Thursday, January 20, 2011

Ivory Coast: UN to send peacekeepers additionnal 2000

New York - The United Nations show force against the president was voted out of Ivory Coast and his followers. The Security Council decided on Wednesday a considerable strengthening of UN troops in the West African country of crisis. Already more than 9,000 soldiers, police officers and civilian employees will once again be increased by 2,000 infantrymen.

There are also two transport helicopters. The resolution also threatens to sanctions if the UN continues to be attacked. Order of the soldiers is to protect civilians. A welcome side effect is that the pressure on President Laurent Gbagbo will be strengthened. The 65-year-old refused for weeks to clear, despite election defeat in the presidential headquarters in Abidjan and relinquish power to the victor Alassane Ouattara.

He can swear but again. He is internationally recognized. The resolution, with the Wednesday of the 2000 men had their nearly six-month mandate, the most powerful UN body with the votes of all 15 members - decided - including Germany. Meanwhile, see the Special Envoy of the African Union (AU), Raila Odinga, the time for a peaceful solution to run away in power poker.

The Kenyan prime minister had in recent days trying in vain to persuade Gbagbo to the handover of power to the of the international community supported Ouattara. "Given the increasing internal tensions and the escalation in the middle of the uncertainty about the future of the running time for a peaceful solution at the negotiating table," he warned.

A second attempt at mediation of the AU had failed on Wednesday. Switzerland freezes accounts is a West African community ECOWAS Gbagbo had threatened a military action, he should not leave his post. Gbagbo describes himself as an election winner, after the run by a fellow party member Constitutional Court had canceled a portion of the votes for Ouattara of hand.

He also feeling against the UN troops, claiming they would shoot at unarmed civilians. The UN headquarters in Abidjan is blocked by army units. "We are in a very, very hostile environment," the UN special envoy Choi Young-Jin had said on Tuesday. Especially the blockade was an affront to the world community.

"So we go from here can not." "There is need in the near future 18 elections in Africa The African people know that the outcome of elections is respected, whatever they come We must now set an example..." After Choi's words, the United Nations show hardness The rioting has at least 250 people have been killed.

More than 25,000 have fled to neighboring Liberia. Also, ethnic tensions increased. The EU and the U.S. have already sanctions and travel bans imposed against Gbagbo and several of his party colleagues. AU and ECOWAS suspended the cooperation with the Ivory Coast, to the rightful president is in power.

Switzerland, announced on Wednesday to freeze any accounts Gbagbo in the Alpine country.
Posted by Manlio Gandolfi at 2:56 AM

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