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fact that no peace support operation can be efficiently managed based
only on voluntary and, therefore, unpredictable contributions, Council may
wish to look, once again, at this issue with a view to finding more
appropriate solutions.
Furthermore, there is urgent need to enhance the management of
AMISOM and ensure greater responsiveness of the relevant structures of
the Commission to its needs, particularly as far as recruitment and
procurement are concerned, as well as closer coordination among all
Departments concerned.
In the meantime, I recommend that Council extend the mandate of
AMISOM for another period of six months.
(iv)
More efforts are required to build consensus in the region in support of the
ongoing process in Somalia. For all its shortcomings, the TFG is yet the
best chance in years for moving forward peace and reconciliation in
Somalia. The AU, working with its partners, in particular the United
Nations, has a role to play in this respect.
More generally, the crisis in Somalia and its regional implications point to
the need for a regional and coherent approach, if lasting peace and
stability is to be achieved. The Commission will consult with relevant
regional and international players to further reflect on the issue and on how
best the support of the international community could be enlisted for such
an undertaking.
(v)
The UN arms embargo imposed by resolution 733 (1992) needs, on basis
of clear benchmarks, to be reviewed in such a way as to enable the TFG,
which is internationally recognized, to build up and equip its security
forces, which should be all-inclusive, while at the same time maintaining
and strengthening its provisions against elements whose actions are bent
on undermining peace and reconciliation in Somalia.
More generally, the United Nations Security Council should take measures
against ‘those who seek to prevent or block the NRC or a peaceful political
process, or those who threaten the TFIs or AMISOM by force, or take
action that undermines stability in Somalia or the region”, in line with its
intention as stated in resolution 1772(2007).
(vi)
The AU and the larger international community need to widen their
perspectives and look more closely at developments taking place in other
parts of Somalia. Concretely, urgent and concerted action should be taken
to contain the conflict between Puntland and Somaliland, which, if allowed
to continue, will spread violence and destabilize in areas that were
previously peaceful, with far-reaching humanitarian and regional
implications.