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NATIONS UNIESOpration des Nations Unies enCte dIvoireONUCIUNITED NATIONSUnited Nations Operation inCte dIvoireONUCI-261PRESS RELEASE
UNOCI CALLS ON IVORIANPARTIES TO STAY IN THE
PEACE PROCESSAbidjan, 9 August 2006The United Nations Operation inCote dIvoire(UNOCI) is deeply concerned bythe recent statements made bycertain politicalleaders, which could set back thepeace process.
These statements are all themore difficult to understand sincethey come at acritical stage in theimplementation of the roadmap,which had gained freshimpetus after the high-levelmeeting held on 5 July 2006 inYamoussoukro atthe initiative of the UN Secretary-
General.Progress was recorded in theareas of identification - with thelaunch of themobile courts - disarmament,demobilization, and reintegration(with the start
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of pre-grouping, which will bemonitored by the quadripartitecommitteecreated for this purpose), thebeginning of the dismantling ofmilitias, and theongoing redeployment of publicservants. These achievements,thoughextremely important, are stillfragile and should therefore beconsolidated by allpolitical actors in the country.UNOCI calls on all Ivorian parties
to use dialogue to overcome theirmisunderstandings anddifferences. UNOCI appeals toall actors in the Ivoriancrisis to maintain their supportfor, commitment to andparticipation in thepeace process as there is noother way of achieving a viableand lastingsolution to the crisis.
PRESS RELEASEUNOCI CONDEMNS THE
OBSTRUCTION OF FREE
MOVEMENT
Abidjan, 22 august2006.... The United NationsOperation in Cte
dIvoire, UNOCI, condemnsthe obstruction to whichMinister of Solidarity,Ex-combattants and WarVictims, Louis AndrDakoury-Tabley, was
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subjected on Monday 21August at the entrance tothe town of Daloa.
The Ministers convoy was
prevented from reachingDaloa and forced toreturn to Abidjan afteryouths claiming to be YoungPatriots blocked theroad leading into the town.UNOCI deplores anyimpediment to the freecirculation of personsthroughout the territory and
recalls that the freemovement of personalitiesand persons living in CtedIvoire is a right.
These actions are obstaclesto the peace process. They
jeopardize theadvances aimed atcontributing to the progress
and success of the processin Cte dIvoire, pursuant tothe provisions of resolutions1633 (2005) and1643 (2005) of the SecurityCouncil.
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Protestsover'toxicslops'dum
pinginIvoryCoastturn
violent
PETE
R
MUR
PHY
AND
LOU
COU
MANE
COU
LIBA
LY
IN
ABID
JAN
PROT
ESTE
RS inIvory
Coast
attack
ed a
minist
er and
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burne
d
down
the
home
of the
direct
or of
the
port
at
Abidj
an
yester
day aspublic
anger
erupte
d over
the
dumpi
ng of
deadl
y
toxic
waste
in the
lagoo
n-side
city.
The
enrag
ed
mobcarrie
d out
the
attack
s in
Abidj
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an's
Rivier
a II
reside
ntial
distric
t, as
the
numb
er of
deaths
cause
d by
the
poisonous
black
sludg
e
depos
ited
aroun
d the
city
rose
to
seven,
four
of
them
childr
en.
About
30,000
peopl
e
have
sough
t
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treatm
ent at
hospit
als for
vomit
ing,
stoma
ch
pains,
nause
a,
breath
ing
diffic
ulties,noseb
leeds
and
migra
ines,
health
offici
als
said.
Autho
rities
annou
nced
a
clean-
up
operat
ion
wouldbegin
tomor
row.
The
UN
childr
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en's
agenc
y
UNIC
EF
noted
that
some
dump
sites
have
not
been
fully
secured, and
childr
en
were
still
going
into
them
to
play.
