• Country/entity

  Cote d'Ivoire
  

• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  

• Agreement name

  Ceasefire Agreement between the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, the Mouvement Populaire Ivoirien du Grand Ouest (MPIGO) and the Mouvement pour la Justice et la Paix (MSP)

• Date

  13 Jan 2003

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Ivorian Civil War (2002 - 2011) )

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• Conflict nature

  Government

• Peace process

  Cote D'Ivoire: peace process

• Parties

  For the Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
  (Signed) Laurent Dona Fologo
  
  For MPIGO
  (Signed) Sergeant Félix Doh
  
  For MJP
  (Signed) Commander Gaspard Deli

• Third parties

  For ECOWAS (Signed) Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas Executive Secretary

• Description

  A ceasefire agreement between The Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, The Mouvement populaire ivoirien du Grand Ouest (MPIGO) and The Mouvement pour la justice et la paix (MJP). The agreement provides for a cessation of hostilities, the deployment of ECOWAS troops alongside the French troops already deployed to monitor the ceasefire, and the parties agree to participate in the roundtable of Ivoirian Political forces in Paris.

• Agreement document

  CI_030113_CeasefireAgreementCoted'Ivoire.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Ceasefire agreement between the Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the Mouvement populaire ivoirien du Grand Ouest and the Mouvement pour la justice et la paix

and

The Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire,

The Mouvement populaire ivoirien du Grand Ouest (MPIGO)

The Mouvement pour la justice et la paix (MJP),

Desiring to adopt measures conducive to the establishment of genuine trust

that, by means of dialogue, would create a propitious environment for the round table of Ivoirian political forces from 15 to 24 January 2003 at Paris:

1. Undertake to cease hostilities so as to enable the Paris negotiations to begin, during which a ceasefire agreement and a comprehensive peace agreement will be negotiated.

2. The ceasefire shall take effect as of midnight on 13 January 2003 and shall be observed throughout Ivoirian territory by the Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, MPIGO and MJP.

3. Agree immediately to remain in their respective positions.

4. Agree to refrain from committing or engaging in activities likely to constitute or facilitate violation of the ceasefire.

5. Accept the deployment of ECOWAS troops and other personnel in the buffer zone during the ceasefire.

6. Accept the deployment, alongside the French troops already deployed, of ECOWAS forces and other personnel throughout the territory for the purposes of monitoring and maintaining the ceasefire.

7. Undertake to ensure freedom of movement of persons and property, and freedom of movement of humanitarian agencies and displaced persons.

8. The following cases shall constitute a violation of this agreement:

– Any introduction of arms, ammunition and other war equipment;

– Any attacks launched by one of the parties against the positions of the other party, or any infiltrations, during or after the entry into force of the ceasefire.

9. Agree to take part in the round table in Paris.

10. Commit themselves, in good faith, to scrupulous respect for this agreement.

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S/2003/51

Done at Lomé, on 13 January 2003

For the Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

(Signed) Laurent Dona Fologo

For MPIGO

(Signed) Sergeant Félix Doh

For MJP (Signed) Commander Gaspard Deli

For ECOWAS

(Signed) Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas

Executive Secretary

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