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of its name to United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Congo (MONUSCO)
effective from 1 July 2010, and the redefinition of its mandate.
42.
The DRC has made remarkable progress in the consolidation of peace and postconflict recovery. In this context, the general elections scheduled for 2011 are of
particular importance. It is imperative that the international community continues to
support the ongoing efforts.
iii)
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
43.
The Tripoli Plan of Action underscored the need to redouble efforts, including
military ones, to neutralize the LRA. In pursuance of this provision, the Commission held
a Consultative Ministerial Meeting on the activities of LRA in Bangui, CAR, on 13 and 14
October 2010. The Ministers responsible for Defence and Security of the CAR,
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, the Sudan, including the Government of
Southern Sudan, the UN and other partners attended the meeting. The Conference took
a number of steps, including the creation of a Joint Operations Center and consideration
of the establishment of a joint brigade to track the LRA to end its criminal activities. A
meeting of Chiefs of Staff and Chiefs of Security Services of the concerned countries is
scheduled on 5 December, in Addis Ababa, to follow-up on the recommendations of the
meeting. In line with the conclusions of the Bangui meeting, I intend to appoint a Special
Envoy on the LRA issues to strengthen cooperation among the concerned African
countries, facilitate the involvement and support of the international community, and
engage in other related-peace missions.
(h)
Côte d’Ivoire
44.
The process of ending the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire reached a major milestone on 31
October 2010, with the holding of the first round of the presidential elections that were
conducted in good conditions of security and transparency, and with a massive
participation of the populations in the polls (more than 80%). Provisional results,
announced on 3 November 2010 by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC),
placed the three main political actors on the Ivorian conducted scene in the following
order: Laurent Gbagbo (outgoing President) with 38.04%, Alassane Ouattara (President
of RDR party) with 32.07%, and Henri Konan Bedié (President of the PDCI-RDA) with
25.24%. The 11 other candidates, together, accounted for less than 5% of the vote. The
second round has been fixed for 28 November 2010 between the two leading
candidates of the first round.
45.
This progress has been made possible thanks to the spirit of dialogue and
consultation, which, in the context of the implementation of the Ouagadougou Political
Agreement (OPA), notably led to the adoption by consensus, on 6 September 2010, of
the final voters’ list by members of the Permanent Consultation Framework. On the
other hand, in accordance with the provisions of the OPA, President Laurent Gbagbo,
on 9 September 2010, signed a presidential decree authorizing the issuance of national
identity cards to those on the final voters’ list. It is also worth noting the significant role