Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the situation in Somalia
Date: 1999-10-14
Institutions: ACP–EU Joint Assembly
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Somalia, establishment of peace, fact-finding mission, humanitarian aid, international sanctions, military equipment, resolution













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22000P0301(19)

Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the situation in Somalia  


Official Journal 059 , 01/03/2000 P. 0060 - 0060 





RESOLUTION(1)on the situation in SomaliaThe ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Nassau (Bahamas) from 11 to 14 October 1999,- having regard to its earlier resolutions on the situation in Somalia,A. having heard a verbal report by the Organisation of African Unity's observer to the effect that the situation in Somalia is characterised by a lack of political will on the part of the main players and the leaders of the armed factions to work towards a comprehensive national reconciliation process,B. noting the efforts made by the OAU standing committee on Somalia, which comes under the auspices of the IGAD member states and includes Egypt, the European Union, the United Nations and the USA,C. whereas Somalia remains a State party to the convention on ACP-EU cooperation; whereas, therefore, the Joint Assembly has a duty to monitor developments in that country,1. Reaffirms that the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Somalia as a united and indivisible State must be preserved;2. Expresses concern at the slow progress made in promoting peace, stability and national reconciliation in Somalia;3. Emphasises that the Somalis themselves bear the main responsibility for the restoration of peace in Somalia, and calls on the leaders of all the Somali factions to seek a greater convergence of views and to make a positive response to the efforts being made at regional and international level to achieve peace and national reconciliation in Somalia;4. Deplores the resumption of fighting between rival factions in some parts of Somalia and the extremely adverse impact this is having in humanitarian terms and on the civilian population;5. Deplores furthermore the growing interference from abroad and the circulation of arms inside the country in defiance of the arms embargo imposed on Somalia under Security Council Resolution 733 (1992), and urges all the parties concerned to comply scrupulously with the terms of that resolution and to refrain from all action likely to lead to a deterioration of the situation in Somalia and hamper efforts to promote peace, stability and national reconciliation in the country;6. Welcomes the OAU Standing Committee's efforts, which are being coordinated by Ethiopia, to promote peace and national reconciliation in Somalia;7. Appeals to the international community to continue to furnish humanitarian assistance to those in need in Somalia;8. Calls on the Joint Bureau to consider sending a fact-finding mission to Somalia to assess the situation on the ground, obtain a commitment from the various parties concerned and submit a report at the earliest opportunity;9. Calls on the European Union, the United Nations and the OAU to participate in such a mission;10. Decides that the Joint Assembly shall continue to monitor the situation in Somalia;11. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council, the Commission and the Secretaries-General of the UN and the OAU.(1) Adopted by the ACP-EU Joint Assembly on 14 October 1999 in Nassau (Bahamas).