UN Security Council
2003

to be based in Nairobi, with the following mandate: (a) to investigate the violations of the arms embargo covering access to Somalia by land, air and sea, in particular by pursuing any sources that might reveal information related to violations; (b) to detail information and make specific recommendations in relevant areas of expertise related to violations and measures to give effect to and strengthen the arms embargo in its various aspects; (c) to carry out field based research, where possible, in Somalia, States neighbouring Somalia and other States, as appropriate; (d) to assess the capacity of States in the region to implement fully the arms embargo, including through a review of national customs and border control regimes; (e) to focus on the ongoing arms embargo violations, including transfers of ammunition, single use weapons, and small arms; (f) to seek to identify those who continue to violate the arms embargo inside and outside Somalia, and their active supporters, and to provide the Committee established by resolution 751 (1992) of 24 April 1992 (hereinafter referred to as “the