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Mission facts
- Location:
Côte d'Ivoire - Headquarters:
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Duration:
April 2004 to present
Mission facts
Closure of UNOCI
The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire successfully completed its mandate on 30 June 2017. Find out more about the activities and achievements of the mission at the UNOCI website.
The Secretary-General reiterated the commitment of the rest of the United Nations family present in Cote d’Ivoire to support the Government and ensure that the hard won peace can be sustained and the country and its people will continue to progress and thrive.
Protecting civilians and supporting the Government in DDR and security sector reform
Acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, the Security Council, by its resolution 1528 (2004) 
of 27 February 2004, established the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) as from 4 April 2004 with a mandate to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003.
Following the 2010 Presidential election and the ensuing political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, UNOCI has remained on the ground to protect civilians, provide good offices, support the Ivorian Government in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of former combatants as well as on security sector reform, and monitor and promote human rights.