SOMALIA: SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES NEW UN MISSION, ENCOURAGES SUPPORT FOR SOMALI-LED DEVELOPMENT PLAN

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Date: 14 Sep 2013 00:00:01 -0400
Subject: SOMALIA: SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES NEW UN MISSION, ENCOURAGES
SUPPORT FOR SOMALI-LED DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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SOMALIA: SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES NEW UN MISSION, ENCOURAGES SUPPORT
FOR SOMALI-LED DEVELOPMENT PLAN
New York, Sep 14 2013 12:00AM
The Security Council today welcomed the deployment of the United
Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia - established three months ago
in the Somali capital of Mogadishu -- and looked forward to the
mission playing an effective role in support of the long-troubled
country's Federal Government.

In a press statement, the Council welcomed the deployment of the
mission, known as UNSOM, and noted that the operation's chief, Special
Representative of the Secretary-General Nicholas Kay and African Union
(AU) Special Representative, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif, had
briefed the 15-member body yesterday on the situation in Somalia.

The Council's wide-ranging statement took particular note of progress
reported by the UN and AU officials in the Lower and Middle Juba and
Gedo regions of Somalia, and it welcomed the recent agreement between
the Federal Government of Somalia and the Interim Jubba
Administration, and commended the Government of Ethiopia, the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the AU and UNSOM
for their role in facilitating discussions.

"The members of the Council emphasized the importance for all parties
to implement the agreement, avoid actions which could undermine
security, peace and reconciliation in Somalia, and uphold the Security
Council ban on exporting charcoal," the press statement said, adding
that the Council members also reiterated their respect for the
sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity
of Somalia.

The Council went on to praise the bravery and sacrifice of the African
Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Ethiopian personnel, working
alongside Somali National Security Forces.

Emphasizing the need for AMISOM and the Somali National Security
Forces to continue the fight against Al-Shabaab, the Council expressed
its willingness to examine relevant proposals as part of the upcoming
joint UN/AU review of AMISOM. The Council reiterated the view that
long-term funding for both AMISOM and the Somali National Security
Forces was essential and emphasized the urgent need for new donors to
come forward and support AMISOM through contributions to the United
Nations Trust Fund for AMISOM.

"The Security Council condemned in the strongest terms recent attacks
perpetrated by Al-Shabaab, including the 7 September attack in
Mogadishu and the 12 September assassination attempt in Kismayo," the
statement said, adding that the Council members expressed their
support to the people and Government of Somalia and condolences to the
victims and their families.

Welcoming the Somali Federal Government's commitment to improving
human rights in Somalia, the Council members expressed their concern
at the reports of violations of human rights in the country, including
sexual and gender-based violence and violations and abuses committed
against children. They underscored the need for the Somali Government
to uphold human rights and to hold accountable the perpetrators of
violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international
humanitarian law.

The Council members in their statement also echoed the
Secretary-General's call for the Somali Government to demonstrate
further commitment to addressing human rights violations, and in that
context, they welcomed the Government's commitment to establishing a
national human rights commission.

The members of the Security Council also welcomed the Federal
Government's leadership in seeking a compact with the Somali people
and the international community "that ensures Somali ownership,
predictable, coordinated and transparent international support, and a
commitment to build Somali institutions and capacity, as part of the
16 September European Union and Government of Somalia co-hosted
conference on Somalia."

In its statement, the Council encouraged the international community
to support a Somali-led and coordinated peacebuilding and development
plan. At the same time, the members of the Council expressed concern
at the ongoing humanitarian crisis and the need for continued
humanitarian access and assistance to millions of vulnerable Somalis.

Sep 14 2013 12:00AM
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