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SOMALIA

SOMALIA During the reporting period, the Security Council considered the Somali problem.1 On 20 December 1996, the Security Council issued a statement expressing grave concern at the resumption of fighting in Mogadishu. It expressed concern at the plight of the civilian population. It supported the efforts of regional organizations in facilitating a political settlement of the crisis in Somalia and appealed to all Somali factions to join those efforts and to start a process of national reconciliation aimed at the establishment of a broad-base national Government.2 In his report to the Security Council,3 the Secretary-General referred to the Declaration of national pledges and commitments and Solemn declaration, adopted on 3 January 1997 by the High-Level Consultative Meeting of Somali Political Movements, held at Sodere, Ethiopia, at the initiative of Ethiopia. The Secretary-General welcomed the Sodere declaration as a positive step. He was requested to consult countries in the region on the role that the United Nations might play in support of regional efforts. Some of the countries consulted expressed the view that the critical support that the United Nations could play in Somalia was to exert the necessary pressure on Somali factions in order for them to show greater http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Yearbook of International Law Online Brill

SOMALIA

African Yearbook of International Law Online , Volume 5 (1): 3 – Jan 1, 1997
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During the reporting period, the Security Council considered the Somali problem.1 On 20 December 1996, the Security Council issued a statement expressing grave concern at the resumption of fighting in Mogadishu. It expressed concern at the plight of the civilian population. It supported the efforts of regional organizations in facilitating a political settlement of the crisis in Somalia and appealed to all Somali factions to join those efforts and to start a process of national reconciliation aimed at the establishment of a broad-base national Government.2 In his report to the Security Council,3 the Secretary-General referred to the Declaration of national pledges and commitments and Solemn declaration, adopted on 3 January 1997 by the High-Level Consultative Meeting of Somali Political Movements, held at Sodere, Ethiopia, at the initiative of Ethiopia. The Secretary-General welcomed the Sodere declaration as a positive step. He was requested to consult countries in the region on the role that the United Nations might play in support of regional efforts. Some of the countries consulted expressed the view that the critical support that the United Nations could play in Somalia was to exert the necessary pressure on Somali factions in order for them to show greater

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Published: Jan 1, 1997

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