R2P - The responsibility to protect

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Dear Mr. Araud:

Through this allow me to express my concern about the situation in Cote d'Ivoire.

With over one million displaced and hundreds of civilian casualties, Cote d'Ivoire is experiencing the worst moments in recent history.

I would ask you, as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, and taking into account that since last May has assumed the presidency of the Security Council, do everything in its power to guarantee protection of civilians throughout the territory of Cote d'Ivoire and not only in Abidjan. That is made every effort to avoid a civil war and to respect the democratic will of the people of Cote d'Ivoire. Strengthen the mission of UNOCI and UNMIL to ensure that Security Council resolutions are implemented in full, and in turn prevent the extension of the conflict in neighboring Liberia. Take the necessary measures to prevent the media be used to incite publicly hatred and violence. Also ask you to promote internationally all necessary measures that allow not to go unpunished the violence and all its consequences, and all those who commit human rights violations will be accountable to justice and will be forced to face the consequences of their actions.

On the other hand, referring to the situation of refugees, I would ask you to do everything in its power for neighboring countries in the area remain allowing to refugees to cross their borders, and to ensure these recipient countries make available essential tools to meet the immediate needs of the people arriving, giving them shelter, food or medical services, not to mention education for children. All with the help of appropriate humanitarian agencies since the resources of neighboring countries are scarce, and if the conflict continues we will face ourselves to a humanitarian crisis of enormous proportions.

Finally, let me ask you to make every effort to ensure that the international community will help to pacify the country by disarming militias and it will facilitate the return of refugees to their homes.

Sincerely,


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