The fund approved emergency funding in the amount of US$700,000 to support the ongoing “Direct Dialogue” between President Laurent Gbagbo and the former armed opposition, the Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The funds will help build confidence between ex-belligerents of the Ivorian conflict and contribute to the implementation of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement, leading to the organization of free and fair elections.