PSC/PR/2 (CV) Rev.1 Page 13 under control”. It identified, among others factors contributing to insecurity, the continued arms flows and powerful independent armed groups outside the control of the TFG, overall lack of regulatory control of the economy, and lack of control over Somalia’s borders and coastal waters. 48. In its resolution 1766 (2007) of 23 July 2007, the Security Council stressed the obligation of all Member States to comply fully with the measures imposed by resolution 733 (1992), and expressed its intention, in light of the report of the Monitoring Group, to consider specific action to improve implementation and compliance with the arms embargo. At the same time, the Security Council decided to extend the mandate of the Monitoring Group, requesting the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to re-establish the Group for a further six months. In its resolution 1772 (2007) of 20 August 2007,the Security Council emphasized the continued contribution made to Somalia’s peace and security by the arms embargo, demanded that all Member States, in particular those of the region, fully comply with it, and reiterated its intension to consider urgently ways to strengthen its effectiveness, including through targeted measures. 49. On 14 December 2007, the coordinator of the Monitoring Group wrote to the Commission, seeking AMISOM’s agreement for a visit to the arms storage facility put in place by the Mission in Mogadishu, in order to take the details of the arms seized or discovered, and launch investigations on the producers of those weapons and the delivery channels. At the time of finalizing this report, the Commission was considering how best it could facilitate the proposed visit by the Monitoring Group. VII. OBSERVATIONS 50. Looking at the developments of the last six months, one cannot but recognize that the progress made towards lasting peace and reconciliation in Somalia remains extremely limited. More than fifteen years after the onset of the civil war and nearly four years following the conclusion of the IGAD-sponsored Reconciliation Conference in Kenya, Somalia continues to be plagued by persistent violence and insecurity, the absence of effective governance structures capable of performing their functions, including delivering basic social services, an acute humanitarian crisis, and economic collapse, all factors which have taken a heavy toll on the population. This situation has seriously undermined the relative peace that existed in other parts of the country, notably in the Sool region, and brought further instability to a region already faced with huge security challenges. 51. While the convening of the NRC in Mogadishu in July and August 2007 represented a landmark in the effort to promote an all-inclusive political process, the Congress is yet to yield the much-expected results in terms of bringing together the various Somali stakeholders onto the path of durable peace. Although, some steps were taken by the TFG to guarantee the credibility of the process, crucial stakeholders boycotted the Congress, with some resorting to violence and, in some instances, outright acts of terrorism, to achieve their political objectives and undermine all attempts at achieving a peaceful solution. Divisions and lack of harmony within the TFIs, particularly the TFG, with the rift between the President and the former Prime Minister,