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Spanish Text Processing Unit Naciones Unidas S/2015/801 Consejo de Seguridad Distr. general 19 de octubre de 2015 Español Original: inglés Carta de fecha 9 de octubre de 2015 dirigida al Presidente del Consejo de Seguridad por el Presidente del Comité del Consejo de Seguridad dimanante de las resoluciones 751 (1992) y 1907 (2009) relativas a Somalia y Eritrea En nombre del Comité del Consejo de Seguridad dimanante de las resoluciones 751 (1992) y 1907 (2009) relativas a Somalia y Eritrea, y de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el párrafo 47 de la resolución 2182 (2014) del Consejo de Seguridad, tengo el honor de transmitir adjunto el informe sobre Somalia del Grupo de Supervisión para Somalia y Eritrea. A este respecto, el Comité agradecería que la presente carta y el informe adjunto se señalaran a la atención de los miembros del Consejo de Seguridad y se publicaran como documento del Consejo. (Firmado) Rafael Darío Ramírez Carreño Presidente Comité del Consejo de Seguridad dimanante de las resoluciones 751 (1992) y 1907 (2009) relativas a Somalia y Eritrea 15-16012 (S) 201015 201015 *1516012* S/2015/801 Carta de fecha 22 de septiembre de 2015 dirigida al Presidente del Comité del Consejo de Seguridad dimanante de las resoluciones 751 (1992) y 1907 (2009) relativas a Somalia y Eritrea por los miembros del Grupo de Supervisión para Somalia y Eritrea Tenemos el honor de transmitir adjunto el informe sobre Somalia del Grupo de Supervisión para Somalia y Eritrea, de conformidad con el párrafo 47 de la resolución 2182 (2014) del Consejo de Seguridad. (Firmado) Christophe Trajber Coordinador Grupo de Supervisión para Somalia y Eritrea (Firmado) Nicholas Argeros Experto en finanzas (Firmado) Zeina Awad Experta en transporte (Firmado) Jay Bahadur Experto en grupos armados (Firmado) Bogdan Chetreanu Experto en finanzas (Firmado) Déirdre Clancy Experta en asuntos humanitarios (Firmado) James Smith Experto regional 2/329 15-16012 S/2015/801 Informe del Grupo de Supervisión para Somalia y Eritrea, presentado de conformidad con la resolución 2182 (2014) del Consejo de Seguridad: Somalia Índice Página I. Introducción .................................................................. 10 A. Mandato ................................................................. 10 B. Metodología.............................................................. 10 II. Actos que amenazan la paz, la seguridad y la estabilidad de Somalia ................... 11 A. La política de las redes obstruccionistas y la captura de recursos del Estado ......... 11 B. Recursos naturales ........................................................ 16 C. Gestión de las finanzas públicas y malversación ................................ 25 D. Harakaat al-Shabaab al-Mujaahidiin .......................................... 30 E. Piratería y secuestros extorsivos ............................................. 37 III. Obstrucción de la asistencia humanitaria .......................................... 38 A. Denegación de acceso a la asistencia humanitaria ............................... 38 B. Ataques contra trabajadores humanitarios ..................................... 40 C. Desviación y apropiación indebida de la asistencia humanitaria ................... 41 IV. Violaciones del derecho internacional que conllevan ataques contra la población civil ..... 42 A. Ataques contra la población civil ............................................ 42 B. Violencia sexual y basada en el género, reclutamiento y utilización de niños en el conflicto armado y desplazamiento forzoso .................................... 44 V. Régimen de embargo de armas ................................................... 44 A. Cumplimiento por el Gobierno Federal de Somalia de las condiciones para el levantamiento parcial del embargo de armas ................................... 44 B. Obligaciones de los Estados Miembros y las organizaciones regionales e internacionales ........................................................... 45 C. Exenciones permanentes al embargo de armas .................................. 46 D. Documentación de armamento y equipo militar capturado ........................ 46 E. Aplicación de lo dispuesto en los párrafos 10 y 15 de la resolución 2182 (2014) ...... 46 F. Violaciones del embargo de armas ........................................... 47 VI. Violaciones de la prohibición relativa al carbón vegetal .............................. 47 A. Producción y exportación de carbón vegetal en el sur de Somalia .................. 48 B. Interceptación marítima y seguimiento de buques ............................... 49 C. Documentación falsificada .................................................. 50 15-16012 3/329 S/2015/801 VII. Cooperación estatal y no estatal con el Grupo de Supervisión ......................... 