Security Council resolution 1865 (2009) [on renewal of the mandates of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and of the French forces which support it]

Urges the Ivorian political actors to find without delay an agreement on a new and realistic time frame leading quickly to free, open, fair and transparent elections; decides to renew the mandates of UNOCI and of the French forces which support it, as determined in resolution 1739 (2007), until 31 July 2009, in particular to support the organization in Côte d'Ivoire of free, open, fair and transparent elections; endorses the recommendation contained in paras. 46 and 61 of the report of the Secretary-General dated 8 Jan. 2009 (S/2009/21) and decides to reduce the level of authorized military personnel from 8115-7450; expresses its intention to review by 31 July 2009 the mandates of UNOCI and the French forces which support it, the level of troops of UNOCI and the benchmarks referred to in para. 19 above, in light of the progress achieved in the electoral process and in the implementation of the key steps of the peace process, and requests the Secretary-General to provide to it a report to this end 3 weeks before this date.

Adopted unanimously, 6076th meeting

6 p.

Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2008-31 July 2009 - S/INF/64 - (SCOR, 64th year).