S/RES/2385 (2017)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
14 November 2017
Resolution 2385 (2017)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 8099th meeting, on
14 November 2017
The Security Council,
Recalling all its previous resolutions and statements of its President on the
situation in Somalia and Eritrea, in particular resolutions 733 (1992), 1844 (2008),
1907 (2009), 2036 (2012), 2023 (2011), 2093 (2013), 2111 (2013), 2124 (2013),
2125 (2013), 2142 (2014), 2182 (2014), 2244 (2015) and 2317 (2016),
Taking note of the final reports of the Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group
(the SEMG) on Somalia (S/2017/924) and Eritrea (S/2017/925) and their
conclusions on the situations in both Somalia and Eritrea,
Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political
independence and unity of Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea respectively, and
underscoring the importance of working to prevent destabilizing effects of regional
crises and disputes from spilling over into Somalia,
Condemning any flows of weapons and ammunition supplies to and through
Somalia in violation of the arms embargo on Somalia, including when they
undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia, and to Eritrea in
violation of the arms embargo on Eritrea, as a serious threat to peace and stability in
the region,
Expressing concern that Al-Shabaab continues to pose a serious threat to the
peace and stability of Somalia and the region, and expressing concern at the
emergence of, and growing threat of, affiliates of ISIL (also known as Da’esh),
Reaffirming the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter
of the United Nations and international law, including applicable international
human rights law, international refugee law, and international humanitarian law,
threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts,
Welcoming the further improved relationship between the Federal Government
of Somalia (FGS), Federal Member States (FMS), and the SEMG, and underlining
the importance of these relationships improving further and strengthening in the
future,
Welcoming the FGS and FMS’s political agreement reached on 16 April 2017
on a National Security Architecture to integrate regional and federal forces, the
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