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STORY: UN / SOMALIA
TRT: 01:43
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 14 AUGUST 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
14 AUGUST 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, Sierra Leone Ambassador Amara Sheikh Mohammed Sowa
4. Various shots, Council vote
5. UPSOUND (English) Amara Sheikh Mohammed Sowa, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sierra Leone:
“The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as Resolution 2748.”
6. Med shot, Somalia Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman
7. Wide shot, Council
8. Wide shot, Osman addressing Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Somalia:
“We recognise the necessity of extending ATMIS resolution until December 2024 to ensure a smooth transition as we prepare for the post ATMIS security arrangement in 2025. It's imperative to commit to the required support enabling Somali National Forces and ATMIS to continue its vital work. This collaborative effort is crucial as we work towards successful transition to the new peacekeeping framework.”
10. Wide shot, Osman addressing Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Somalia:
“Unfortunately, we have witnessed delays in nearly all phases of the drawdown. Therefore, coordination between TCC countries and UN contractors is paramount in this process. Effective collaboration not only facilitate the safe and orderly withdrawal of peacekeeping forces, but also minimise the potential disruptions that could arise during this critical phase.”
12. Zoom out, end of Council session
The Security Council unanimously adopted a draft resolution extending the authorisation for African Union (AU) member states to deploy uniformed personnel in the country to carry out the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) mandated tasks until 31 December.
Speaking after the vote, Somali Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman said, “we recognise the necessity of extending ATMIS resolution until December 2024 to ensure a smooth transition as we prepare for the post ATMIS security arrangement in 2025. It's imperative to commit to the required support enabling Somali National Forces and ATMIS to continue its vital work. This collaborative effort is crucial as we work towards successful transition to the new peacekeeping framework.”
Osman said, “unfortunately, we have witnessed delays in nearly all phases of the drawdown. Therefore, coordination between TCC countries and UN contractors is paramount in this process. Effective collaboration not only facilitate the safe and orderly withdrawal of peacekeeping forces, but also minimise the potential disruptions that could arise during this critical phase.”
This is expected to be the last Security Council resolution reauthorising the mandate of ATMIS ahead of its expected transition to a follow-on mission, starting in January 2025.
The draft resolution in blue authorises AU member states to continue to deploy up to 12,626 uniformed personnel, inclusive of 1,040 police personnel, to ATMIS until 31 December. It requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide a logistical support package through the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and decides to continue support for 20,900 personnel from the Somali National Army or Somali National Police Force, on joint or coordinated operations with ATMIS, until 31 December.
