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SOMALIA
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POLICY PAPER ON MARITIME CODE
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATS
DATELINE: 10/07/2016, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
1. Wide shot, the Maritime Stakeholders Forum in session
2. Med shot, invited guests present at the Maritime Stakeholders
forum
3. Close up, Mohamed Omar Arte, Deputy Prime Minister, Federal
Government of Somalia and Nur Farah Hersi, Minister, Ports and
Marine Transport, Federal Government of Somalia
4. Close up, Nur Farah Hersi, Minister, Ports and Marine
Transport, Federal Government of Somalia
5. SOUNDBITE: MOHAMED OMAR ARTE, DEPUTY PRIME
MINISTER, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA (English).
Somalia is faced with great opportunities but also with great
challenges as well. We are positioning ourselves to take full
advantage of our position as a littoral country, we also expect
IMO (International Maritime Organisation) will help us to take
advantage of those opportunities while also helping us meet the
challenges of capacity. I want to praise the continued efforts of
the Ministry of Ports and Marine Transport as well as the national
maritime security Coordination committee, which has cumulated
in the realization of this gathering today.
6. Wide shot, Eric Brandenburg, Senior Security Sector Reform and
Maritime Officer,
Rule of Law and Security Institutions Group, UNSOM
7. Med shot, Eric Brandenburg, Senior Security Sector Reform and
Maritime Officer,
Rule of Law and Security Institutions Group,
UNSOM.
8. Wide shot, invited guests present at the Maritime Stakeholders
forum
9. Med shot, Mohamed Omar Arte, Deputy Prime Minister, Federal
Government of Somalia and Nur Farah Hersi, Minister, Ports and
Marine Transport, Federal Government of Somalia and other invited
guests
10. Med shot, invited guests present at the Maritime Stakeholders
forum

11. Close up, an invited guest present at the Maritime Stakeholders

forum
12. Med shot, invited guests present at the Maritime Stakeholders
forum
13. Close up, an invited guest takes notes at the Maritime
Stakeholders forum
14. SOUNDBITE: NUR FARAH HERSI, MINISTER FOR PORTS
AND MARINE TRANSPORT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
SOMALIA (Somali).
The Ministry and in general the Somali Federal Government are
happy to reach the international arena in conformity with internal
maritime laws.
15.
Wide shot, invited guests present at the Maritime
Stakeholders forum
16. Med shot, invited guests present at the Maritime Stakeholders
forum
17. Close up, an invited guest present at the Maritime Stakeholders
forum
18. Wide shot, Mohamed Omar Arte, Deputy Prime Minister, Federal
Government of Somalia and Nur Farah Hersi, Minister, Ports and
Marine Transport, Federal Government of Somalia
19. SOUNDBITE: ERIC BRANDENBURG, SENIOR SECURITY
SECTOR REFORM AND MARTIME OFFICER, RULE OF LAW AND
SECURITY INSTITUTIONS GROUP, UNSOM (English).
Today is a very important event kicking off the revision of the
1959 Somali Maritime Code, which was amended in 1988 and to
bring it in alignment with UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea) and with other international best practices
for them to be able to manage overall their vast territorial seas in
exclusive economic zone.
20.
Wide shot, Alexander Buabeng, International Maritime
Organization Consultant
21.
Med shot, Alexander Buabeng, International Maritime
Organization Consultant
22. Med shot, invited guests present at the Maritime Stakeholders
forum
23. Close up, invited guests present at the Maritime Stakeholders
forum
24.
SOUNDBITE: KIRUJA MICHENI, PROJECT OFFICER,
DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT, INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
ORGANIZATION (English).
Today we are here to launch the revision and the conclusion of
the Somali Maritime Code. This is a process supported by the
International Maritime Organization upon request by the Federal
Government of Somalia. As you know, this country has one of the
largest coastlines in Africa, with huge economic resources both
within and under the seabed. In fact, I would refer to Somalia as

a maritime sleeping giant, and for you to exploit those resources,

you really must have a legal framework and you also must have
an institutional framework for this thing to work.
25.
Wide shot, Alexander Buabeng, International Maritime
Organization Consultant
26.
Med shot, Alexander Buabeng, International Maritime
Organization Consultant
27. Close up, Kiruja Micheni, Project Officer, Djibouti Code of
Conduct, International Maritime Organization
STORY
Somalia launches draft policy paper on its Maritime Code
Mogadishu, 10 July 2016 - A proposed draft policy paper aimed at
revamping the Somali Maritime Code has received backing from the
countrys key maritime stakeholders and development partners.
The draft policy was launched in Mogadishu today at a high-level
event attended by senior officials from the Federal Government,
federal member states, the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia
(UNSOM).
The revised Maritime Code will cover matters pertaining to maritime
safety, maritime pollution and maritime commercial laws.
Somalia is faced with great opportunities but also with great
challenges. We are positioning ourselves to take full advantage of
our position as a littoral country. We also expect IMO to help us to
take advantage of those opportunities while also helping us meet
the challenges of capacity, said Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed
Omar Arteh who presided over the launch of the draft policy paper.
A follow-up technical forum to flesh out issues on the proposed draft
policy, which has been under development for four years, will be
held in Kigali, Rwanda from 12 July to 15 July 2016. The revision will
see the Somali Maritime Code of 1959, which went through an
amendment in 1988, brought into conformity with the current
International Maritime Law.
The Ministry and in general the Somali Federal Government are
happy to reach the international arena in conformity with internal
maritime laws, stated Somali Minister for Ports and Marine
Transport Nur Farah Hersi.

With the help of the International Maritime Organization, Somalia

will have added responsibilities to enable it in effectively securing its
maritime domain.
Today is a very important event kicking off the revision of the 1959
Somali Maritime Code, which was amended in 1988, and to align it
with UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) and
with other international best practices for them to be able to
manage overall their vast territorial seas in an exclusive economic
zone, said UNSOMs Senior Maritime Officer Eric Brandenburg.
Kiruja Micheni of the IMO added, This is a process supported by the
International Maritime Organization upon request by the Federal
Government of Somalia. As you know, this country has one of the
largest coastlines in Africa, with huge economic resources both
within and under the seabed. In fact, I would refer to Somalia as a
maritime sleeping giant and for you to exploit those resources, you
really must have a legal framework and you also must have an
institutional framework for this thing to work.
UNSOM and IMO are providing technical assistance to the Federal
Government of Somalia in the revision of its Maritime Code as part
of institutional capacity building.
END