51 VIII. Lista de sanciones ............................................................. 52 IX. Recomendaciones ............................................................. 53 A. Amenazas a la paz y la seguridad ............................................ 53 B. Piratería ................................................................. 54 C. Régimen de embargo de armas .............................................. 54 D. Obstrucción de la asistencia humanitaria ...................................... 55 E. Violaciones del derecho internacional que conllevan ataques contra la población civil .......................................................... 56 F. Violaciones de la prohibición relativa al carbón vegetal .......................... 57 G. Lista de sanciones ......................................................... 57 Anexos* Somalia 1. Spoiler politics and the capture of State resources ................................ 58 1.1. Formation of Interim Galmudug Administration ............................. 59 1.2. Bribery of Federal Members of Parliament** ............................... 66 2. Natural resources .......................................................... 67 2.1. Sale of fishing licences ................................................. 68 2.2. The Al Amal and Poseidon, and the assault on the Auditor General ............. 79 2.3. Continuing privatization of Somalia’s maritime space ........................ 91 2.4. Hijackings of the Iranian dhows FV Siraj and FV Jaber by pirates linked to Mohamed Osman Mohamed “Gafanje”** .................................. 99 2.5. Soma Oil & Gas Holdings Ltd. ........................................... 100 3. Public financial management and misappropriation............................... 156 3.1. Somali National Army financial management and misappropriation** ........... 157 3.2. Misappropriation of funds at the Somali Embassy in Nairobi .................. 158 3.3. Misappropriation of funds for Mogadishu port rehabilitation ................... 171 3.4. Illegal agreement relating to the taxation of khat imports ...................... 184 4. Harakaat al-Shabaab al-Mujaahidiin ........................................... 191 4.1. Mogadishu hotel attacks ................................................. 192 4.2. Garissa University College attack** ....................................... 196 * Los anexos se distribuyen únicamente en el idioma en que fueron presentados y se publican sin revisión editorial. ** Los anexos 1.2, 2.4, 3.1, 4.2.e, 4.3, 6.1.a, 6.2.b y 6.3.b no se han incluido en el presente documento porque son estrictamente confidenciales. 4/329 15-16012 S/2015/801 4.3. Failed January 2015 Al-Shabaab plot in Djibouti** .......................... 209 4.4. Al-Shabaab and heroin trafficking ........................................ 210 5. Obstruction of humanitarian assistance ......................................... 212 5.1. Denial of humanitarian access ............................................ 213 5.2. Bureaucratic impediments and misuse of official power to obstruct access ....... 219 5.3. Diversion and misappropriation of humanitarian assistance .................... 225 6. Violations of international law................................................ 232 6.1. Violations of international law involving the targeting of civilians** ............ 231 6.2. The situation of the Wagosha/Bantu community in Al-Shabaab-held areas of Lower and Middle Jubba** .............................................. 243 6.3. Commission of violations of international law involving the targeting of civilians in the villages of Kabxanley and Defow, Hiran, December 2013- 2015** .............................................................. 248 6.4. Sexual and gender-based violence, recruitment and use of children in armed conflict and forced displacement .......................................... 251 7. Arms embargo regime ...................................................... 256 7.1. Management of weapons, ammunition and military equipment ................. 257 7.2. Compliance with the exemption framework and with notification requirements under the arms embargo ................................................. 269 7.3. Federal Government of Somalia compliance with reporting requirements under the arms embargo partial lift ............................................. 283 7.4. Military equipment captured during offensive operations by AMISOM and Federal Government of Somalia security forces: implementation of paragraph 6 of resolution 2182 (2014) ................................................ 290 7.5. Enhancing compliance: international assistance to the Federal Government of Somalia .............................................................. 296 7.6. Implementation of, and recommendations
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