In the preamble of the resolution, the Council recalled that the Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon had recommended the deployment of 2,000 additional peacekeepers on a temporary basis until June 30, 2011, in addition to those authorised in Resolution 1942. The troops may be redeployed between the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and UNOCI, in accordance with Resolution 1609 (2005).