Resolution 2020
On 22 December, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution condemning all acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels in waters off the coast of Somalia.
The Security Council confirms that it continues to be ‘gravely concerned’ by the ongoing threat of piracy and armed robbery at sea in and around Somalia, and is also concerned by the extended range of the piracy threat into the western Indian Ocean and adjacent sea areas – and the increase in pirate capacities.
The council also expressed its concern about the reported involvement of children in piracy off the coast of Somalia.
Resolution 2020 (2011), which can be accessed here, also recognises the IMO’s role regarding privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships in high-risk areas.
Source: UNSC
