STORY: ACTING AU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE APPEALS

FOR MORE SUPPORT FROM THE UNITED NATIONS

SECURITY COUNCIL
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DATELINE: 13th/AUGUST/2014, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST
1, Wide shot: UN Guard Unit prepare to receive the UN Security Council
2, Wide shot: Senior Somali, AMISOM and UN officials prepare to receive the UN
Security Council
3, Med shot: Senior Somali, AMISOM and UN officials prepare to receive the UN
Security Council
4,Wide shot: Senior Somali, AMISOM and UN officials receive the UN Security
Council
5, Med shot: Senior Somali, AMISOM and UN officials receive the UN Security
Council
6, Wide shot: Senior Somali, AMISOM, UN officials and the UN Security Council walk
to the awaiting UN Guard Unit
7, Wide shot: Senior Somali, AMISOM, UN officials and the UN Security Council
prepare to inspect the guard of honor
8, Med shot: UN Guard Unit officer invites the UN Security Council to inspect the
guard of honor
9, Close up: UN Guard Unit officer invites the UN Security Council to inspect the
guard of honor
10. Wide shot: UN Security Council inspecting the guard of honor
11, Med shot:UN Security Council inspecting the guard of honor
12, Med shot: UN Security Council inspecting the guard of honor
13, Close : UN Security Council inspecting the guard of honor
14, Wide shot: UN Security Council inspecting the guard of honor
15, Wide shot: flag of Somalia, the African Union and the United Nations
16, Wide shot: The UN Security Council meeting the Somali Government
17, Med shot: The UN Security Council meeting the Somali Government
18, Close up: The UN Security Council meeting the Somali Government
19, Wide shot: The UN Security Council meeting the Somali Government
20, Wide shot: Somali Journalists waiting for the press briefing
21, Med shot: Somali Journalists waiting for the press briefing
22, Wide shot: UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador
Mark Lyall-Grant, Deputy Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN,
Ambassador Usman Sarki, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for
Somalia Nicholas Kay address the press
23, SOUNDBITE: Ambassador Mark Lyall-Grant, United Kingdom Permanent
Representative to the United Nations
This is an historic visit, the first visit by the United Nations Security Council for 20
years. Somalia has made some remarkable progress over the last two years and is
now a land of hope. The United Nations Security Council has come here to offer
support and learn more of the challenges that Somalia faces.
24, Med shot: Ambassador Usman Sarki of Nigeria listening to the brief
26, Wide shot: UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador
Mark Lyall-Grant, Deputy Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN,
Ambassador Usman Sarki, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for
Somalia Nicholas Kay address the press
STORY

Mogadishu, Somalia 13 August 2014: Members of the United Nations Security
Council arrived in Mogadishu this morning on a landmark visit to Somalia to review
progress made by the Federal Government with assistance from the international
community, and to demonstrate their continued support for the countrys efforts to
ensure a sustainable peace.

The African Union Mission in Somalia appealed to the United Nations Security
Council for more logistical and technical support to help defeat the Al Shabaab
terrorists and bring peace to Somalia.

Acting Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson, Hon.
Lydia Wanyoto- Mutende told the UN Security Council meeting in the Somali capital
Mogadishu that while significant gains had been made in liberating more Somali
territory from the Al Shabaab tyranny, AMISOM continued to face several challenges
that impinge on its ability to implement its mandate.

AMISOM was established by the African Union Peace and Security Council and
endorsed by the UN Security Council in 2007 to assist the Federal Government of
Somalia establish conditions for effective and legitimate governance across Somalia
through provision of security, including the protection of Somali institutions and key
infrastructure, rule of law and delivery of basic services.

The visit by the fifteen-member body is led by the UK Permanent Representative to
the United Nations, Ambassador Mark Lyall-Grant, and Ambassador Usman Sarki of
Nigeria. During the visit the Council members met with President Hassan Sheikh
Mohamud, Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, senior members of the
Government and the Federal Parliament, and the leaders of the Interim Jubba
Administration and Galmudug, Ahmed Islaan Madobe and Abdi Hassan Awale
Qeybdid. They also held discussions with the senior leadership of the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM) and members of Somalias civil society.

This is an historic visit, the first visit by the United Nations Security Council for 20
years. Somalia has made some remarkable progress over the last two years and is
now a land of hope. The United Nations Security Council has come here to offer
support and learn more of the challenges that Somalia faces, said Ambassador Mark
Lyall-Grant adding that the Security Council would closely follow developments in
Somalia and continue to encourage and sometimes question the Federal
Government in a search for a better Somalia.
The visit comes at an important time for Somalia as the country prepares to launch
the next phase of military operations against Al-Shabaab, addresses a worsening
humanitarian situation and pushes forward with political reforms to agree a federal
system of governance.

AMISOM s inability to deliver Quick Impact Projects in newly liberated areas left
affected communities with no tangible peace dividends, Hon. Wanyoto-Mutende
said and bemoaning the slow delivery of humanitarian or other assistance to these
communities.

The DSRCC underscored the need to deploy more police to newly liberated towns to
maintain law and order, and pledged AMISOMs support in building the capacity of
the Somali Police Force (SPF).

The security situation in country at large and especially Mogadishu is now
increasingly becoming a concern for the police due to the increased criminal
activities and assassination threats on members and employees of the Federal
Government of Somalia. The SPF will need to be supported in the recruitment of
police officers and have them trained and deployed to all areas including the newly
recovered areas. Increased police activity and police presence is clearly required said
Hon. Wanyoto-Mutende.

The UN Security Council delegation includes representatives from Argentina,
Australia, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nigeria,
Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Rwanda, UK and USA.

ENDS