivoire.” United Nations (S/2003/374), March 26, 2003.

[2] “Second report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Cote d’Ivoire,” United Nations (S/2003/1069), November 4, 2003.