The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday decided to further downsize the number of peacekeepers in its Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) mission, which it said it will consider ending next year. The council adopted a resolution that extends the U.N. mission in Cote d'Ivoire known as UNOCI until the end of June 2015, by which time it will have decreased its uniformed personnel from more than 7,000 to below 5,500 soldiers. The council said it would review the mission's mandate and consider "its possible termination after the October 2015 presidential election." The decision would be made "based on security conditions on the ground and the capacity of the government of Cote d'Ivoire to take over UNOCI's security role."
