UN authorizes extra troops for Ivorian  poll

 New York, 25 Nov-(ANA)-The UN Security Council has authorized the sending of extra United Nations peacekeepers to Côte d'Ivoire ahead of the presidential run-off election scheduled for Sunday and urged everyone in the country to ensure a peaceful poll.

 In a unanimously adopted resolution, the Council decided to authorize

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to temporarily redeploy a maximum of three infantry companies and an aviation unit from the UN Mission in Liberia  to the UN peacekeeping force in Côte d'Ivoire  for a period of

no more than four weeks.

 This is in addition to the extra 500 troops that were already sent to the

country to reinforce the 8,650-strong UNOCI and assist with security during the election period.

 Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo is set to face former prime minister,

Alassane Ouattara, in the 28 November poll, which follows the first round of elections held on 31 October. (ANA)

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