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2013-09-12
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  1. “Considerable efforts at the military level remain necessary and must go hand in hand with the political strategy. However, those efforts and objectives require consultation and further support on the part of all of Somalia's partners, because the challenges involved could have a negative impact on AMISOM's effectiveness. As the Council is no doubt aware, the situation as concerns military operations must remain a top priority. Unfortunately, the strategic concept currently guiding AMISOM's operations is out of date. It is important that the Council be able to consider the issue of the number of elements receiving support, as well as the support provided to the Somali National Security forces, which Ambassador Kay spoke about earlier. Two strategic considerations continue to pose real challenges.”

    2013-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7030 (2013) · source

  2. “In addition, the Somali Government continues to face the humanitarian situation of which Ambassador Kay spoke, which includes displaced persons, refugees, unemployed youth and so on. The people are very keen to see their problems solved, and if, despite the hopes in that respect, there are no signs of improvement in the near future, those difficulties, which have become chronic, could lead to conflict. Indeed, the seeds of conflict are already there. As Ambassador Kay has said, we are preparing for Brussels and the New Deal. We must ensure that in the wake of that event, the country enjoys a level of security adequate to ensure progress towards peace as well as the political and, especially, economic stability to which the Somali people aspire.”

    2013-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7030 (2013) · source

  3. “But I think that we can welcome the agreement of 28 August between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the authorities of Jubaland, which is reassuring to all of us and offers positive prospects for the relationship between the FGS and the various regions that are making such claims. The third challenge also pertains to the Government and is linkedto its insufficient capacity. When AMISOM liberates areas, officials are appointed by the Somali Government who sometimes are not accepted by the local population and have no administrative structures in place to support them. Thus internal coordination among such structures remains a key challenge. That is compounded by the lack of understanding resulting from such contradictions among Government representatives or officials.”

    2013-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7030 (2013) · source

  4. “Indeed, extremist groups move freely throughout some 50 per cent of Somali territory, in particular the rural areas, where they continue to organize and train and where they have access to logistical support as well as to weapons and ammunition. The endeavours of the United Nations, though the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, which complement ours, must be underscored, because numerous efforts are currently under way to identify those sources and, ultimately, to cut them off. The second challenge is within the Somali Government, namely, how to streamline the federal structure as stipulated in the provisional Constitution. Several regions are competing to be autonomous from the central Government, and interpretations often differ from one region to the other.”

    2013-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7030 (2013) · source

  5. “Since the beginning of the year, Al-Shabaab has deployed increasingly sophisticated harassment tactics that are the outcome of thorough preparation and training and enjoy financial support from sources that we are very close to being able to identify. The report of the Monitoring Group on the issue (S/2013/413) contains a number of leads in that respect. We would draw attention to the suicide attack carried out on 19 June against the United Nations complex. More recently, an attack was perpetrated on 7 September against a very popular Village restaurant frequented by civilians. Those are indications that setbacks could occur if we are not vigilant.”

    2013-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7030 (2013) · source

  6. “However, the entire positive dynamic is undermined by a number of challenges that, as I said, if not resolved, could lead to a reversal that would be regrettable for the entire international community. Indeed, contrary to the previous years of a failed State and anarchy in Somalia, today there is a responsible Government that, while beset by its own problems, is evolving in the right direction. The first challenge is related to security. Despite the progress achieved against Al-Shabaab, especially in 2012 and early 2013, AMISOM. wishes to stress that Al-Shabaab still has the ability to destabilize the country and to derail our efforts.”

    2013-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7030 (2013) · source

  7. “Indeed, thanks to the Council's support and the proactive mandate entrusted to AMISOM, today we have achieved significant progress in the security and political arenas. Ambassador Kay has already ready briefed the Council on these, so I will not go into them, but I would just like to say that while we are currently seeing a positive dynamic unfolding in Somalia, there are still a number of challenges to be met. On the political level, we are encouraged by the Government's determination to implement its policies. In that regard, Ambassador Kay also underscored a number of positive developments, some of which have been under way only since the beginning of the month. Those events were recently crowned by the important agreement of 28 August between the political leaders of Jubaland, in particular Ahmed Madobe, and the Somali Government.”

    2013-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7030 (2013) · source

  8. “Their work is often complementary to the tasks of our friends in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia on the ground. There is also a police component, which is made up of two units - one from Nigeria with 140 police officers and the other from Uganda, also with 140 police officers. They patrol on a daily basis and help the Somali police with their mission. We also have instructors and trainers from Ghana, Gambia and other African countries, all of whom help our brothers in Somalia to ensure security. For the time being they are in Mogadishu, but they will soon move into other areas, including Kismayo, Baidoa and Beledweyne. Since its inception, AMISOM. has been undertaking its mission through the military, police and civilian components.”

    2013-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7030 (2013) · source

  9. “Before continuing with my presentation, I would like to convey the regrets and the apologies of Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra, who is not able to speak to the Council today. As members know, he was just appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs of his country, Algeria. He asks the Council to accept his apologies. With regard to the situation in Somalia, it is thanks to the relevant resolutions adopted by the Security Council that today AMISOM. is able to achieve its mission with the support of three components that are in place on the ground. The military component, as the Council knows, is today made up of troops from Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Djibouti and Sierra Leone amounting to approximately 17,000 troops. There is a civilian component, with approximately 100 troops from different African countries.”

    2013-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7030 (2013) · source

  10. “At the outset, on behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, I would like to thank the Council for giving me the unique opportunity to update members on the situation in Somalia. I agree with my colleague Ambassador Kay that the evolution of the situation calls for optimism. Nonetheless, like all optimism, it should be tempered by the challenges that have to be met. Therefore, rather than dwell on the positive aspects that he so widely and brilliantly presented during his briefing, I would like to focus on the challenges that the Government must address and the challenges that face the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).”

    2013-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7030 (2013) · source