NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 December 2010 – Rebuffing a demand by Côte d’Ivoire’s president that the United Nations mission leave after it certified his electoral defeat, the Security Council today renewed the nearly 9,000-strong force for another six months, foreshadowed a possible increase and threatened sanctions against those imperilling peace.
At the same time, the mission, known by its acronym UNOCI, accused Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to step down despite international recognition of opposition leader Alassane…