Public
outcry
over
the
waste
scand
al,
which
hasrocke
d the
econo
mic
capita
l of
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the
world'
s top
cocoa
growe
r,
forced
the
resign
ation
of the
gover
nment
of the
war-divide
d
West
Africa
n
state
last
week.
Resid
ents
have
accus
ed the
author
ities
of
being
slow
to actand of
not
provi
ding
enoug
h
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infor
matio
n.
The
scand
al has
trigge
red an
intern
ationa
l
invest
igatio
n into
theorigin
of the
toxic
slops,
which
were
unloa
ded at
Abidj
an
last
month
by a
Pana
mania
n ship
charte
red by
aleadin
g
world
comm
odity
trader
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, the
Holla
nd-
based
Trafig
ura
Behee
r BV.
In
yester
day's
attack
s, the
crowd
dragged
Innoc
ent
Kobe
nan
Anak
y, the
transp
ort
minist
er,
from
his
car
and
beat
him
up.
"Theprotes
ters
burne
d his
car.
He is
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seriou
sly
injure
d,"
said
Joel
N'Gue
ssan,
the
vice-
presid
ent of
Mr
Anak
y'sMFA
party.
The
mob
also
broke
into
the
Rivier
a II
home
of
Marce
l
Gossi
o, the
direct
or of
Abidjan's
port.
He
has
been
suspe
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nded
from
his
post
as
part
of the
invest
igatio
n into
how
the
waste
was
unloaded
and
dump
ed, an
assist
ant,
who
asked
not to
be
name
d,
said.
"They
took
everyt
hing
and
burned it
down,
" the
assist
ant
said.
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No
injuri
es
were
report
ed in
the
incide
nt.The
surprise
resig
natio
n of
thecabin
et ofthe
prim
eminis
ter,
Charles
Kona
nBanny,
inject
edmore
uncer
tainty
into
an
already
tangl
edpoliti
cal
outlook
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for
Ivory
Coast,
whic
h hasbeen
split
intwo
since
a
brief2002
-3
civil
war.Other
parts
of the
city
were
calm,
but
fears
of the
effects of
the
noxio
us
waste'
s
fumes
were
stillrunni
ng
high.
Rivier
a II
reside
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nts
compl
ained
of
smelli
ng a
foul,
stingi
ng
odour
. "It's
like
garlic,
" said
onewoma
n,
remov
ing
her
paper
face-
mask
to
speak.
Mr
Bann
y said
late
on
Thurs
day
that a
French
comp
any,
Tredi
Intern
ationa
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broug
ht in
to test
the
visco
us
substa
nce
said it
appea
red to
contai
n
hydro
gensulphi
de,
which
can
be
deadl
y in
high
conce
ntrati
ons.
The
author
ities
have
arrest
ed
seven
Ivorians
and
one
Nigeri
an in
conne
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ction
with
the
dumpi
ng of
the
waste
in
open-
air
sites
aroun
d the
city.
Trafigura
Behee
r has
said it
charte
red
the
ship
that
unloa
ded
the
waste.
It
descri
bed
the
substa
nceunloa
ded as
slops,
a
"mixt
ure of
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gasoli
ne,
water
and
causti
c
washi
ngs".
The
comp
any
said it
advise
d the
Ivorian
author
ities
that
the
slops
neede
d to
be
dispos
ed of
correc
tly.
Mr
Bann
y said
tap
water
remained
safe
to
drink.
But
fishin
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g had
been
banne
d in
the
Abidj
an
lagoo
n and
livest
ock
near
the
sites
wherethe
black
sludg
e was
dump
ed
were
being
obser
ved.
The
produ
ce of
marke
t
garde
ns
near
thesites
would
be
destro
yed
and
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comp
ensati
on
paid,
Bann
y
said.
Web
links
U
nited
Natio
nsMissi
on in
the
Ivory
Coast
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un.or
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ts/dpko/mis
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ABIDJAN,Oct 5,2006(AFP)- TheUNpeacekeepingmission in
IvoryCoastonThursdayremindedthe
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Ivoriangovernmentof its
obligation toprotectforeignerson itsterritory,following a
warning byPresidentLaurentGbagbo'spartyagainst
nationalsfromotherWestAfricanstates.
