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AU: Horn of Africa (Piracy)
The document provides information about piracy off the coast of Somalia in the Horn of Africa region. It notes that piracy arose due to high unemployment rates in Somalia of almost 100% as well as destroyed fishing industries. International organizations like the UN, NATO, EU, and AU work to repress piracy through protecting vessels, providing security escorts, and sharing intelligence. The roles of these groups helped piracy attacks and ship hijackings decrease from 2011 to 2012. However, some experts argue the piracy issue has simply shifted to target aid workers and tourists on land instead of commercial ships. Overall solutions require continued international cooperation and addressing the root causes of poverty and unemployment that allowed piracy to emerge.
AU: Horn of Africa (Piracy)
- 1. AU: Horn ofAfrica (Piracy)
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- 3. The Horn ofAfrica is one of two biodiversity hotspots that are made entirely of desert,
- 4. . . .and that it has only about 5% of its original habitat remaining?
- 5. Horn of Africa= Eastern Africa
- 6. Home to thecountries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, & Somalia . . . whose cultures have been linked throughout their long history
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- 10. Gulf of Aden IndianOcean Ethiopia Kenya
- 11. 1960 The country of Somaliais created after former British and Italian colonies gain independence.FREEDOM!! (Somalia, 1960)
- 12. Land Area: 637,657 sqkm (slightly smaller than Texas)
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- 15. Ethnic Groups: Somali85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including 30,000 Arabs)
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- 18. MORE!!! President: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (2012) Monetaryunit: Somali shilling National name: Soomaaliya
- 19. Between Jan. 1991 andAug. 2000: No working government Government:
- 20. 2000: A fragile parliamentary governmentwas formed!!! . . . but it expired in 2003 without establishing control of the country. Government:
- 21. 2004: A new transitional parliamentwas instituted and elected a president Government:
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- 25. Issues: Restrictions on Humanitarian Assistance by AlShabaab (militant group)
- 26. Issues: Killing of civilians becauseof conflicts
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- 29. “Young people getATTRACTED into this business because there is very high unemployment here, almost 100 %, with no factories or industry” - Mohamed Kalombi, 2013
- 30. “I became apirate because I realized it was the only way a Somali like me can MAKE GOOD MONEY” - Abdullahi, 2008 a cheerful former fishermen whose boat was destroyed when its nets became entangled in those of a foreign trawler fishing illegally in Somali waters. { }
- 31. #Somalia #InstaBeach #PirateLyf#OOTD #SelfieAtWork #Work #NoFilter
- 32. U.N. NATO A.U. E.U. ROLES OFINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- 33. Repressing acts ofpiracy Repressing armed robbery at sea Increase the level of security ROLES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- 34. ROLES OF INTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONS Protect Vessels Escort merchant vessels Provide useful information
- 35. Services: EU NAVFOR OperationAtlanta Protection of vessels of the World Food Program.
- 36. Services: International Maritime Bureau Piracyreporting Center
- 37. NATO Operation OceanShield OOS is NATO's contribution to international efforts to combat piracy off the Horn of Africa.
- 38. NATO is conductingcounter-piracy activities in full complementary with the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and with actions against piracy initiated by other actors, such as the European Union. NATO Operation Ocean Shield
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- 41. Solutions should be focusedon piracy areas
- 42. Focus on local conditionsin the pirate areas
- 43. International powers or organizationsmust cooperate and work together with local institutions and there should be liaison offices on the ground
- 44. Alleviation of poverty throughlivelihood programs and projects
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- 46. Strengthen local enforcement, local controlin the pirate areas
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- 48. Establishment of a stableeconomy and political government
- 49. Encourage a more effectiveregional integration to boost and sustain diversified and inclusive growth
- 50. Introduce and implement a comprehensiveand collective mechanism for security and peace
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- 52. The International Maritime Bureau’s 2012annual report noted that the number of recorded pirate attacks fell dramatically, from 237 in 2011 to just 75 last year.
- 53. Attempted attacks also dropped sharply, from189 in 2011 to 59 in 2012.
- 54. Pirates were alsoless successful at hijacking commercial vessels, capturing only 14 last year, down 50 percent from 2011.
- 55. These statistics have encouragedsome to claim that the Somali piracy bubble has burst.
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- 57. The pirates havespent the past few months stock-taking, clearing their stock of hostages and ships before restarting their campaign.
- 58. Business model isshifting towards kidnapping foreign aid-workers and tourists on land.
- 59. Ships are nowfar better defended against attacks. Armed guards now carried by more than 60% of vessels, have been essential in discouraging them. Come at me, pirates!
- 60. Damay, Krissa Castillo, Shiella Halog,Jhed Reyes, Clea Ventigan, Lem INTLORG Section LS9 Ms. Rachel Basas AY: 2013-2014 Special thanks to Google for the pictures and information! (Especially the pictures ) FIN!