Ivory Coast: UN Ivory Coast force will build peace

The decision by the UN Security Council to send more than 6,000 peacekeepers to Ivory Coast will not only lift a huge burden off France's shoulders but also has underscored the pressing need for the world body to become involved in the troubled west African region. The Security Council on February 27 unanimously approved a resolution to deploy 6,240 soldiers in Ivory Coast for an initial period of 12 months starting from April 4, but only after a weeks-long standoff between Ivory Coast's former colonial power France and Washington over the issue.