The international community was urged to provide assistance to the electoral process in Côte d'Ivoire by the provision of election observers and technical assistance. The Ivorian people were called upon to refrain from calls for hatred, violence or intolerance, and noted that the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for sanctions against those in media who publicly incited violence and political tensions in his report.[2] Ivorian parties were urged to make progress with regard to disarmament, identification and reunification operations and the issue of displaced persons.