The Assembly,
RECALLING Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International
Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly in
relation to regulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety
and the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,
RECALLING ALSO Article 1 of the Charter of the United Nations,
which includes, among the purposes of the United Nations, the maintenance
of international peace and security,
ALSO RECALLING article 100 of the United Nations Convention
on the Law of the Sea ("UNCLOS"), which requires all States to cooperate
to the fullest possible extent in the repression of piracy on the
high seas or in any other place outside the jurisdiction of any State,
RECALLING FURTHER article 105 of UNCLOS, which, inter alia,
provides that, on the high seas or in any other place outside the
jurisdiction of any State, every State may seize a pirate ship or
aircraft, or a ship or aircraft taken by piracy and under the control
of pirates, and arrest the persons and seize the property on board,
BEARING IN MIND article 110 of UNCLOS which, inter alia,
allows warships, military aircraft, or other duly authorized ships
or aircraft clearly marked and identifiable as being on government
service to board any ship, other than a ship entitled to complete
immunity in accordance with article 95 and article 96 of UNCLOS, when
there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the ship is, inter
alia, engaged in piracy,
EXPRESSING appreciation to the Council for its decision
to adopt "Piracy – Orchestrating the response" as the theme
for World Maritime Day 2011, on the basis of which an action plan
has been devised, in cooperation with industry and seafarer representative
organizations, aiming at the Organization not only playing its part
and intensifying its efforts to meet the challenges of eradicating
the scourge of piracy but, more importantly, to orchestrate an effective
international response, by:
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(a) increasing pressure at the political level
to secure the release of all hostages being held by pirates,
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(b) reviewing and improving the IMO guidelines
to Administrations and seafarers and promoting compliance with industry
best management practices and the recommended preventive, evasive
and defensive measures that ships should follow,
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(c) promoting greater levels of support from,
and coordination with, navies,
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(d) promoting anti-piracy coordination and cooperation
procedures between and among States, regions, organizations and industry,
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(e) assisting States to build capacity in piracy-infested
regions of the world to deter, interdict and bring to justice those
who commit acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships,
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(f) providing care, during the post-traumatic
period, for those attacked or hijacked by pirates and for their families,
REAFFIRMING:
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(a) resolution A.545(13) on Measures to
prevent acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships, adopted
on 17 November 1983,
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(b) resolution A.683(17) on Prevention and
suppression of acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships,
adopted on 6 November 1991,
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(c) resolution A.738(18) on Measures to
prevent and suppress piracy and armed robbery against ships,
adopted on 4 November 1993,
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(d) resolution A.923(22) on Measures to
prevent the registration of "phantom" ships, adopted on 29
November 2001,
BEARING IN MIND resolution A.1026(26) on Piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters
off the coast of Somalia, through which the Assembly has recommended
a number of actions to be taken by Governments, the Transitional Federal
Government of Somalia, the Council, the Maritime Safety Committee
and the Secretary-General, with a view to bringing the situation under
control,
NOTING WITH APPRECIATION the actions taken to that effect
by the Security Council of the United Nations (“the Security
Council”) and, in particular, the adoption, under the provisions
of chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, of Security Council
resolutions 1918 (2010), 1950 (2010), 1976 (2011), 2015 (2011) and
2020 (2011) in relation to piracy and armed robbery in waters off
the coast of Somalia,
NOTING that the General Assembly of the United Nations,
by resolution A/RES/65/37A on Oceans and the law of the sea,
has recommended a number of actions to be taken by each State and
also through cooperation, coordination and collaboration at a bilateral,
regional or global level with a view to repressing piracy and armed
robbery against ships, in particular in waters off the coast of Somalia,
and that, inter alia, it has urged States to implement
the related provisions of UNCLOS and resolution
A.1026(26) and the Assembly to "consider adopting a resolution
on commitments to best management practices to avoid, deter or delay
acts of piracy",
RECALLING that, pursuant to resolution
A.1002(25) on Piracy and armed robbery against ships
in waters off the coast of Somalia
footnote, Governments in the region have concluded,
in cooperation with the Organization, the Code of Conduct Concerning
the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western
Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (the "Djibouti Code of Conduct"),
which has so far been signed by 18 States,
FURTHER BEARING IN MIND resolution
A.1025(26), through which the Assembly adopted the Code of
Practice for the Investigation of the Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery
against Ships ("the Code"), which, inter alia, urges Governments to
take action, as set out in the Code, to investigate all acts of piracy
and armed robbery against ships occurring in areas or on board ships
under their jurisdiction; and to report to the Organization pertinent
information on all investigations and prosecutions concerning these
acts,
RECALLING WITH APPRECIATION the action taken by the Maritime
Safety Committee, at its eighty-sixth session, in approving revised
recommendations to Governmentsfootnote and
guidance to shipowners and ship operators, shipmasters and crewsfootnote on preventing and suppressing acts of
piracy and armed robbery against ships,
NOTING ALSO WITH APPRECIATION that the Maritime Safety Committee,
at its eighty-seventh, eighty-eighth and eighty-ninth sessions, in
response to resolution A.1026(26) and
relevant discussions at the Security Council and in the light of developments,
has:
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(a) approved the establishmentfootnote of a distribution facility for the provision
of LRIT information to security forces operating in the waters of
the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean to aid their work in
the repression of piracy and armed robbery against ships; interim
recommendations for flag Statesfootnote,
shipowners, ship operators and shipmastersfootnote regarding the use of privately contracted
armed security personnel (PCASP) on board ships in the High Risk Area;
the Guidelines to assist in the investigation of the crimes
of piracy and armed robbery against ships
footnote; interim recommendationsfootnote for port and coastal States regarding
the use of PCASP,
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(b) disseminated guidance to Company Security
Officersfootnote on preparations for
the contingency of hijack by pirates and the specific advicefootnote developed by the industry in the form
of best management practices,
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(c) adopted resolution
MSC.305(87) on Guidelines on operational procedures for
the promulgation of maritime safety information concerning acts of
piracy and piracy countermeasure operations,
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(d) adopted resolution
MSC.324(89) on Implementation of best management practice
guidance,
NOTING WITH SATISFACTION the actions taken, since its last
session, by the Facilitation Committee, the Technical Co-operation
Committee, the Council and the Secretary-General aiming at preventing
and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery in the waters off
the coast of Somalia, including in the Gulf of Aden and the western
Indian Ocean area,
NOTING ALSO the Legal Committee's agreement on the need
for all States to have in place a comprehensive legal regime to prosecute
pirates, consistent with international law; its identification of
key elements of international instruments which may be used to assist
States in developing or reviewing national legislation; and its review
of the options presented by the Special Advisor on Piracy to the United
Nations Secretary-General for prosecuting persons responsible for
acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea,
FURTHER NOTING developments that have taken place since
its last session and the contribution made by various entities to
repress piracy off the coast of Somalia, including in the Gulf of
Aden and the western Indian Ocean area,
NOTING that the Security Council, in resolution 2002(2011),
inter alia, reaffirms the arms embargo on Somalia imposed by resolution
733(1992) ; demands that all parties ensure full, safe and unhindered
access for the timely delivery of humanitarian aid to persons in need
of assistance across Somalia; calls upon the Transitional Federal
Government of Somalia to consider banning all trade by large merchant
vessels with Al-Shabaab controlled ports; and re-establishes the Monitoring
Groupfootnote for a period of 12 months
from the date of the resolution,
NOTING WITH GREAT CONCERN that incidents of piracy and armed
robbery against ships continue to occur in waters off the coast of
Somalia, some of which have reportedly taken place more than 1,700
nautical miles from the pirates' home bases,
FURTHER NOTING that the increased geographical spread of
pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean necessitates Governments providing
additional naval vessels, maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft
and other surveillance assets, operating bases and logistic support,
MINDFUL OF the grave danger to life and the serious risks
to navigational safety and the environment that attacks by pirates
may cause,
BEING CONCERNED at the serious impact on safety and security,
in particular on the seafaring community and the shipping industry,
that attacks against ships sailing in waters off the coast of Somalia
may have,
BEING EQUALLY CONCERNED at the negative impact that such
attacks may have on the prompt and effective delivery of food aid
and other humanitarian assistance to Somalia and the serious threat
that this poses to the health and well-being of the people of Somalia,
RECOGNIZING that the particular character of the present
situation in Somalia requires a well coordinated response in order
to safeguard human life and protect the shipping making use of the
waters off the coast of Somalia,
RECOGNIZING ALSO the strategic importance of the shipping
