Prevention and suppression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in the Gulf of Guinea

摘要

The Assembly, Recalling Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly in relation to regulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety and the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships, Considering the relevant provisions of United Nations General Assembly resolution 55/2, adopted on 8 September 2000, on the United Nations Millennium Declaration and, in particular, section Ⅱ on Peace, security and disarmament; section Ⅲ on Development and poverty eradication; section IV on Protecting our common environment; and section Ⅶ on Meeting the special needs of Africa, Considering ALSO the initiatives of the zone of peace and co-operation in the South Atlantic, established by United Nations General Assembly resolution 41/11 and, in particular, the Declaration of the Seventh Ministerial Meeting of "the Zone" held in Montevideo on 15 and 16 January 2013, which stressed the need to continue to preserve the South Atlantic region free from the scourge of war, the instability of conflict, drug trafficking and piracy, Further Considering the relevant provisions of the African Maritime Transport Charter adopted in Kampala, Uganda in July 2010 by Heads of State and Government of the African Union, Noting with appreciation the actions taken by the Security Council of the United Nations ("the Security Council") and, in particular, the adoption of Security Council resolutions 2018 (2011) and 2039 (2012) in relation to piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea, which, inter alia, welcomed the intention to convene a summit of Gulf of Guinea Heads of State in order to consider a comprehensive response in the region and encouraged the States of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) to develop a comprehensive strategy, including through: (a) the development of domestic laws and regulations, where these are not in place, criminalizing piracy and armed robbery at sea; (b) the development of a regional framework to counter piracy and armed robbery at sea, including information-sharing and operational coordination mechanisms in the region; and (c) the development and strengthening of domestic laws and regulations, as appropriate, to implement relevant international agreements addressing the safety and security of navigation, in accordance with international law.