UN Security Council
2023

c. reduce the threat to peace and security posed by terrorists, in Somalia and neighbouring states, Welcoming the technical assessments of the weapons and ammunition management capability of Somalia (S/2022/698 and S/2023/676), and the benchmarks proposed following the technical assessment, commending Somalia for the progress made, especially with regards to weapons management, and urging continued progress against the indicators, Underlining the responsibility of the GFRS to ensure the safe and effective management, storage and security of their stockpiles of weapons, ammunition and other military equipment and their distribution, urging the GFRS to continue to codify and implement weapons and ammunition management policies and regulations, including continued development of an accountable weapons distribution and tracing system for all Somali security and police institutions, 23-23997 (E) *2323997* S/RES/2714 (2023) Welcoming the GFRS’ establishment of the Central Monitoring Department (CMD) to provide coordination, oversight, assurance and monitoring of the delivery, marking, circulation and audit of weapons and ammunition across Somalia with support and advice from Member States, Expressing concern about the number of safe ammunition storage facilities in