routes along the coast of both sides of the Horn of Africa for regional
and international seaborne trade and the need to ensure that they
remain safe at all times,
ENDORSING the position of the Maritime Safety Committee
that seafarers should not carry firearms and that the carriage of
armed personnel on board ships for enhancing their protection should
be left to flag States to decide, once a thorough risk assessment
exercise has been carried out and following consultations with the
shipowners concerned,
REITERATING its full respect for the sovereignty, sovereign
rights, jurisdiction and territorial integrity of Somalia and the
relevant provisions of international law, in particular UNCLOS,
HAVING CONSIDERED, in the light of the situation prevailing
in the waters off the coast of Somalia, the recommendations of the
Council at its twenty-sixth extraordinary session,
1. CONDEMNS AND DEPLORES all acts of piracy and
armed robbery against ships, irrespective of where such acts have
occurred or may occur;
2. EXPRESSES deep sympathy for the loss of seafarers
while in captivity; for their plight while held hostage in appalling
conditions, often for long periods of time; and to their families;
3. APPEALS to all parties that may be able to
assist to take action, within the provisions of international law,
to ensure that:
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(a) all acts or attempted acts of piracy and armed
robbery against ships are terminated forthwith and any plans for committing
such acts are also forthwith abandoned;
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(b) any hijacked ships, seafarers serving on them
and any other persons on board such ships are immediately and unconditionally
released and that no harm is caused to them;
4. EXPRESSES deep appreciation to Governments,
acting individually or collectively, for dispatching naval vessels
and military aircraft to the Gulf of Aden and waters off the coast
of Somalia to assist in the prevention and suppression of attacks
by pirates on merchant ships and for bearing the considerable cost
of such deployment;
5. RECOGNIZES with appreciation the efforts of
the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, as supported by regional
bodies and States including the Intergovernmental Authority on Development,
the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) (Burundi and Uganda)
and Kenya, among others, to eliminate piracy on a sustainable basis;
6. EXPRESSES ALSO deep appreciation for:
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(a) the work of naval vessels and other military
assets made available by Governments to repress piracy and armed robbery
against ships in the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and the western
Indian Ocean; and to escort ships carrying humanitarian aid to Somalia;
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(b) the efforts of all those who have responded
to calls from, or have rendered assistance to, ships under attack
in waters off the coast of Somalia;
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(c) the work done by operational centres established
in the region and beyond in warning shipping and other concerned parties
about incidents occurring in waters off the coast of Somalia;
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(d) the efforts made by the shipping industry
to develop guidance to assist ships to avoid, deter, delay and respond
to piracy attacks off the coast of Somalia, including the Gulf of
Aden, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean area, in particular best management
practices; and for the reports submitted to the Organization in relation
to this issue;
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(e) the efforts of those who have contributed
towards resolving cases involving ships that had been hijacked and
seafarers who had been held hostage;
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(f) the financial contributions made to the IMO
Djibouti Code of Conduct Trust Fund, the in-kind contributions made
to further the implementation of the Djibouti Code of Conduct and
the work done by the Secretary-General and the Secretariat towards
the implementation of the provisions of the Code;
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(g) the arrangements made by States in the western
Indian Ocean area for receiving and prosecuting alleged pirates captured
by naval ships operating therein or for providing support facilities
to naval vessels and other military assets – in particular the
efforts made by Djibouti, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles and Yemen;
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(h) the work of the Contact Group on Piracy off
the Coast of Somalia and its Working Groups assuring a mechanism to
provide a common point of contact between and among States and regional
and international organizations on aspects of combating piracy, in
conformity with the provisions of Security Council resolutions 1851
(2008), 1897 (2009), 1918 (2010), 1950 (2010), 1976 (2011) and 2020
(2011);
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(i) the work of the Secretary-General and the
Secretariat to implement the Action Plan to promote the 2011 World
Maritime Day theme: "Piracy – Orchestrating the response";
7. STRONGLY URGES Governments to intensify their
efforts to prevent and suppress, within the provisions of international
law, acts of piracy including acts to incite or facilitate an act
of piracy or armed robbery against ships irrespective of where such
acts occur and, in particular, to cooperate with other Governments
