Côte d’Ivoire: Ban calls for speedy new date for yet-again-delayed elections
24 November 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties in Côte d’Ivoire to fix a new date as soon as possible for their much-delayed elections, now postponed yet again from their latest deadline of this month.
Côte d’Ivoire: UN begins transporting provisional voters’ list for upcoming polls
11 November 2009 – The United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) today began transporting the provisional voters’ list to polling stations around the country as part of the latest phase of preparations for the upcoming presidential elections.
UN receives provisional voters’ list for much delayed Ivorian presidential poll
10 November 2009 – Côte d’Ivoire’s independent electoral commission today handed over a provisional voters’ list to the top United Nations envoy there, a step forward towards holding the much-delayed presidential poll in the West African country, split by civil war in 2002 into a Government-ruled south and a rebel-controlled north.
Côte d’Ivoire: Security Council extend sanctions for another year
29 October 2009 – The Security Council today extended the sanctions imposed on Côte d’Ivoire, warning that the situation in the divided West African nation continues to pose a threat to international peace and security for the region.
Ivorian parties continuing to rearm despite embargo, says UN report
27 October 2009 – Both sides in Côte d’Ivoire, which has been divided for more than seven years between the Government-controlled south and the rebel Forces Nouvelles-held north, are violating the arms embargo imposed on the country, according to a new United Nations report.
Côte d’Ivoire: UN envoy appeals for November presidential elections to keep on track
22 October 2009 – The top United Nations envoy to the Côte d’Ivoire today called on the West African nation to build on momentum towards holding its much-delayed presidential elections, slated for the end of next month.
UN’s Ivorian operation takes steps to resolve status of millions of voters missing from list
16 October 2009 – The United Nations top envoy to the Côte d’Ivoire is slated to hold a series of meetings next week in a bid to jump-start a critical step threatening to disrupt the nation’s much-delayed presidential elections, scheduled for late next month.
