Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)

Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)

Presidential Documents

Pages 6647-6648

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FR Doc No: 2015-02603

Page 6647

Notice of February 4, 2015

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to Cocircte d'Ivoire

On February 7, 2006, by Executive Order 13396, the President declared a national emergency, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the situation in or in relation to Cocircte d'Ivoire and ordered related measures blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in Cocircte d'Ivoire. The situation in or in relation to Cocircte d'Ivoire, which has been addressed by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 1572 of November 15, 2004, and subsequent resolutions, has resulted in the massacre of large numbers of civilians, widespread human rights abuses, significant political violence and unrest, and fatal attacks against international peacekeeping forces.

The Government of Cocircte d'Ivoire and its people continue to make significant progress in promotion of democratic, social, and economic development. The United States also supports the advancement of impartial justice in Cocircte d'Ivoire as well as the Government of Cocircte d'Ivoire's efforts to prepare for a peaceful, fair, and transparent presidential election in 2015, which will be an important milestone in Cocircte d'Ivoire's progress. The United States is committed to helping Cocircte d'Ivoire strengthen its democracy, and we look forward to working with the Government and people of Cocircte d'Ivoire to ensure continued progress and lasting peace for all Ivorians. We urge all sides to work for the benefit of the country as a whole by rejecting violence and participating in the electoral process.

While the Government of Cocircte d'Ivoire and its people continue to make progress toward peace and prosperity, the situation in or in relation to Cocircte d'Ivoire continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared on February 7, 2006, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond February 7, 2015. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13396.

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This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

February 4, 2015.

FR Doc. 2015-02603

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