United Nations Security Council resolution 1425, adopted unanimously on 22 July 2002, after recalling
resolutions on the situation in
Somalia
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ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
, particularly resolutions
733
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(1992) and
1407
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Events
January–December
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(2002), the council established a panel of experts to investigate violations of the
arms embargo against the country.
The
security council president said that the adoption of the resolution was aimed at hindering arms flows into the country, particularly as a recent United Nations report found that weapons had entered Somalia from neighbouring countries and others including
Iran
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, Latvia,
Libya
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, Poland, the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, ุงูููุฅูู
ูุงุฑูุงุช ุงููุนูุฑูุจูููุฉ ุงููู
ูุชูุญูุฏูุฉ ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, ุงูููุฅู
ูุงุฑูุงุช ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
and United States.
Resolution
Observations
The security council expressed concern at continued
trafficking of arms and
ammunition to Somalia from other countries which undermined peace, security and political and national reconciliation efforts in the country. It reiterated its call on all states to comply with the arms embargo and to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of Somalia. At the same time, the role of frontline states (
Djibouti
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, Ethiopia and
Kenya
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) in bringing a durable peace to the country was emphasised.
Acts
Acting under
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the council stressed that the arms embargo prohibited the financing or delivering of weapons and military advice to Somalia. The secretary-general
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (; 8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founde ...
was requested to establish a panel of three experts based in
Nairobi
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for six months to investigate violations of the arms embargo by land, air and sea; detail information related to the violations and to enforcement of the embargo; carry out field research in Somalia and other countries; assess the capacity of states in the region to fully implement the arms embargo, including by review of national customs and
border control; and to recommend steps to strengthen its enforcement.
Furthermore, the panel was required to have access to expertise in areas of
civil aviation
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, maritime transport, regional affairs and knowledge of the country.
The resolution requested the full co-operation of neighbouring states, the Transitional National Government (TNG) in Somalia and other entities or individuals by providing unhindered access to information for the expert panel and for states to provide information on violations of the arms embargo; instances of non-compliance were to be reported to the council. The panel was instructed to report to the security council by November 2002 and at the end of its
mandated period.
The report would be considered and further action taken if necessary to improve the effectiveness of the embargo. Meanwhile, the secretary-general was requested to report on peace-building initiatives, technical assistance and co-operation and measures countries had taken to implement the arms embargo by 31 October 2002.
Finally, the council concluded by calling for contributions from the
international community to the United Nations Trust Fund for Peace-Building in Somalia and United Nations activities.
See also
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(2002โ2003)
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Somali Civil War
The Somali Civil War ( so, Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; ar, ุงูุญุฑุจ ุงูุฃูููุฉ ุงูุตูู
ุงููุฉ ) is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the military junta which was led by Siad Bar ...
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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July 2002 events