United Nations Security Council Resolution 1676
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Security Council Resolution
1676, adopted unanimously on May 10, 2006, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Somalia
, particularly resolutions 733
(1992), 1519
(2003), 1558
(2004), 1587
(2005) and 1630
(2006), the Council re-established a group to monitor the arms embargo
against the country for a further six months.
to continue to establish governance over the country. It condemned the illegal flow of weapons into and through Somalia in violation of the arms embargo and acts of piracy
off the Somali coast, calling for improvements to be made to the monitoring of the embargo and urging states to enforce the restrictions.
, the Council stressed that all countries should comply with the embargo and announced it would consider further actions to ensure compliance. The Secretary-General Kofi Annan
was asked to re-establish a monitoring group to monitor the implementation of the arms embargo against Somalia, update lists on those violating the sanctions, to co-operate with a Committee established in Resolution 751
(1992), make recommendations based on its findings and suggest ways of improving the capacity of regional states to implement the embargo. The Committee was also asked to make recommendations on ways of improving the effectiveness of the embargo.
Finally, the Committee was requested to consider a visit to Somalia to demonstrate the Council's determination to enforce the arms embargo.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution
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1676, adopted unanimously on May 10, 2006, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
, particularly resolutions 733
United Nations Security Council Resolution 733
United Nations Security Council Resolution 733, adopted unanimously on January 23, 1992, after expressing its alarm at the situation in Somalia regarding the heavy loss of life, destruction to property and threat to regional stability, the Council, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations...
(1992), 1519
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1519
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1519, adopted unanimously on December 16, 2003, after recalling resolutions on the situation in Somalia, particularly resolutions 733 , 1356 , 1407 , 1425 and 1474 , the Council requested the establishment of a monitoring group to investigate violations...
(2003), 1558
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1558
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1558, adopted unanimously on August 17, 2004, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Somalia, particularly resolutions 733 and 1519 , the Council re-established a group to monitor the arms embargo against the country for a further six...
(2004), 1587
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1587
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1587, adopted unanimously on March 15, 2005, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Somalia, particularly resolutions 733 , 1519 and 1558 , the Council re-established a group to monitor the arms embargo against the country for a further...
(2005) and 1630
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1630
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1630, adopted unanimously on October 14, 2005, after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Somalia, particularly resolutions 733 , 1519 , 1558 and 1587 , the Council re-established a group to monitor the arms embargo against the country for a...
(2006), the Council re-established a group to monitor the arms embargo
Arms embargo
An arms embargo is an embargo that applies to weaponry. It may also include "dual use" items. An arms embargo may serve one or more purposes:# to signal disapproval of behavior by a certain actor,# to maintain neutral standing in an ongoing conflict, or...
against the country for a further six months.
Observations
The Security Council urged Somalia leaders to continue political dialogue and for the Transitional Federal GovernmentTransitional Federal Government
The Transitional Federal Government is the current internationally recognized government of the Republic of Somalia. It was established as one of the Transitional Federal Institutions of government as defined in the Transitional Federal Charter adopted in November 2004 by the Transitional...
to continue to establish governance over the country. It condemned the illegal flow of weapons into and through Somalia in violation of the arms embargo and acts of piracy
Piracy in Somalia
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has been a threat to international shipping since the second phase of the Somali Civil War in the early 21st century...
off the Somali coast, calling for improvements to be made to the monitoring of the embargo and urging states to enforce the restrictions.
Acts
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations CharterChapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, the Council stressed that all countries should comply with the embargo and announced it would consider further actions to ensure compliance. The Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
was asked to re-establish a monitoring group to monitor the implementation of the arms embargo against Somalia, update lists on those violating the sanctions, to co-operate with a Committee established in Resolution 751
United Nations Security Council Resolution 751
United Nations Security Council Resolution 751, adopted unanimously on April 24, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 733 and 746 and considering a report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on the ongoing civil war in Somalia, the Council established a United Nations Operation in...
(1992), make recommendations based on its findings and suggest ways of improving the capacity of regional states to implement the embargo. The Committee was also asked to make recommendations on ways of improving the effectiveness of the embargo.
Finally, the Committee was requested to consider a visit to Somalia to demonstrate the Council's determination to enforce the arms embargo.
See also
- Disarmament in SomaliaDisarmament in SomaliaAfter two decades of violence and civil war and after the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia captured Mogadishu and Kismayo, the TFG attempted to disarm the militias of the country in late 2006...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1601 to 1700 (2005 – 2006)
- Somali Civil WarSomali Civil WarThe Somali Civil War is an ongoing civil war taking place in Somalia. The conflict, which began in 1991, has caused destabilisation throughout the country, with the current phase of the conflict seeing the Somali government losing substantial control of the state to rebel forces...