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package, as renewed under paragraph 4 of resolution 2093 (2013), to make it possible to
extend the support referred to in paragraph 10 above through UN assessed contributions;
13.
Further calls on the EU, through the Africa Peace Facility (APF), to continue to provide
the required support to facilitate the envisaged increase in AMISOM strength. Council also
calls on other AU partners to provide the necessary financial support to assist in meeting the
needs of the Mission, particularly in view of the projected increase in its strength and, in this
regard, welcomes the sensitization visits that the Special Representative of the Chairperson
of the Commission for Somalia intends to undertake to some of Africa’s partners to seek their
support. Council, recalling the Declaration on the Report of the Peace and Security Council on
its Activities and the State of Peace and Security in Africa adopted by the 21st Ordinary
Session of the Assembly of the Union, held in Addis Ababa, on 26 and 27 May 2013, which
encouraged Member States to make exceptional voluntary contributions to the Peace Fund
on the occasion of the OAU Golden Jubilee, urges all Member States to contribute financially
to the sustenance of AMISOM. Council also appeals to the AU Member States to contribute
troops and police personnel to enhance the operational capacity of AMISOM;
14.
Stresses the need for continued efforts by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)
and the other Somali stakeholders to further the reconciliation process and encourages them
to intensify these efforts, building on the inclusive Constitutional Review Process launched by
the FGS, on 16 June 2013, the establishment, on 3 July 2013, of the Constitutional Review
Commission and the Agreement reached, on 28 August 2013, by the FGS and the Jubba
Interim Administration under the mediation of the IGAD Chair, Ethiopia;
15.
Welcomes the successful holding of the Brussels High-Level Conference co-hosted by
the EU and the FGS, on 16 September 2013, and the endorsement on that occasion of the
New Deal Compact for Somalia;
16.
Requests the Chairperson of the Commission to take all necessary steps to effectively
follow up on the relevant provisions of this communiqué, including transmitting it to the UN
Secretary-General and, through him, to the Security Council, as well as to the other AU
partners;
17.
Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.