NEWS
01.01.2011
Note an Botschaften der Elfenbeinküste
Die Vertretung von AWC bei der UN in Genf diplomatisch aktiv
Die Vertretung von AWC bei der UN in Genf hat an die Botschaften der
Elfenbeinküste bei der UN in New York und Genf Noten geschickt, in
denen sie für eine friedliche Machtübergabe in der Elfenbeinküste
eintritt.
Der Text der Nachricht unserer Kollegen aus Genf:
World Citizens Call for a Peaceful Transfer of Authority in the Ivory Coast
In a 1 January 2011 message sent to the Missions of the Ivory Coast
to the United Nations in New York and Geneva, the Association of World
Citizens (AWC) called for the orderly transfer of authority in the Ivory
Coast. Â
The message, co-signed by Rene Wadlow, Senior Vice-President
and Representative to the UN, Geneva, and Bernard Henry, Press Officer
for the AWC Office to the UN, Geneva, stated thatÂ
“Citizens of the World have always maintained that for there to
be effective means of global governance, the world society must be
built upon a foundation of the rule of law and respect for human
rights.
 One important element of the rule of law is open and fair
elections which require competent election monitors all along the
election cycle. Although the elections in the Ivory Coast had been
postponed a number of times, when they were carried out, the election
observers considered them fair and carried out without undue violence or
pressures upon voters.
Therefore, the conclusions of the Election
Commission of the Ivory Coast have been recognized by the United Nations
and the African Union indicating that Mr Alassane Ouattara has won the
elections fairly and should be installed as the legitimate President of
the Ivory Coast.
The past President of the Ivory Coast, Mr Laurent
Gbagbo, who has led his country under difficult conditions for 10 years
will honor himself and the will of the people of the Ivory Coast by his
orderly transfer of authority to Mr Alassane Ouattara.
The Association of World Citizens, devoted to the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, calls upon all in the Ivory Coast to
respect the dignity of each individual and their protection in this
crucial period.”
