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  1. “We have, unfortunately, witnessed an increase in malnutrition and disease outbreaks, with more people facing difficulties to access safe water, proper sanitation and food. In response to this crisis, ATMIS is working with the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa to provide immediate humanitarian relief to the affected people. Given the severity of the drought, we are also preparing the ground in Mogadishu for a fact-finding mission in the coming weeks by the African Union Permanent Representatives Committee on Humanitarian Issues. In the meantime, ATMIS continues to coordinate, liaise and share information with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and humanitarian actors through effective civil-military coordination as part of support in facilitating the delivery of humanitarian assistance to drought-affected areas.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  2. “Currently, the Mission is experiencing a significant funding shortfall of between $40 and $50 million. Those funds are needed to cover stipends for military and police components and salaries for the civilian and military staff officers and individual police officers, as well as to undertake critical programmes and projects in support of the mandate. Finally, Somalia is facing one of the worst humanitarian emergencies in its history, following the failure of a fourth consecutive rainy season. Only two days ago we received the news that many of us had feared — that famine is now knocking at the door in Somalia. This year’s drought has devastated the livelihoods of the affected populations, particularly the most vulnerable and marginalized people, across many parts of Somalia.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  3. “If not, we run the risk of creating a security vacuum and reversing the gains achieved over the years, which have been achieved at huge cost in terms of lives and money. A key requirement for the effectiveness of ATMIS throughout the CONOPS phases through December 2024 is the availability of sustainable, predictable and adequate levels of funding. However, despite the request of the African Union Peace and Security Council communiqué 1075 of this year, there has been a reluctance to consider a special United Nations meeting on financing for ATMIS and the Somali security forces. I would like to use this opportunity to appeal to the Council and to all partners, traditional and new, to urgently ensure sustainable, predictable and adequate funding for ATMIS for the duration of its mandate.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  4. “Despite much of the ongoing effort under phase one, more work is admittedly required, particularly to reach agreement on the handing over and collapsing of forward operating bases to the Somali security forces. To date, only two FOBs, namely, Ceel Baraf and Gololey, have been collapsed. To address that delay, more emphasis needs to be given to issues such as ATMIS force protection, the creation of mobile forces and the drawdown of 2,000 troops by December. That would require that at least 20 FOBs be handed over to the Somali security forces by December. The upcoming drawdown will ultimately depend on the Federal Government’s ability to generate forces to fill the gaps that have been left by the reduction of ATMIS force.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  5. “ATMIS and the Federal Government have also established a joint technical committee to work on the details of the transition. The committee is currently focused on phase one activities. In addition, the Federal Government, ATMIS, the European Union and the United Nations, as well as other core security partners, are meeting today and tomorrow to complete the mandated benchmarking exercise, which will include parameters to measure the effectiveness of the implementation of the Somalia Transition Plan by ATMIS, the Federal Government of Somalia and key partners. Much progress has been achieved in that exercise, and the benchmark will be submitted to the Council by the end of this month, as required by resolution 2628 (2022).”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  6. “To better support our uniformed personnel and the Somali national armed forces, we have made progress in the development and implementation of the logistical support plan. In that regard, joint operation centres were operationalized last week and have been established at the ATMIS headquarters, as well as in the sectors, in order to enhance command-and-control and coordination between ATMIS and Somali security forces. Plans are ongoing to develop and establish joint operations logistics bases at the sector level. A draft statement of unit requirements has been reviewed by the military Strategic Support Group, which met in Addis Ababa from late June to early July. The equipment review to determine what obsolete equipment needs to be removed and replaced in the theatre of operations will commence next week.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  7. “While that is encouraging, the response of Al-Shabaab to the determined actions of local communities has been a scorched-earth policy, in which — as they have retreated — they have destroyed wells, communication towers and emergency food trucks, at a time of extreme hardship for those communities as a result of the ongoing drought. It is critical that the international community provide the desperately needed emergency and longer- term stabilization support to those newly liberated territories. Operational support by ATMIS has been provided to the Somali police force through joint and motorized patrols in Mogadishu, Baidoa and Kismaayo. At the strategic level, the ATMIS police component has continued to advise the Somali police force in Mogadishu and the federal member states on the operational planning execution.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  8. “I would now like to pay tribute to the leadership and the courage of the Somali national armed forces in recovering significant tracts of territory in the Hiraan region. The Hiraan operations are part of a series of military offensive campaigns led by the Somali National Army. The objective is to disrupt and end Al-Shabaab’s freedom of movement in Middle Shabelle. Significantly, those operations have taken place in the context of spontaneous uprising by local communities and with the close support of local groups, who have a renewed determination to end Al-Shabaab’s terror over their lives.