From the grip of pirates and terrorists, the Britain is pushing for a United Nations resolutions that would help pull Somalia to it. The UN Security Council experts are discussing a strategy that would see the African Union force in Somalia from 12,000 to about 17,700 troops. The UK mission spokesman stated that “it wanted to take advantage of what they see as a window of opportunity to render al-Shabab militants ineffective as a military force”. With a view to the resolution being adopted a draft resolution is expected to be circulated a day before Britain stages a major conference aimed at breaking up the business model that is used by the pirates in Somalia.
The foreign and Commonwealth Office will hosted the London Somali Conference which aims to develop a new approach to tackle the threat of piracy. The senior representatives from more than 40 governments and international organization will attend the conference.
The UK’s ambassador to the UN, Sir Mark Lyall Grant said that the purpose of the conference is to take advantage of the opportunity created by the military pressure on al-Shabab. It is by a combination of the AU force that is known as Amisom and Kenyan forces. A new state of the art global anti piracy center was unveiled today.
Analysts
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/9111116/30000-foreign-workers-entered-UK-under-transfer-schemes.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/uk-seeks-backing-for-somalia-action-7016633.html
http://www.silobreaker.com/uk-seeks-backing-for-somalia-action-5_2265489511913881601
http://world.topnewstoday.org/uk/article/1607723/
