In
UN
Somalia
Resolution,
Repairs to
Four Kenya
Ships Not
Covered
By
Matthew
Russell Lee,
Exclusive
UNITED
NATIONS,
February 21,
updated -- Two
days before
the London
Conference on
Somalia, the
UK Mission to
the UN put
"into blue"
the draft
resolution on
increased
support to the
AMISOM mission
there. As sent
out, the blue
or "final"
resolution
twice referred
to the
"letter from
the President
of the
Security
Council of x
February
2012
(S/2012/xx) to
the
Secretary-General."
Sources
told Inner
City Press
that there was
a disagreement
about maritime
matters in
this letter,
that "the
Europeans
don't want to
spend money,"
but that the
disagreements
were put off
due to the
need to vote
on
the resolution
on Wednesday,
the eve of the
London
Conference.
Inner
City
Press asked UK
Permanent
Representative
Mark Lyall
Grant about
this criticism
about "the
Europeans not
wanting to
spend money,"
and he
directly
responded. He
told Inner
City Press,
"There is
no letter now,
it's an annex
to the
resolution, it
doesn't have
any
reference to
the maritime."
On
the
financial
argument, he
said "the
maritime is
not about
money, it's
just four
Kenyan boats.
The crew is
funded, the
petrol is
funded. The
ancillary
costs of the
boats, repairs
and
maintenance
won't be
covered by
this."
The
larger
question, of
the
"Responsibility
While
Protecting"
issues raised
for example by
attempts to
blockade
Kismayo port,
have
yet to be
addressed.
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Update:
after
publication of
the article
above, a new
blue AMISOM
draft was
circulated,
with
references to
the letter
dropped, and
an Annex, set
forth below.
An African
Permanent
Representative
told Inner
City
Press that the
country most
interested in
not spending
money was
France...
ANNEX:
In
accordance
with paragraph
6 of this
resolution, on
an exceptional
basis and due
to the unique
character of
AMISOM, the UN
logistical
support
package for
AMISOM shall
be extended
for a maximum
of 17,731
uniformed
personnel and
20 AMISOM
civilian
personnel
based in
AMISOM
headquarters
until 31
October 2012,
in line with
the
recommendation
in paragraphs
29 and 43
Secretary-General’s
Special Report
on
Somalia
(S/2012/74),
which includes
the provision
of explosive
threat
management
capacity,
level II
medical
facilities and
the
reimbursement
of contingent
owned
equipment
(COE).
Eligible
COE
will include
standard
enablers and
multipliers
within the
land
component, and
an aviation
component of
up to a
maximum of 9
utility
helicopters
and 3 attack
helicopters.
COE
reimbursement
should conform
to UN rates
and practices,
including the
direct
transfer of
funds to troop
contributing
counties
(TCCs) as
appropriate,
and periodic
reviews to
ensure full
operational
capability.
Letters of
Assist (LOAs)
should be
negotiated
with TCCs
for equipment
not covered
under the UN
COE framework
including the
aviation
specified
above.
As
noted
in paragraph
29 of the
Secretary-General’s
Special Report
on
Somalia
(S/2012/74),
only equipment
deployed by
the TCCs and
considered
owned by TCCs
should be
reimbursed.
Equipment
gifted or
donated to
TCCs, AMISOM,
the African
Union or where
the ownership
still remains
with the donor
are not
eligible for
reimbursement.
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