The UN Security Council has urged all parties in Ivory Coast to recognise opposition¹ leader Alassane Ouattara as president and extended the mandate² of the peacekeeping force for six months.

联合国安理会敦促象牙海岸国内所有的政党认可反对党领袖阿拉萨纳·瓦塔拉的总统身份并将维和部队的管理时间延长到六个月。

The UN accused Mr Gbagbo of distorting its position and threatening its personnel
Incumbent³（现任的） President Laurent Gbagbo had ordered the 10,000-strong force to leave the country after the UN said he lost November's disputed run-off vote.

He and Mr Ouattara have both named a cabinet amid a stand-off in Abidjan.

Meanwhile, officials said the EU would impose a travel ban on Mr Gbagbo.

A spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton told the BBC that an agreement had been taken in principle to bar Mr Gbagbo, his wife and 17 other close associates, from member states.

The travel ban would come into effect by Wednesday, she said, adding that the EU was also hoping to freeze Mr Gbagbo's assets.

The US also said it was preparing to impose sanctions on Mr Gbagbo and his allies "in the coming days".

"The election was clear, its result was clear, and it's time for him to go," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.

There are widespread fears that the election dispute could reignite（再次点燃） civil war in the world's largest cocoa producer.

About 50 people have been killed in recent days, according to the UN High Commissioner⁴ for Human Rights, Navi Pillay.

She said she had received reports of hundreds being snatched（抢夺） from their homes by people in military uniforms. Some were later found dead.