Recommendations an integrated arms embargo approach

This could contribute to identifying networks that illicitly supply weapons and materiel under embargo.

The embargo against Cuba is an act of economic war.

The new concept is best described as an integrated arms embargo.

The fact that Cuban enterprises are prevented by the embargo from using the United States dollar in international transactions caused one such enterprise EGREM an exchange rate loss of 57,000 during the period under consideration.

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In connection with the sanctions imposed against Côte d'Ivoire under Security Council resolution 1572 (2004), legal notice No. 38 of 2005 was published in the Government Gazette of 4 February 2005, which imposes an arms embargo, travel restrictions and an asset freeze on designated individuals.

The Monitoring Group has devised an approach that is designed to enhance the effectiveness of the arms embargo.

The Monitoring Group believes that an integrated arms embargo is needed at this time in view of the uncontrolled and dramatic rise in arms flows into Somalia and in the number of corresponding arms embargo violations.

In resolution 1390 (2002), the Council outlined three principal measures an asset freeze (and related financial measures), an arms embargo and a travel ban.

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Status of the embargo

Monitoring the arms embargo

Territory of the embargo

May I use this opportunity to recall that the arms embargo is an obligation binding on all Member States.

The model called for the collection of pertinent information leading to a plausible case of arms embargo violations, under the circumstances of the Group's investigations.

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Monitoring of the arms embargo

C. Improving the arms embargo

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Examples of arms embargo violations

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Cooperation with the group of experts responsible for verifying compliance with the arms embargo is an obligation for all States.

Cooperation with the group of experts responsible for verifying compliance with the arms embargo is an obligation for all States.

Cooperation with the group of experts responsible for verifying compliance with the arms embargo is an obligation for all States.

By resolution 1572 (2004) of 15 November 2004, the Council imposed an arms embargo on the territory of Côte d'Ivoire.

An arms embargo was imposed on the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo pursuant to Security Council resolution 1493 (2003) for an initial period of 12 months.

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Terrorist methods have changed since the Security Council introduced the arms embargo, and in order for it to remain an essential part of an effective and concerted international response to the Al Qaida and Taliban threat, the Team believes the embargo should be developed to widen its scope and increase its enforcement.

There has been no definitive report of an attempted breach of the arms embargo, though two States have reported a possible breach.

Reported violations of arms embargo in Somalia

The embargo has a marked extraterritorial component.

These forums, however, need to be further supported to enable them to deal with the operational needs of an embargo of this nature.

Resolution 1596 (2005) extended the embargo to the entire Democratic Republic of the Congo, and helped to clarify the exemptions to the embargo.

Countries also have to exert some restraint when they are exporting to conflict areas, even when an arms embargo has not yet been imposed.

With an increasing number of arms embargo violations, the trend has continued to rely less on air transport to ferry the illegal arms shipments.

The traditional border crossing points along the Somali borders with its western and southern neighbours constitute an important element in the arms embargo violations.

Known arms embargo violations during the mandate period