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New York, November 11, 2003 (UNO United Nations) – The Security Council, pointing out his former decisions relating to the situation in Somalia, in particular the statement made by his president on March 12, 2003 (S/PRST/2003/2), and with satisfaction accommodating the report/ratio of the Secretary-general on October 13, 2003 (S/2003/987), reaffirms his will to arrive to an overall and durable solution of the situation to Somalia and his respect for sovereignty, the territorial integrity, political independence and the unit of the country, in accordance with the goals and principles stated in the Charter of the United Nations.
The Security Council reaffirms his support solved in favor of the Process of national reconciliation in Somalia, launched under the auspices of the intergovernmental Authority for development (IGAD) and controlled by the Government kényen. He is pleased with made progress and is conscious of the difficulties, which reserve future.
The Council favorably accommodates the decisions taken by the tenth Summit of the IGAD and the first ministerial meeting of the Committee of facilitation of the IGAD on the process of peace in Somalia in October 2003.
The Security Council urges to all the leaders Somaliens to take part in a constructive way in the meeting of the leaders that the Committee of facilitation of the IGAD organize in Kenya in November 2003 in order to bring closer their points of view and to arrive to an agreement on t! he constitution of a viable government and to an integral and durable payment of the conflict to Somalia.
The Security Council congratulates the Government kényen on the capital role that it played in the facilitation of the Process of national reconciliation in Somalia and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda for its participation in this work, and asks the Committee of facilitation to work in a way concerted to make succeed the Process.
The Security Council also with satisfaction notes the support brought by the African Union to the Process of national reconciliation to Somalia, and in particular his participation in the Process and his commitment to deploy a mission of military observers in Somalia, once that a complete agreement will have been concluded.
The Security Council asks the international community to continue to support the IGAD in the facilitation of the Process of national reconciliation in Somalia and request with the donor countries to contribute to the Process, the Funds of special assignment for the consolidation of peace in Somalia and to the total Call interorganisations in favor of Somalia.
The Security Council declares itself seriously worried by the humane situation which reigns in Somalia and urges the leaders Somaliens to facilitate the routing of the humanitarian aid which is cruelly lacking and to guarantee the safety of all the personnel of humane, international and national assistance.
The Security Council is pleased with the next mission that the Committee created pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) will carry out in Somalia and in the States of the area from the 11 to November 21, 2003, which should contribute to the strict respect of the embargo on the weapons. The Council invites the States and the organizations concerned to cooperate with the above-mentioned mission.
The Security Council points out that it is important to set up, after the conflict, a complete prog! ramme of consolidation of peace, laying in particular the stress on disarmament, the demobilization, the raising and the reintegration.
The Security Council declares itself ready to help the Somaliennes parts and to provide a support to the IGAD in the implementation of the agreements concluded within the framework of the Process of national reconciliation in Somalia.
THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA
Report/ratio of the Secretary-general (S/2003/987)
This periodic report/ratio, bench pursuant to the declaration of the President of the Security Council on October 31, 2001, covers the period, which was passed since the last report/ratio of the Secretary-general on June 10, 2003. It is mainly centered on accomplished progress and the problems encountered within the framework of the process of national reconciliation in Somalia which continues in Mbagathi, in Kenya, as on the support which is given to him by the international community, under the auspices of the intergovernmental Authority for the development (IGAD) and under the presidency of Kenya. It also gives a description of the political news and the situation as regards safety in Somalia as well as activities of humanitarian aid and development carried out by the programs and organizations of the United Nations.
The Secretary-general affirms that in spite of the progress made with the Conference of Mbagathi with the approval of the reports/ratios of the five committees of reconciliation, it was difficult to progress because of divergences on the question of the federalism, the duration of the transitional period, and the relations of the future government of transition with the regional or local authorities current, in particular in the "Somaliland". The situation, adds it, was made even more difficult because of expiry, August 26, 2003, of the mandate of the national Government of transition, which had been fixed by the agreement concluded in August 2000 at the Conference from national peace at Arta (Djibouti).
Recognizing that the leaders Somaliens are placed in front of a historical challenge, the Secretary-general recommends to them to exceed their divergences to manage an agreement on a viable government. He also urges them to show a great political courage, and to continue their dialogue in order to arrive to a total solution which they all can support and apply in good faith.
In order to make so that the Conference of Mbagathi leads to an overall and complete agreement, the precise Secretary-general which it matters that the Member States of the area and the outside which have to play a key role follow and support the efforts of the leaders Somaliens and the technical Committee of the IGAD. In this respect, it is pleased with the engagement of the African Union in favor of peace and the reconciliation in Somalia. Coming to the situation as regards safety, the Secretary-general indicates that the conflicts and violence! In Somalia, including the acts of brutality counters the civil ones, remain a source of sufferings for the population and an obstacle with the humane activities. He urges all the leaders Somaliens to do the utmost to control their militia and their partisans in order to ensure the safety and the well-being of their compatriots Somaliens. The international community is increasingly tired of the persistence of the conflict and violence in Somalia. The report/ratio specifies that the activities of the organizations of the United Nations and their partners were slowed down by the insecurity, which reigns in many areas of the country. The organizations and the private individuals who devote themselves to the humane action and the development in Somalia call some at the international community so that it holds the leaders Somaliens responsible for the well-being of their people and so that the legitimacy of these leaders is judged consequently. In this context, the Secretary-general is! pleased with the decision taken by the Committee of the Security Council created by resolution 751 (1992) to go in the area in the next weeks in order to consolidate the embargo on the weapons.
With the title of the activities of the political Office of the United Nations for Somalia, the Secretary-general announces his intention to maintain them during the biennium 2004-2005 with the current level of the resources, while waiting for that an agreement is reached with the Conference and that the improvement of the sedentary situation enables him to submit a proposal for the establishment of an office of consolidation of peace in this country at the same time as the adjustments possibly necessary to the mandate of the political Office. Since its creation on April 15, 1995, the political Office supported its efforts in favor of peace and the reconciliation in Somalia by contacts with the civic leaders Somaliens, organizations and the States and organizations concerned.
Source: United Nations
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