STORY: AMISOM troop and police contributing

countries to be reimbursed for lost equipment

during operations
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DATELINE: 31/ OCTOBER/ 2017, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Med shot, AMISOM military and police officers from troop and police contributing
countries attending a training on Joint Boards of Inquiry Standard Operating Procedures
(SOP)
2. Wide pan shot, AMISOM military and police officers from troop and police contributing
countries attending a training on Joint Boards of Inquiry (SOP)
3. Close up shot, a military officer listening
4. Close up shot, document
5. Close up shot, officers looking at the document
6. Close up shot, officers listening
7. Med shot, officers listening
8. Med shot, officers listening at the training
9. Wide shot, officers listening at the training
10. Wide shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of
the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia arriving to close the training
11. Med shot, military and police officers from troop and police contributing countries
listening at the training
12. Med shot, SRCC Madeira and UNSOS Boards of inquiry focal point ,Zam Zam Nagujja
13. Close up shot, Zam Zam Nagujja speaking at the training
14. Close up shot, SRCC Madeira listening
15. Close up shot, officers listening
16. Close up shot, an officer listening at the training
17. Wide shot, SRCC Madeira speaking at the training
18. Close up shot, officers listening
19. Wide shot, officers listening
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Francisco Madeira, Special Representative of the
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia
With substantial input from Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) and Police Contributing
Countries (PCCs) we can now finalize the process of Standard Operating Procedures and
systems to ensure everyone is in agreement with the Standard Operation Procedures and the
way in which the boards of Inquiry will be held.
 21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Francisco Madeira, Special Representative of the
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia
Its important that the Troop and Police Contributing Countries, United Nations and the
African Union are in agreement and comfortable with the way forward and how we operate so
that we can expedite the outstanding claims and move forward with the new ones.

22. Med shot, SRCC Madeira handing over a certificate to a participant

23. Close up shot, certificate
24. Med shot, SRCC Madeira handing a certificate to a participant
25. Med shot, SRCC Madeira handing a certificate to a participant
26. Med shot, Zam Zam Nagujja handing over a certificate to a participant
27. Close up shot, certificate
28. Med shot, participants leaving at the end of the training
29. Med shot, participants leaving at the end of the training
30. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zam Zam Nagujja Kasujja; United Nations Support Office in
Somalia Legal Officer
This tripartite BOI (Boards of Inquiry) arises from a Memorandum of Understanding that the
UN reached with Troop Contributing Countries as well as Police Contributing Countries to
provide reimbursement for assets for COE (Contingent Owned Equipment) that may be lost or
damaged through hostile action or abandonment while in the mission area.

31. SOUNDBITE: (English) Col Kenneth Muheire; Senior Military Officer, Uganda Peoples
Defence Force
For the sake of Uganda, we have already signed the tripartite MOU but we have been facing
the challenge of reimbursement of the damaged and lost equipment. But with the knowledge
acquired here, I think it will be handy and help the leadership back home always submit in time
the documents for reimbursement for the claims for the lost or damaged equipment, thats the
Country Owned equipment,

32. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zam Zam Nagujja Kasujja; UNSOS-UNSOM legal officer
We all appreciate that AMISOM is not a normal peacekeeping mission and so they have lost a
huge quantity of COE. That notwithstanding, weve had very few claims from the TCCs. This is
because they have not been very conversant with the procedures that the UN uses for
submission of claims.

AMISOM troop and police contributing countries to be reimbursed for lost equipment during
operations

Mogadishu, 1 November 2017 The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) in
coordination with AMISOM and the African Union held a two-day workshop in Mogadishu to
review a draft Joint Boards of Inquiry Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for reimbursement
of claims by troop and police contributing countries (TCCs/PCCs) for Contingent Owned
Equipment (COE) lost or damaged during operations in Somalia.
The meeting was opened by the Head of UNSOS, Hubert Price, and closed by the Special
Representative of the African Union Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco
Madeira.

Boards of Inquiry (SOP), an analytical and managerial tool used within United Nations
Peacekeeping Missions, will be critical in facilitating claims for reimbursement made by
countries contributing troops and police officers to the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM).

Speaking during the opening session, Mr. Price said the reimbursement for COE to African
Union TCCs/PCCs commenced in 2012 through the United Nations Security Council Resolution
2036 (2012) of 22 February and endorsed in 2016.

He said the workshop was designed to ensure that all TCC/PCC obtain a good understanding of
the process to follow in seeking reimbursement and pledged continued UNSOS support to the
process.

In his closing remarks yesterday, Ambassador Madeira noted that most Troop Contributing
Countries (TCCs) and Police Contributing Countries (PCCs) had lost a substantial amount of
equipment because of the hostile and harsh environment in which they operate yet they were
unable to seek reimbursement as they did not know the procedures of setting up a Board of
Inquiry (BOI).

The SRCC said the process of a tripartite agreement between the United Nations, African Union
and troop and police contributing countries on how to seek reimbursement for contingent
owned equipment was now complete and awaiting signing by the nations involved.

With substantial input from Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) and Police Contributing
Countries (PCCs) we can now finalize the process of Standard Operating Procedures and
systems to ensure everyone is in agreement with the Standard Operation Procedures and the
way in which the Boards of Inquiry will be held, the SRCC added.

He said the major success of the workshop has been the agreement by UN that equipment lost
during war or battle will be compensated. He asked the participants to communicate to share
the message with their respective countries and organizations.

Its important that the Troop and Police Contributing Countries, United Nations and the
African Union are in agreement and comfortable with the way forward and how we operate so
that we can expedite the outstanding claims and move forward with the new ones, the SRCC
noted.

Ambassador Madeira asked the countries which were yet to append their signatures on the
tripartite agreement to move with speed so that they can be reimbursed for the lost or
damaged equipment.
The workshop facilitator, who is also the UNSOS Boards of inquiry focal point and the legal
officer for the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), Ms. Zam Zam Nagujja Kasujja,
said holding of Boards of inquiry is a mandatory requirement under the Tripartite MOU.

This tripartite BOI (Boards of Inquiry) arises from a Memorandum of Understanding that the
UN reached with Troop Contributing Countries as well as Police Contributing Countries to
provide reimbursement for assets for COE (Contingent Owned Equipment) that may be lost or
damaged through hostile action or abandonment while in the mission area, Ms. Kasujja said.

We all appreciate that AMISOM is not a normal peacekeeping mission and so they have lost a
huge quantity of COE. That notwithstanding, weve had very few claims from the TCCs. This is
because they have not been very conversant with the procedures that the UN uses for
submission of claims, the UNSOS official added.

One of the workshop participants, Col. Kenneth Muheire, from Uganda, said he had acquired
enough knowledge and will share with the leadership in Kampala to seek compensation for lost
or damaged equipment.

For the sake of Uganda, we have already signed the tripartite MOU but we have been facing
the challenge of reimbursement of the damaged and lost equipment. But with the knowledge
acquired here, I think it will be handy and help the leadership back home always submit in time
the documents for reimbursement for the claims for the lost or damaged equipment, thats the
Country Owned equipment, Col. Muheire added.

While Uganda and Ethiopia have signed the tripartite agreement, Kenya and Djibouti have yet
to finalize on some issues they had sought clarification. In addition, Burundi which also
contributes troops to the mission is yet to sign the document.

Ambassador Madeira later issued certificates to the participants at the end of the workshop.