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  9. “Let me take this opportunity to update the Council on the implementation by ATMIS of key aspects of both the African Union’s Peace and Security Council resolution 1068 and United Nations Security Council resolution 2628 (2022), particularly as they relate to phase one of the ATMIS concept of operations (CONOPS). In that context, ATMIS continues to conduct joint targeted operations across its mandated sectors to degrade Al-Shabaab. We also continue to support Somali national armed force operations, including with air assets; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; ground support and indirect fire; and casualty and medical evacuations, with the most recent operations taking place in Lower and Middle Shabelle, which ended on 25 August and led to significant gains in Galguduud in July and in the Hiraan region in August.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  10. “While Al-Shabaab’s basic tactics and techniques have largely remained unchanged, we are concerned about the emerging threat, as well as the group’s ability to launch simultaneous attacks in different parts of the country. Indications are that Al-Shabaab has replenished its fighting force to an estimated 9,000 to 12,000 fighters. The group has also acquired new capabilities, such as commercial drones used in surveillance of ATMIS, and Somali National Army forward operating bases (FOBs). It continues to enhance its ability through the rapid mobilization of its fighters. That is in addition to generating millions of dollars on a monthly basis from extortion of the Somali economy and using a reported 25 per cent of its revenue for military purposes.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  11. “The attack and the prolonged 30-hour siege employed a combination of person- and vehicle-borne IED attacks and small arms, killing more than 20 people and injuring more than 117. Beyond Somalia, Al-Shabaab carried out cross- border operations in Kenya and Ethiopia in May and July. On 20 July, the group attacked the Ethiopian Liyu police stationed in the towns of Yeed and Ato, in the Bakool region of Somalia. The incident killed a reported 17 police officers. After the attacks, reports suggested that Al-Shabaab deployed a large number of its fighters along with vehicles into the Afder zone of Somali Regional state in Ethiopia.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  12. “Since our most recent briefing, we have observed an uptick in Al-Shabaab attacks as it launches asymmetric attacks that include various forms of improvised- explosive-device (IED) attacks, complex attacks, infiltration attacks, probing attacks, grenade and mortar attacks, ambushes, attacks targeting key Government installations and targeted assassinations of senior Government officials, security forces and civilians. The noticeable increase in both the frequency and lethality of the group’s deadly operations across Somalia and, more recently, across its borders is a matter of grave concern to ATMIS. In the ATMIS area of responsibility, in August, Al-Shabaab launched a series of attacks, including complex attacks on the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  13. “Recognizing Somalia’s strategic position and its desire to both foster reconciliation at home and strengthen its external relations within the first 100 days of assuming office, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud undertook a series of official visits to the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Eritrea, Kenya, Djibouti, the East African Community summit in Arusha, Egypt and, lastly, Uganda. Those visits signal Somalia’s determination to define itself beyond security and to seek support for its security transition, in particular by requesting assistance for the development of its security forces. Turning to the security situation, insecurity across Somalia remains a serious concern for ATMIS.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  14. “Prime Minister Barre’s nomination and unanimous approval by the federal Parliament in June represents a welcome and timely consensual approach to political relations between the Federal Government and the federal member states. That was followed by the appointment and endorsement of Somalia’s Council of Ministers, which saw both the President and the Prime Minister embark on wide-ranging consultations with opposition figures, parliamentarians, civil society organizations, women’s groups and members of the business community. The outcome is that Somalia now has a Council of Ministers that is both selected on merit and represents inclusivity and diversity.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  15. “That has seen important outreach visits to federal member states, notably South-West, Galmudug and, recently, Puntland, in an attempt to foster national integration and peaceful coexistence in the context of the President’s peace caravan launched in May. That peace caravan paved the way in June for the first National Consultative Council meeting, held under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s leadership. The two-day meeting concluded with the Federal Government and the federal member states agreeing on key national priorities. Those priorities now form the basis of the Federal Government’s ambitious programme of work, which was presented to the federal Parliament in August by Somalia’s new Prime Minister, Hamse Abdi Barre.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source

  16. “Ms. Lortan: I am grateful for this opportunity to address the Security Council on the situation in Somalia. The African Union partnership with the United Nations remains vital to delivering our collective support to Somalia. At the most recent Council briefing by the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in May (see S/PV.9040), the Mission reported that, with the conclusion of the election cycle, Somalia was entering a period of optimism and opportunity. And thanks to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s leadership, the political process has continued to register progress. The President adopted a political programme centred on the promotion of reconciliation, under the theme “Somalia at peace with itself and with the world”.”

    2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source