SOMALIA CONDEMNS RESURGENCE OF PIRACY AND CALLS FOR COORDINATED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

The Federal Republic of Somalia condemns in the strongest terms the resurgence of piracy off Somalia's northeastern coast. Since April 2026, commercial vessels have been attacked or seized in incidents extending into the Gulf of Aden. Somalia stands with the affected crews and their families and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all seafarers still held.

Somali forces are acting against these networks at sea and on land, most recently in the operation that freed the hijacked cargo vessel MV Lutuf on 29 August, and further operations will follow. Maritime security cooperation in Somalia is conducted with the Federal Government and coordinated with federal member states within a single,

accountable national security architecture. Partners are welcome to support Somali maritime forces through that framework. Somalia's marine resources are governed by Somali law, and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing violates Somalia's sovereign rights under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Under Article 100 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS , obliges all states to cooperate in the repression of piracy). As a serving member of the United Nations Security Council, Somalia will raise this threat in the Council and work with its bilateral, regional and multilateral partners, including through the Djibouti Code of Conduct and its Jeddah Amendment, to free the affected seafarers and dismantle piracy networks. Somalia will not permit its waters to become a haven for maritime crime.