and international organizations in the interests of the rule of law,
safety of life at sea and environmental protection, in relation to
acts of piracy occurring or likely to occur in the waters off the
coast of Somalia, including the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian
Ocean area, as well as investigate and prosecute those who illicitly
finance, plan, organize, or unlawfully profit from pirate attacks
off the coast of Somalia, including the Gulf of Aden and the western
Indian Ocean area;
8. ALSO STRONGLY URGES Governments which have
not already done so to promptly:
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(a) do everything in their power to ensure that
ships entitled to fly their flag comply with the preventive, evasive
and defensive measures detailed in the best management practice guidance
and to ensure, as a minimum, that:
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(i) shipmasters receive updated piracy-related
information before and during sailing through the waters off the coast
of Somalia, including the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean
area;
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(ii) ships register with the Maritime Security
Centre Horn of Africa (MSCHOA) and report to United Kingdom Maritime
Trade Operations (UKMTO) in Dubai;
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(iii) ships navigating through the Gulf of Aden
follow the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridorfootnote, as well as any relevant advice and
guidance provided by competent entities;
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(iv) ships carrying PCASP promptly advise MSCHOA
when registering their intention to transit the waters off the coast
of Somalia, including the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean
area;
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(b) issue, taking into account the recommendations
and guidancefootnote developed by the
Organization and the industryfootnote,
to ships entitled to fly their flag, as necessary, specific advice
and guidance on any appropriate additional precautionary measures
that ships may need to put in place when sailing in waters off the
coast of Somalia to protect themselves from attack, such as not sailing
through waters off the coast of Somalia, including the Gulf of Aden
and the western Indian Ocean area;
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(c) decide, taking into account the interim recommendations
and guidancefootnote developed by the
Organization, as a matter of national policy, whether ships entitled
to fly their flag should be authorized to carry privately contracted
armed security personnel and, if so, under what conditions;
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(d) in their capacity as port or coastal States,
if applicable and taking into account the recommendations and guidancefootnote developed by the Organization, promulgate
their national policy on the embarkation, disembarkation and carriage
of privately contracted armed security personnel and of the firearms,
ammunition and security-related equipment to be used by such security
personnel on board ships; to make known such policies and procedures
to the shipping industry, the providers of privately contracted armed
security personnel and all Member Governments in order to enable flag
States to act accordingly; and to provide relevant information to
the Organizationfootnote;
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(e) issue, taking into account the recommendations
and guidance developed by the Organizationfootnote and the industryfootnote, to ships entitled to fly their flag,
as necessary, advice and guidance on any measures or actions they
may need to take when under attack, or threat of attack, while sailing
in waters off the coast of Somalia, including the Gulf of Aden and
the western Indian Ocean area;
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(f) encourage ships entitled to fly their flag
to ensure that informationfootnote on
attempted attacks or on acts of piracy or armed robbery committed
while sailing in waters off the coast of Somalia is promptly conveyed
to UKMTO in Dubai and to the flag State, the nearby coastal States,
the nearest most appropriate rescue coordination centre and/or information-sharing
centre, and the security forces which operate naval and other military
assets in the area;
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(g) provide the Organization with informationfootnote on any attempted attacks or acts of
piracy or armed robbery committed against ships entitled to fly their
flag while sailing in waters off the coast of Somalia, including the
Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean area, to enable the Secretariat
to take appropriate action in the circumstances;
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(h) encourage ships entitled to fly their flag
to implement expeditiously, for the ship's protection and for the
protection of other ships in the vicinity, any measure or advice the
nearby coastal States or any other State or competent authority may
have provided, including advice or guidance provided by warships or
other naval or military assets which may be operating in the area;
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(i) establish, as necessary, plans and procedures
to assist owners, managers and operators of ships entitled to fly
their flag in the speedy resolution of hijacking cases occurring in
the waters off the coast of Somalia, including the Gulf of Aden and
the western Indian Ocean area;
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(j) establish, as necessary, plans and procedures
