Event: UN Monitoring Group Out-Brief - July 16

  UN Monitoring Group for Somalia and Eritrea Out-Brief
Monday, July 16, 2012, 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch will be provided.

CNA
4825 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22311

Last July the UN Security Council extended for 12 months the mandate of the United Nations panel of experts monitoring compliance with sanctions related to the conflict in Somalia. It also agreed to expand the group’s mandate to better enforce the sanctions.

Members of the panel of experts will be at CNA on July 16 to summarize their findings and respond to questions. The experts will brief the UN Security Council on July 11 and the report will become public on or about July 20.

The panel, which monitored compliance with the embargoes on the delivery of weapons and military equipment to Somalia and Eritrea, was also tasked last year with investigating any seaport operations in Somalia that could generate revenue for the Islamist militant group known as Al-Shabaab and to investigate all activities – including in the financial and maritime sectors – which generate revenue that is then used to break the Somalia and Eritrea arms embargoes.

Further, the experts were required to examine “any means of transport, routes, seaports, airports and other facilities used in connection with violations” of the embargoes and to compile a draft list of individuals and entities that engage in activities inside and outside Eritrea relating to the embargoes that could warrant further measures by the Security Council. It was also tasked with devising ways to boost overall compliance with the embargoes and to identify areas where the capacities of countries in the region can be strengthened so as to fully implement the embargoes.

Please advise affirmative RSVPs to Sarah Vogler via e-mail to voglers@cna.org, tel: 703.824.2830.