UN backs sanctions against Ivory Coast

The UN Security Council yesterday gave wide support to a resolution that would impose sanctions against Ivory Coast if the government and rebels don’t return to a peace process by the beginning of December, diplomats said.

France earlier had threatened immediate sanctions against Ivory Coast after the Ivorian jets bombed a French camp in the rebel-held north, killing nine French soldiers and one American. The compromise was added to the proposed resolution to appease China, Pakistan and others.