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STORY: UN / COTE D’IVOIRE ELECTION
TRT: 2.27
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 28 SEPTEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY/ FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN building
28 SEPTEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Apakan walks up to the microphone
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ertuğrul Apakan, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations:
“The members of the Security Council took note of the certification by the Special Representative on 24 September of the final voters list of 5.7 million that was agreed upon by the Ivorian parties on 6 September and adopted by the presidential decree on 9 September 2010. The members of the Security Council congratulate the Ivorian stakeholders for this significant progress towards a transparent, fair and peaceful conclusion to the electoral process.”
FILE – UNOCI - 14 MAY 2010, ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE
4. Close up, voters list
28 SEPTEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ertuğrul Apakan, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations:
“Any attempt to undo the achievements of the electoral process or hold preconditions to holding the elections that could delay them would be inconsistent with the commitments taken by the parties. They further stress the need for the parties to ensure calm prior to, during, and after the vote. The members of the Security Council in accordance Security Council resolution 1933 and following the Secretary-General’s recommendations agree to deploy up to 500 additional uniformed personnel to the United Nations Mission in Cote d’Ivoire.”
6. Tracking shot, Choi walks to the microphone
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Choi Young-jin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Côte d’Ivoire:
“All the major candidates and protagonists in Cote d’Ivoire they are committed to the election of 31st October, so I have no reason to doubt their strong commitment. In other words I am confident that the 31st October, the first round will take place peacefully.”
FILE – UNOCI - 14 MAY 2010, ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE
8. Zoom out, election workers with voters lists
28 SEPTEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Choi Young-jin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Côte d’Ivoire:
“Ivory election law foresees a second round which is slated to be 28th of November in case there is no downright winner on the first round. So many things can happen after the first round, depending on the outcome of the results of the first round. But it is too early to look into this matter.”
FILE – UNOCI - 14 MAY 2010, ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE
10. Pan left, election workers carrying voters lists
The Security Council today (28 September) urged parties in Côte d’Ivoire to ensure the holding of the country’s long-delayed presidential polls next month, and agreed to deploy up to 500 additional United Nations troops to assist with security during the election period.
In a statement read out to the press by Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan of Turkey, which holds the Council presidency this month, the 15-member body took note of the certification on 24 September of the final voters list of 5.7 million that was agreed on by the parties.
Apakan stated that the members of the Security Council “congratulate the Ivorian stakeholders for this significant progress towards a transparent, fair and peaceful conclusion to the electoral process.”
The statement emphasised that “any attempt to undo the achievements of the electoral process or hold preconditions to holding the elections that could delay them would be inconsistent with the commitments taken by the parties.”
They further stressed “the need for the parties to ensure calm prior to, during, and after the vote.”
The UN mission in Côte d’Ivoire, known as UNOCI, has been providing logistical and technical assistance for the preparations for the presidential polls, which were supposed to have been held as far back as 2005 in the West African nation, which became split by civil war in 2002 into a rebel-held north and Government-controlled south.
However, the elections have been repeatedly postponed, most recently from March.
Today’s statement followed a closed-door briefing to the Council by Y. J. Choi, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Côte d’Ivoire and head of UNOCI, who told reporters that he did not think violence would be an issue since all the candidates are “committed” to democratic principles.
He said he was “confident that the 31 October first round will take place peacefully”.
Under the country’s electoral law, a second round of voting could take place on 28 November if there is no clear winner in the first round.
In response to a recommendation by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Council agreed to deploy up to 500 additional uniformed personnel to UNOCI for no more than six months to reinforce the mission’s capacity to contribute to the security arrangements before, during and after the elections.
Established in 2004, UNOCI is tasked with facilitating aspects of the peace process, including those related to elections, disarmament and the reunification of the country.
