Resolution nº S/RES/2442 (2018) of the United Nations Security Council

• Year: 2018
• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/RES/ 2442 (2 018)

Security Council

Distr. : Genera l

6 No vember 2018

18-187 04 (E)

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Resolution 2442 (2018)

Adopted by the Security Council at its 8391 st mee ting, on

6 Novembe r 2018

The S ecurity Counci l,

Reco gniz ing tha t 20 18 marks the 10th anni versary of reso lution 1816 on the

situa tion wit h respec t to pirac y and ar med robb ery at sea off the c oast of S omalia a nd

reca lling its p revious resoluti ons conc erning t he situ ation in S omalia, espe cially

resol utions 1814 ( 2008), 18 16 (20 08), 1838 (2008) , 1844 (2008), 1 846 (20 08), 185 1

(200 8), 1897 (2 009), 1918 (201 0), 1 950 (2010 ), 1 976 (2011) , 20 15 (2011), 2020

(2011 ), 2077 (20 12), 2125 (2013) , 2184 (201 4), 22 46 ( 2015) and 2316 (2016) and

2383 (2017 ) as well as the St atement s of its Pres ident (S/ PRST /20 10/1 6) of 2 5 August

2010 and (S/ PRS T/20 12/ 24) of 19 N ovember 2012,

Welcomi ng the repor t of the Secr etary-G eneral (S/20 18/ 903) , as requ ested by

resol ution 2 383 (20 17), on the impl ementat ion of t hat reso lution a nd on th e situat ion

with respect to pira cy and a rmed ro bbery at sea off the coa st of So malia,

Reaffirm ing its r espect for the sove reignty, terr itorial inte grity, po litical

inde pendenc e, a nd unit y o f So malia, inclu ding S omalia ’s sove reign r ights i n

acco rdance with i nternati onal law, with respe ct t o of fshore n atural r esources ,

inclu ding fi sheries,

Noting t hat the j oint cou nter-pir acy effor ts of Sta tes, reg ions, org anizatio ns, the

mari time ind ustry, the privat e sector, think tanks, a nd civil societ y have r esulted in a

stea dy decl ine in pirat e attac ks as well as hij ackings since 2011, with n o succ essful

ship h ijacking s repo rted o ff the coast of Soma lia s ince M arch 2 017 h owever,

recognizi ng the on going t hreat that re surgent piracy and a rmed ro bbery at sea poses

to the prompt , sa fe, a nd e ffective deli very of h umanita rian aid to S omalia and the

regi on, to the safet y of seafa rers a nd ot her p ersons, to internat ional navigat ion a nd

the sa fety of com mercial ma ritime ro utes, and to othe r ships, in cluding fi shing ves sels

oper ating in conf ormity with internat ional la w, c omm endi ng c ountrie s that ha ve

depl oyed n aval forces in th e Gul f of Aden a nd the Soma li Bas in to dissu ade pi racy

netwo rks fro m carryi ng out acts of piracy,

Welcomi ng th e reinsta tement of t he Somali Maritime Security C oordina tion

Comm ittee (M SCC) me eting h eld fro m 9 to 10 July 20 18 betwe en the F ederal

Gove rnment of So malia, Fed eral Membe r States and in ternatio nal partner s which

calle d fo r en hanced coop eration in streng thening Som alia’s mar itime securi ty as a

key p riority for bot h the Fe deral Go vernmen t of Som alia and Federa l Membe r States

and urge d th e N ational Sec urity Coun cil to agree on a delinea tion of roles of the