Resolution nº S/RES/2246 (2015) of the United Nations Security Council

• Year: 2015
• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/RES/ 2246 (2 015)

Security Council

Distr. : Genera l

10 N ovember 2015

15-1964 4 (E)

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Resolution 2246 (2015)

Adopted by the Security Council at its 7554 th mee ting, on

10 Novemb er 2015

The S ecurity Counci l,

Reca llin g its previous r esolutions concerning the situatio n in Somal ia, especial ly

resolu tions 1 814 (20 08), 18 16 (200 8), 183 8 (2008 ), 1844 (2008 ), 1846 (2008) , 1851

(2008) , 1897 (2009 ), 1918 (2010 ), 1950 (201 0), 1976 (2011), 2015 (2011),

2020 (2011), 2077 (2012) 2125 ( 2013), and 218 4 (2014 ) as well a s the Statemen t of

its P resident ( S/PRST/20 10/16 ) of 2 5 A ugust 2010 and ( S/PRST/201 2/24) o f

19 Nov ember 201 2,

Welcomi ng the repor t of the Secr etary-Ge neral (S/201 5/7 76), as reque sted by

resol ution 218 4 (2 014), on the impl ementat ion of that re solution and on th e

situa tion wi th respe ct to pi racy and armed r obbery at sea off the coast o f Somali a,

Reaf firm ing its re spect fo r t he sover eignty, te rritoria l i ntegrity, politi cal

inde pendenc e, a nd unity of Soma lia, inc luding So malia’s so vereign ri ghts in

acco rdance wi th i nternatio nal law, with res pect to offs hore natu ral resour ces,

inclu ding fi sheries,

Noti ng that th e j oint count er-pirac y efforts of Stat es, region s, organiza tions,

the maritim e indus try, the private sector, think tanks, and c ivil so ciety h ave res ulted

in a steady declin e in p irate at tacks a s well as hij ackings sinc e 2011, and co ntin uing

to be gra vely c oncerne d by the on going threat that piracy and ar med r obbery at se a

pose s to th e prom pt, saf e, and effectiv e deliv ery of humani tarian aid to Somali a and

the regio n, to the safet y of sea farers and other perso ns, t o in ternat ional navigat ion

and the safety of c ommerci al mar itime routes, and to o ther ships, includi ng fis hing

acti vities in confor mity wit h intern ational law,

Expre ssing conce rn about the repor ted involve ment of childre n in pir acy off

the coast of Soma lia, reporte d se xual exploit ation of women and child ren in ar eas

cont rolled by pirate s, a s we ll a s th eir reported co ercion to partic ipate in activit ies

that support piracy,

Furt her reaffirmi ng that interna tional law, as reflecte d i n the Un ited Nations

Conv ention on the L aw o f the Sea of 10 De cember 1982 (“Th e Con vention ”), se ts

out the legal fram ework appli cable to activiti es in the ocea n, i ncluding cou ntering

pira cy and a rmed ro bbery at sea,