; Whereas the Government of Côte d’Ivoire must protect the health and safety of its citizens and prevent the spread of COVID–19 while also ensuring credible elections and enabling the participation of all voters; Whereas the Government of the United States is deeply committed to efforts to prevent conflict and atrocities and address the root causes of fragility, as evidenced by the enactment of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 and the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018; and Whereas the United States Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire issued a statement on August 25, 2020, supporting free, transparent, and inclusive elections in Côte d’Ivoire and urging all parties, groups and individuals to refrain from violence and hateful/divisive speech and to choose dialogue to find peaceful solutions to their disagreements : Now, therefore, be it