"It isnecessarytoremind theIvoryCoastgovernmentof its
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responsibilitieswithregard
s tosecurity,"HamadounToure,spokesmanof theUnitedNation
sOperation inIvoryCoast(UNOCI),told anewsconference.
Pascal AffiN'Guessan,leaderofGbagbo'sIvorianPopularFront(FPI),warned the15-nationEcono
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micCommunityofWest
AfricanStates(ECOWAS)tobeware oftheconsequenc
es foritscitizens inIvoryCoastwhenitmeetsFridayto
seekwaysofhelping thefellowmemberstateout ofitsfour-yearcrisis.
"ECOWASshouldnotforget
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thatmillions of itsnationals
live inIvoryCoast," hewasquoted assaying.
"Eachone ofthesecountriesmustthinkoftheirpeople,"saidtheformerprimeminister,adding thattheorganisationmustnot"speak tocreatedisorder".
TheUN's
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Touresaid:"Itcomesback
to thegovernmenttoensure thesafetyof allthepeople
livinginIvoryCoast."
ECOWASdescribedN'Guessan'sstatementsas"irresponsible,inflammatory andtotallyunacceptable".
"Thestatementsare anaffront
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to theentireECOWASregion
andshowcompletedisrespectto theheadsofstateand
governmentofECOWAS,"it said,reminding"N'Guessanof his
personalresponsibilityshouldtherebeanyacts ofviolenceagainstECOWAScitizens as aresult
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ofthesethreats."
Gbagbo'spartisansmeanwhilehaveaskedtheECOWASsummit tolend"anattentiveear" toproposalstheIvorianhardlinepresidentwillsubmit.
"Theheadsof
statesgoingtheremusthaveanattentive ear
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to theproposals ...thepresid
entwillmake," saidparliamentspeakerMamadouKoulib
aly,one ofthemoststaunchGbagboloyalists.
GbagbohadnotyetconfirmedThursday ifhewouldgo toAbuja.
Internationalpeacemediatorsworkin
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g toendthepolitical
crisisinIvoryCoasthaveproposedboostingtransitional
PrimeMinisterCharlesKonanBanny'spowerswhile
weakeningthoseofGbagbo topushforward thestalledpeaceprocess.
ButGgagbohassaidhe will
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remain inofficeuntilelectio
ns areheld inthiscocoa-richcountrywhichhasfailedtwice
in asmanyyearstohold avotefollowing anunsuccessful coup
attempt in2002thatleftthecountryeffectivelysplit intwo,with arebel-heldnorthandthegover
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nmentincontrol ofthe
south.
ECOWASis onFridayexpected tocharta wayout ofthepoliticalcrisisinIvoryCoast.Itsrecommendationsare tobeexaminedby theAfricanUnionbeforebeingendorsed bytheUNSecurityCouncil.
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PRESS RELEASE
ONUCI and UNMILconduct mixed borderpatrolsAbidjan, 09 October2006The United NationsOperation in Cote dIvoire(UNOCI) and the UnitedNations Mission in Liberia(UNMIL), will today start theirsecond mixed patrols on theborder between Cte d'Ivoireand Liberia in a bid toincrease security for thepopulations in the area.
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This operation, codenamedMayo II, will take place from9 to 14 October 2006northwest of the town of
Tabou, all along the border.Its main objective is also tohelp Cte d'Ivoire's NationalGovernment ofReconciliation to monitor thebordersand, in particular, to checkon the movements ofcombatants and weapons.
This week's operation is a
follow-up to Mayo 1undertaken in June 2006,whichwas judged to be verysuccessful.
These patrols fall within themandates conferred uponUNOCI and UNMIL by theUN Security Council.