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Security Council Resolution 1519 (2003) [on Monitoring the Arms Embargo in Somalia ]

S/RES/1519(2003)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 84 The situation in Somalia, published in 2003.

What subjects does this mandate have?

21 subjects
Arms EmbargoArms TransfersBorder TrafficCivil ServantsCustoms AdministrationDonor CountriesFocal PointsGroups of ExpertsIllicit Arms TraffickingInformation ExchangeInternational ObligationsLaws and RegulationsNeighbouring StatesPeriodic ReportsRegional OrganizationsReport PreparationSanctionsSanctions ComplianceSomaliaSomalia Situation

What’s in this document?

18 operative paragraphs
1
Stresses the obligation of all States and other actors to comply fully with resolution 733 (1992) and resolution 1356 (2001), and reaffirms that non-compliance constitutes a violation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations;
2
Requests the Secretary-General to establish a monitoring group (hereinafter referred to as the “Monitoring Group”) composed of up to four experts, for a period of 6 months commencing as soon as possible from the date of the adoption of the resolution, to be based in Nairobi, with the following mandate, which should focus on the ongoing arms embargo violations, including transfers of ammunition, single use weapons, and small arms:
a
to investigate the violations of the arms embargo covering access to Somalia by land, air and sea;
b
to detail information and make specific recommendations in relevant areas of expertise related to violations and measures to give effect to and strengthen the implementation of the arms embargo in its various aspects;
c
to carry out field based investigations in Somalia, where possible, and in States neighbouring Somalia and other States, as appropriate;
d
to assess the progress made by the States in the region to implement fully the arms embargo, including through a review of national customs and border control regimes;
e
to provide the Committee in its final report with a draft list of those who continue to violate the arms embargo inside and outside Somalia, and their active supporters, for possible future measures by the Council;
f
to make recommendations based on its investigations and the previous reports of the Panel of Experts (S/2003/223 and S/2003/1035) appointed pursuant to resolution 1425 (2002) and 1474 (2003);
3
Further requests the Secretary-Genera1 to make the necessary financial arrangements to support the work of the Monitoring Group;
4
Requests all Somali and regional parties as well as government officials and other actors contacted outside the region to cooperate fully with the Monitoring Group in the discharge of its mandate, and requests the Monitoring Group to notify the Security Council immediately, through the Committee, of any lack of cooperation;
5
Calls upon all States in the region and regional organizations, in particular the IGAD, the African Union (AU), and the League of Arab States (LAS), to establish focal points to enhance cooperation with the Monitoring Group and to facilitate information exchange;
6
Requests the Monitoring Group to provide a mid-term briefing to the Council, through the Committee, and to submit a final report at the end of its mandated period to the Security Council, through the Committee, for its consideration;
7
Encourages all States signatories to the Nairobi Declaration on the Problem of the Proliferation of Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons to implement quickly the measures required by the Coordinated Agenda for Action as an important means in support of the arms embargo on Somalia;
8
Calls on the neighbouring States to report to the Committee quarterly on their efforts to implement the arms embargo, bearing in mind their crucial role in the implementation of the arms embargo;
9
Encourages the donor community, including the IGAD Partner Forum group, to provide technical and material assistance to States in the region, as well as to the regional organizations, IGAD, AU and LAS, in support of their national and regional capacity for monitoring and implementing the arms embargo, including for monitoring the coastline, land and air boundaries with Somalia;
10
Encourages Member States from the region to continue their efforts in enacting legislation or regulations, necessary to ensure the effective implementation of the arms embargo;
11
Expresses its determination to review the situation regarding the implementation of the arms embargo in Somalia on the basis of information provided by the Monitoring Group in its reports;
12
Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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