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  1. “In the light of the challenges elaborated heretofore, the Gulf of Guinea Commission will continue to support its Member States by encouraging them to cooperate and collaborate on issues of maritime security. From time to time, the Gulf of Guinea Commission will be organizing awareness-raising workshops and outreach activities on topical issues relating to maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea region.”

    2023-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9355 (2023) · source

  2. “This will greatly facilitate progress and strengthen the effectiveness of the Code of Conduct in combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activities in the Gulf of Guinea, In addition, providing training programmes, technical assistance and resources for naval forces, coast guards and law-enforcement agencies, and strengthening their capabilities to undertake routine patrols and investigations and respond to incidents are other areas where the Gulf of Guinea countries could benefit from support to enhance their capacity to address maritime crimes. Regular evaluation and review of the Code’s provisions and strategies are essential to adapting to emerging threats. Lessons learned from previous incidents should inform updates to the Code and the development of new measures to counter evolving maritime crime trends.”

    2023-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9355 (2023) · source

  3. “Such measures as strengthening implementation, resource allocation, capacity-building, information-sharing and regional cooperation are key areas that need attention in order to enhance the effectiveness of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct in combating maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea. The countries of the Gulf of Guinea region should be encouraged to ratify the Yaoundé Code of Conduct and fully implement its provisions, while regional and international stakeholders should engage in efforts to promote the importance of the Code and provide assistance to countries to overcome any barriers to its ratification and implementation.”

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  4. “While addressing the problem confronting the maritime domain, it is important to engage with non-State actors, such as criminal networks and armed groups. Maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea region are often linked to underlying socioeconomic challenges, such as poverty, unemployment and lack of alternative livelihood opportunities. Addressing these socioeconomic factors is essential for long-term solutions and the reduction of piracy and armed robbery at sea. In addressing these challenges and gaps, a concerted effort from Member States, regional organizations and international partners is required.”

    2023-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9355 (2023) · source

  5. “It is therefore important that mobilization of resources be prioritized to ensure the effective operationalization of the Interregional Coordination Centre. In order to review progress and challenges of the ICC, the regional organizations ECOWAS, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Gulf of Guinea Commission will be organizing the fourth Annual Meeting of the Heads of Institution of the Interregional Coordination Centre in the third quarter of 2023. The main objective of the meeting is to review the operations of the Interregional Coordination Centre, the progress and challenges in the implementation of programmes designed within the framework of the Yaoundé Process and the funding of the activities of the Interregional Coordination Centre.”

    2023-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9355 (2023) · source

  6. “One of the key challenges is its limited implementation by Member States. Some countries have been slow to adopt and incorporate the Code’s provisions into their national legislation. That hampers effective enforcement and coordination among nations in combating maritime crimes. Not all countries have ratified the Code, and some that have ratified it have not fully implemented its provisions. That hampers greatly the effectiveness of the agreement in achieving its objectives. The Interregional Coordination Centre, in Yaoundé, Cameroon, is also hampered by lack of resources, funding, equipment and personnel, which poses a significant gap in the implementation of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct. There is the need for support in funding the Interregional Coordination Centre.”

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  7. “On its own part and in line with the mandate it received during the third Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), held in Accra, Ghana, on 25 April, the Executive Secretariat of the Gulf of Guinea Commission remains seized with the promotion and strengthening of measures regarding expansion of the membership of the Commission for the purpose of bringing the broadest base of stakeholders in the Gulf of Guinea under one maritime safety and security regime. In the light of that, please allow me to turn our attention to the challenges in the Gulf of Guinea. For example, in spite of its many achievements, there are a number of challenges still that continue to impede the full implementation of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct.”

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  8. “The countries of the region are continuing efforts to establish a combined maritime task force in the Gulf of Guinea region, as encouraged by the African Union and the Security Council. On 22 May, on the margins of the Presidential Fleet Review, in Lagos, Nigeria, 11 countries of the Gulf of Guinea signed the concept of operations for the establishment of the combined maritime task force in Gulf of Guinea region. It is my hope that the remaining countries will sign this important document for the effective operationalization of the Combined Maritime Task Force. The Gulf of Guinea Commission would like to avail itself of this opportunity to request the Security Council to kindly consider and endorse and mobilize international support for the combined maritime task force in the Gulf of Guinea.”

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  9. “The countries of the Gulf of Guinea region continue to strengthen their legal frameworks and legislation related to maritime security, including through the adoption and implementation of laws that criminalize piracy and armed robbery at sea, as well as the prosecution and punishment of offenders. For example, Nigeria enacted the Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences Act 2019 to prosecute and punish apprehended offenders. The Gulf of Guinea Commission is making efforts to ensure that other Member States legislate similar acts so that offenders can be arrested and prosecuted — either in the State in which the offence was committed or in a neighbouring State — thereby ensuring consistency and enabling efficient cross-border law enforcement.”

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  10. “The concerted efforts of the countries of the region, supported by international partners, have resulted in a more coordinated and effective response to criminal activities at sea. In addition, cooperation and collaboration among the countries of the region, through information-sharing, joint maritime operations, coordinated naval exercises and capacity-building efforts and technical cooperation and assistance programmes, have strengthened increased presence and response capabilities in the Gulf of Guinea, and those efforts continue to yield significant results, as experienced in the case of Heroic Idun, when a vessel attempting to illegally load crude oil in the Nigerian territorial waters was detained in Equatorial Guinea at the request of the Nigerian authorities.”

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  11. “In line with the decisions of the Summit, the Interregional Coordination Centre was established in Yaoundé on 11 September 2014 to coordinate all operations related to the suppression of piracy and other criminal activities in the Gulf of Guinea. The purpose of the Centre, commonly referred to as the Yaoundé Architecture, was intended to serve as a coordination centre for West and Central Africa to work in close collaboration with other regional mechanisms. The Yaoundé Architecture has been reasonably effective, as can be seen in the decrease in criminal activities at sea in recent years, as well as the reports of the Piracy Reporting Centre of the International Maritime Bureau. In the first quarter of 2023, for example, only five incidents were reported, compared to eight incidents in 2022, and 16 in 2021.”

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  12. “The issue of piracy appears to be a recurring decimal in the Gulf, despite Member States’ efforts to reduce the threat through a number of mechanisms, including the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Gulf of Guinea Commission, which was held on 25 June 2013 with the encouragement of resolutions 2018 (2011) and 2039 (2012) of 29 February 2012. The Yaoundé Summit adopted the Code of Conduct Concerning the Repression of Piracy, Armed Robbery against Ships and Illicit Maritime Activity in West and Central Africa, in addition to other important documents.”

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  13. “Mr. Abeso: On behalf of the Gulf of Guinea Commission, I would like to express our appreciation for the invitation to address the Security Council at this briefing on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The challenge of ensuring safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea continues to impede important economic activities in the region related to transportation, resource exploration and exploitation and the promotion of the prosperity and well-being of the region and its people. As recently as 25 March, a product tanker was hijacked 140 nautical miles west-south-west of Pointe Noire in the Republic of the Congo, and its six crew members were kidnapped. The incident is a clear illustration of the gap in the efforts that have been made so far in securing the Gulf.”

    2023-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9355 (2023) · source