for putting in place measures or taking appropriate actions with a
view to ensuring that any attacked or hijacked ship entitled to fly
their flag, and its shipboard personnel, continue to be fit for purpose
and work on board, respectively, or issue, to ships entitled to fly
their flag, as necessary, advice and guidance on any measures or actions
they may need to take to this end;
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(k) encourage owners and operators of ships entitled
to fly their flag to consider fully the provision of post-traumatic
care both for seafarers attacked or held hostage by pirates and for
their families, and in so doing take into account recommendations
and good practice guidance produced by the Organization and industry
and welfare organizations;
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(l) establish, as necessary and when requested,
plans and procedures to keep substantially interested States informed,
as appropriate, about welfare measures for seafarers in captivity
on ships entitled to fly their flag, measures being taken for the
early release of such seafarers and the status of payment of their
wages;
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(m) investigatefootnote all
acts or attempted acts of piracy and armed robbery occurring in the
waters off the coast of Somalia, including the Gulf of Aden and the
western Indian Ocean area, against ships entitled to fly their flag
or, if applicable, with the consent of other States having jurisdiction;
collect related evidence when the shipboard personnel involved in
such cases are nationals, citizens or residents; and report to the
Organization any pertinent information and make available any related
evidence to those investigating such cases;
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(n) take all necessary legislative, judicial and
law-enforcement action so as to be able, subject to national law,
to receive, prosecute or extradite any pirates or suspected pirates
including those who illicitly finance, plan, organize, or unlawfully
profit from pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia, including the
Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean area, as well as armed robbers
captured by naval vessels or military aircraft, or other ships or
aircraft clearly marked and identifiable as being on government service;
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(o) assist, individually or in cooperation with,
among others, UNODC and INTERPOL, Somalia and other States of the
region in strengthening their counter-piracy law enforcement capacities,
including implementation of anti-money-laundering laws, the establishment
of financial investigation units and the strengthening of forensic
capacities, as tools against international criminal networks involved
in piracy;
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(p) support the investigation and prosecution
of those who illicitly finance, plan, organize or unlawfully profit
from pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia;
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(q) conclude, with respect to ships entitled to
fly their flag employed by the World Food Programme for the delivery
of humanitarian aid to Somalia, where such ships are to be escorted
by naval vessels or military aircraft, or with respect to other ships
or aircraft clearly marked and identifiable as being on government
service, taking into account operative paragraph 9(f), any necessary
agreements with the State(s) concerned;
9. REQUESTS Governments to instruct national rescue
coordination centres, information-sharing centres or other agencies
involved, on receipt of a report of an attack, to promptly initiate
the transmissionfootnote of relevant
advice and warnings (through the World-Wide Navigation Warning Service;
the International SafetyNet Service; or any other appropriate means)
to ships sailing in the waters off the coast of Somalia, including
the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean area, so as to warn
shipping in the immediate area of the attack;
10. REITERATES its request to the Transitional
Federal Government of Somalia to:
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(a) take any action it deems necessary in the
circumstances to prevent and suppress acts of piracy and armed robbery
against ships originating from its country's territory and thus deprive
them of the possibility of using its coastline as a safe haven from
which to launch their operations;
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(b) take appropriate action to ensure that all
ships seized by pirates and armed robbers and brought into waters
within its territory are released promptly and that ships sailing
off its country's coasts do not henceforth become victims of acts
of piracy or armed robbery;
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(c) take appropriate action to disrupt any financing,
planning or organizing of, or unlawfully profiting from, pirate operations
off its country's coasts;
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(d) take appropriate action to ensure the unconditional
delivery of food and water supplies to ships seized by pirates and
armed robbers and brought into waters within its territory, as well
as the unconditional delivery of humanitarian and medical aid to the
shipboard personnel;
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(e) advise the Security Council that it continues
to consent to naval vessels or military aircraft, or other ships or
aircraft clearly marked and identifiable as being on government service,
entering its territorial sea to engage in operations against pirates
