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UN Peacekeeping Force – 2007

The Ouagadougou Political Agreement had a provision that parties to the accord request the impartial forces of Licorne and the United Nations Operation in C™te d’Ivoire (UNOCI) to dismantle the zone of confidence. In fact, when the agreement was signed on 4 March 2007, more than 8,000 UN peacekeepers and French troops (Licorne) were already on the ground.¹ Resolution 1528 of the United Nations Security Council had authorized the deployment of peacekeepers in 2004.

After the Agreement in March 2007, UNOCI and Licorne troops were involved in the management of the zone of confidence as well as in the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) process. The UN Security Council extended the mandate of UNOCI and Licorne until 15 January 2008; and by December 2007, 8,033 troops, 750 police personnel, and 450 civilian police remained deployed.²

1. “Twelfth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in C™te dÕIvoire,” United Nations Security Council (S/2007/133), March 8, 2007.
2. “Fourteenth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in C™te dÕIvoire,” United Nations Security Council (S/2007/ 593), October 1, 2007; “Fifteenth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in C™te dÕIvoire,” United Nations Security Council (S/2008/1), January 2, 2008.