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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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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.

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need toprotectforeigners

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.

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