or suspected pirates and armed robbers;
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(f) advise the Security Council of its readiness
to continue to conclude, taking into account operative paragraph 7(q),
any necessary agreements so as to enable naval vessels or military
aircraft, or other ships or aircraft clearly marked and identifiable
as being on government service, to escort ships employed by the World
Food Programme to deliver humanitarian aid to Somalia or leaving Somali
ports having discharged their cargo;
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(g) promote, for those Somalis seeking to make
their living from working at sea, legitimate maritime careers and
make use of the available assistance in this respect;
11. CALLS UPON Governments of the region that
are signatories to the Djibouti Code of Conduct to progress and complete
the implementation of the provisions of the Code as soon as possible
and STRONGLY URGES those which have not yet signed the Code to do
so as soon as possible;
12. CALLS UPON all other Governments, in cooperation
with the Organization and as may be requested by Governments of the
region, to assist these efforts and to consider making financial contributions
to the IMO Djibouti Code of Conduct Trust Fund;
13. INVITES Governments capable of doing so to
strengthen cooperation at the Security Council and, wherever feasible
and appropriate, to expedite the peaceful resolution of the conflict
in Somalia;
14. REQUESTS the Secretary-General to:
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(a) transmit a copy of the present resolution
to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for consideration and
any further action he may deem appropriate; and to express to him,
and through him to the Security Council, the gratitude and appreciation
of the Organization for the actions he and the Security Council have
taken on this issue to date;
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(b) continue monitoring the situation in relation
to threats to ships sailing in waters off the coast of Somalia, including
the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean area, and report to
the Council, the Maritime Safety Committee, the Legal Committee, the
Technical Co-operation Committee and the Facilitation Committee, as
and when appropriate, on developments and any further actions which
may be required;
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(c) continue cooperating with the Monitoring Group
on Somalia;
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(d) continue to consult with interested Governments
and organizations in establishing a process and means by which technical
assistance can be provided for Somalia and nearby coastal States to
enhance their capacity to give effect to the present resolution, as
appropriate;
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(e) continue the efforts of the Organization to
orchestrate an effective response to acts and attempted acts of piracy,
in particular in waters off the coast of Somalia, including by promoting
cooperation, coordination and avoidance of duplication of efforts
among the States and organizations that provide or seek to provide
assistance to the States in the region, so as to enable them individually
and collectively to engage actively in the repression of piracy and
armed robbery against ships;
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(f) continue the efforts of the Organization to
assist States which have signed or contemplate signing the Djibouti
Code of Conduct in ensuring, as soon as possible, the complete and
effective implementation of the provisions of the Code;
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(g) undertake, as and when necessary, any other
actions which would promote the implementation of the provisions of
this resolution or would be conducive to the efforts of those seeking
to implement its provisions;
15. REQUESTS the Maritime Safety Committee to
review the provisions of this resolution as well as any salient provisions
of related resolutions which have been or may be adopted by the Security
Council in this respect and to develop, where and when necessary,
guidance and recommendations so as to enable Member Governments and
the shipping industry to implement its provisions, taking into account
current and emerging trends and practices;
16. REQUESTS FURTHER the Legal Committee, the
Technical Co-operation Committee and the Facilitation Committee to
assist, as appropriate, the Maritime Safety Committee in pursuing
the objectives of this resolution;
17. REQUESTS ALSO the Council to continue to monitor
the situation in relation to threats to ships sailing in waters off
the coast of Somalia, including the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian
Ocean area; and to initiate any actions which it may deem necessary,
including coordinating the work of the competent Committees of the
Organization in order to ensure the protection of seafarers and ships
sailing in waters off the coast of Somalia, including the Gulf of
Aden and the western Indian Ocean area, and in order to ensure appropriate
cooperation with other organizations and entities tasked with relevant
activities;
18. REQUESTS FINALLY the Council, while paying
particular attention to the situation in waters off the coast of Somalia,
including the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean area, to continue
monitoring developments in relation to acts and attempted acts of
piracy and armed robbery against ships elsewhere in the world and
to initiate any actions which it may deem necessary;
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