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UN Security Council ends Syria observer mission – VOR
Aug 17, 2012
The UN Security Council has decided not to renew the mandate of the international observer mission in Syria. It will be rolled up on the night of August 20. This was reported by Russia’s Permanent UN Representative Vitaly Churkin after closed-door consultations at the Security Council. Read more…
Somalia: Security Council calls for inclusive and comprehensive peace strategy
Laaska News June 24,2011
24 June 2011 –The Security Council today reiterated the need for a comprehensive and inclusive strategy to encourage the restoration of peace and stability in Somalia, stressing that a peace agreement signed in Read more…
Top UN legal official outlines judicial options to fight piracy off Somalia – UN News
Laaska News June 21,2011
21 June 2011 –Helping the courts in Somalia attain international standards to handle trials of suspects arrested for engaging in maritime piracy off the East African coast can be an important step in combating the scourge in the Indian Ocean, the top United Nations
Rome ministerial conference revamps talks on UN Security Council reform
Laaska News May 17,2011
ROME, May 16 (Xinhua) — A global ministerial conference here on Monday Read more…
Somalia faces “political paralysis” – Ambassador Mahiga
Laaska News May 11,2011
There is a “political paralysis” in Mogadishu where Somalia’s president and speaker are not communicating with each other.
That’s what the top United Nations envoy for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, told the Security Council during his briefing on Somalia. Read more…
Golaha Amaanka oo Qaraar cuna qabatayn ah ku soorogay Libya
Laaska News March 18,2011.
Golaha Amaanka ee Jamciyada Quruumaha ka dhaxaysa ayaa qaraar cusub ku soo saartay wadanka Liibiya.
kaasoo khaas u ah,in hawada wadanka Liibiya aanay Read more…
Libya:Security Council authorizes ‘all necessary measures’ to protect civilians in Libya
Laaska News March 17,2011.
17 March 2011 –The Security Council today effectively authorized the use of force in Libya to protect civilians from attack, specifically in the eastern city of
UN:Security Council debates how to bring ‘real, tangible improvements’ to Somalis
Laaska News March 11,2011
UN:Security Council debates how to bring ‘real, tangible improvements’ to Somalis.
United Nations, New York, 10 March, 2011 – The Security Council
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UN envoy proposes special courts to try suspected pirates
Laaska News January 27,2011
Jack Lang, the Special Adviser on Legal Issues related to Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, said the international community should work towards “Somaliazation” of responses to piracy by helping local authorities in the regions of Puntland and Somaliland to enhance their judicial and prison capacities in order to prosecute and jail captured pirates.In his report to the Security Council, Mr. Lang also proposed the establishment, for a transitional period, of a Somali “extraterritorial jurisdiction court’ in the northern Tanzania town of Arusha to deal with piracy cases.
He told the Council, as well as a news conference following the meeting, that the raiders who seize ships and sailors and demand huge ransoms are becoming “masters of the Indian Ocean” with their increasingly sophisticated means of carrying out the criminal actions.
The cost of the measures he has proposed is estimated at about $25 million, a “relatively modest” expense compared to the estimated $7 billion which he said was the cost of piracy.
The international component of the cost to train judges, prosecutors, lawyers, prison guards is “essential,” Mr. Lang said, adding that the UN, the African Union, the European Union and other organizations should contribute.
He also proposed strengthening the forensic element of gathering evidence and the imposition of sanctions against the leaders of piracy gangs.
“We cannot be satisfied with the status quo,” he said, noting the “extreme gravity” of the situation which he said requires “solutions of extreme urgency.”
Mr. Lang said his report is the result of “extensive consultations with 50 States, international organizations, private companies and research institutes.”
The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Stephen Mathias, said the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and other international legal instruments, including the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, may also be relevant in the fight against piracy.
In the case of Somalia, legal measures were complemented by a number of Security Council resolutions, Mr. Mathias said.
He cautioned States that “apprehension, detention, prosecution and imprisonment must all take place in accordance with a State’s international human rights and other obligations.”
In November, the Security Council renewed for another 12 months the authorizations granted to States and regional organizations cooperating with Somalia’s transitional government to fight piracy off the country’s coast.
As set out in previous resolutions, this includes the authorization for States and regional organizations to enter Somalia’s territorial waters and use “all necessary means” – such as deploying naval vessels and military aircraft, as well as seizing and disposing of boats, vessels, arms and related equipment used for piracy.
Also in November, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe told a meeting of the Council that the growing problem of piracy off the Somali coast demands more than just military efforts, and called for simultaneous action on three fronts – deterrence, security and the rule of law, and development – to combat the scourge.
UN News.
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Prime Minister of Somalia Addresses Security Council
Laaska News January 14,2011
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, addresses a meeting of the Security Council on the situation in his country. Read more…
