UNOCI was issued with a newly expanded and comprehensive mandate to effectively support parties to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement. The new mandate included provisions relating to monitoring armed groups; protecting civilians; monitoring the arms embargo; public information; human rights; humanitarian assistance; support for the elections; identification operations; disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of former militia and storage of weapons; redeployment of Ivorian state administration throughout the country; security sector reform; mediation; and the protection of United Nations personnel.[3] It was further authorised to carry out all necessary means to enforce its mandate.[4]